Hollywood Enigma (Hollywood Name Game 5) by Alexa Aston-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK : Release Date October 29, 2020.

She’s a legal shark—sleek and deadly—but doesn’t trust anyone beyond her small circle of family and friends.

He’s internationally famous—and yet a mystery to the world as he cloaks himself in privacy.

Can they shed their fears and open their hearts to one another?

Actor Wynn Gallagher is at the peak of his fame, playing superhero Carbon Man in the Alpha Tharra Universe film franchise. While the role has made him wealthy, he’s ready to move on to newer challenges—but his ironclad contract will keep him tied to the role for years to come. Seeking legal advice, he approaches Scarlett Corrigan, one of the top entertainment attorneys in Los Angeles.

Scarlett is the younger sister of Hollywood’s highest paid actor, Rhett Corrigan, but she’s made a name for herself in entertainment law. She thrives on challenges and readily accepts Wynn as a client, but she puts the brakes on the strong attraction between them, not wanting to mix business with pleasure.

Eventually, Wynn and Scarlett become involved but tragedy strikes not once, but twice, threatening to end their relationship before it has a chance to grow and flourish.

Can Wynn and Scarlett overcome overwhelming odds and find lasting love?

Hollywood Enigma is the fifth and final book in the Hollywood Name Game series. Each book in the series is a standalone story that can be enjoyed out of order.

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REVIEW: Hollywood Enigma is the fifth and final storyline in this marvelous series (The Hollywood Name Game). Like the others, I kept waiting for the interesting and unique storylines to fade…not a bit! This story is as poignant and well done as the others.
This is the story of Wynn (Youngblood) Gallagher and Stephanie Corrigan.

Wynn is called an enigma in Hollywood because he doesn’t join in on the party lifestyle. He keeps pretty much to himself except when shooting his incredibly successful Carbon Man superhero movies or doing the necessary marketing appearances. His parents died in a car crash when he was in college. Betrayed badly, just as he wanted to propose, he doesn’t trust women much, hence he keeps to himself.

His closest contacts are his brother Del and his younger sister, Cady who lost a leg in the car crash that killed his parents (his other brother, Payne, died of cancer a few years prior). His sister handles his social and other personal business, as his assistant.

He has lots of money, due to Del’s legal and financial management of his career. However, he’s bored with the role and fears never getting to do more kinds of roles but getting out of the ironclad contract seems all but impossible. Del told him he needs an entertainment lawyer (Del’s actual field is family law.). Googling entertainment lawyers, Stephanie Corrigan’s name comes up and he likes what he reads about her success. She’s also the sister of Rhett Corrigan, Wynn’s idol. He has donated to Rhett’s charity for years, but never gone to the events. He has Cady pull some strings and accept a late invite, with the stipulation that he sits with Stephanie for dinner.

Stephanie Corrigan is 34. She’s known as a legal shark and has become one of the most successful lawyers in her field. She works at a very prestigious firm, which gives her as many problems as it does money. She dates frequently, but never seems to get close to anyone for more than a short time. However, her biological clock has begun to tick louder recently. All her friends and family are settling down and having families of their own. She wants to have children too and is willing to go it alone if she doesn’t find “Mr. Right” soon. When she sends her latest romance prospect to the curb and gets seated next to Wynn Gallagher at her brother’s charity event, not just sparks but fireworks fly! Yes, she wants to take him on as a client, but the attraction is just too strong to keep it strictly professional.

That’s pretty much the basic setup. There is so much more to all the details of this, but you need to enjoy it for yourself. Enjoy it you will, I promise. There is so much to this final storyline. It has the steamy romance, the wonderful and fun conversations as these two characters find their way to love. As always, tragedy and danger are a part of the package as well. It’s given me tears to know there won’t be more in this series. However, as creative as Alexa Aston is, I’m confident the future will be bright.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Hollywood Heartbreaker
Hollywood Flirt
Hollywood Player
Holly Double

Copy supplied by Netgalley

Reviewed by Georgianna S