I Did Something Bad
A Novel
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
A WASHINGTON POST BEST ROMANCE NOVEL OF THE YEAR
In this smart and swoony adventure rom-com, a journalist and a movie star find themselves teaming up to cover up a murder...and falling for each other in the process.
When freelance journalist Khin Haymar is assigned by Vogue to get a scoop on Tyler Tun, Hollywood’s hottest movie, she's determined to succeed. Tyler has returned home to Myanmar to shoot his latest film, and if Khin’s able to get an exclusive, there may well be a permanent position waiting for her at Vogue Singapore.
Tyler has a very private life and doesn’t show any sign of letting down his walls for Khin. But then one night on set, a man follows Khin into the park. When he threatens her, Tyler steps in and things escalate fast. Khin knows they can’t go to the police, even if this was self defense, and even if this stranger seems to have targeted her specifically.
As Khin and Tyler work together to hide their secret and find out more about her attacker, they grow closer and Tyler finally starts opening up. But now the idea of writing the article gives Khin an uncomfortable morality-related guilt. Before long, everything hangs in the balance. Will they get away with murder? Can Khin get the exposé she needs for her dream job? And is she willing to risk Tyler’s trust in the process?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The charm of Notting Hill butts up against the suspense of J.D. Robb in War's uneven debut. Khin Haymar, a freelance journalist in Yangon, Myanmar, is in a bad place after a messy divorce. She gets a chance to turn her life around when the editor-in-chief of Vogue Singapore offers her a job on staff if she can suss out secretive Hollywood heartthrob Tyler Tun's next move for a cover story. Media-trained Tyler is obviously hiding something, but before Khin can find out what, a drunk Australian stranger stumbles onto the set after their first meeting and assaults Khin—and Khin and Tyler accidentally kill him in self-defense. Tyler wants to go to the police, but Khin convinces him not to, arguing that their lives and careers will be ruined. But with the police continually showing up on set, and Khin's editor breathing down her neck, keeping any secret—let alone one this high stakes—grows steadily harder. The will-they-won't-they between the leads is gripping, but the story really shines in the ride-or-die friendships between Khin and her two best friends, Nay and Thidar, and between Tyler and his costar, May. Unfortunately, the otherwise lighthearted celebrity romance never quite gels with the murder plotline, creating a sense of tonal whiplash. This is a bumpy ride.
