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Publisher Description
The Bachelor meets Funny You Should Ask in this laugh-out-loud rom-com debut about a journalist who goes on reality TV only to find her country music star one-night stand is the host.
Georgia Rose is not going on the hit reality dating show Love Shack to find love. She’s there to write a killer exposé on the producers, which will guarantee the journalism job of her dreams. But when Georgia’s unforgettable one-night stand from the year before, country singer Rhett Auburn, steps into the Malibu mansion as the season’s new host, all of her carefully crafted plans unravel.
Caught up in the drama of backstabbing contestants, producer blackmail, and death-defying dates, Georgia must keep her identity—and history with Rhett—a secret. Despite the lies between them, it isn’t long before Georgia and Rhett’s heated behind-the-scenes moments start to feel more genuine than the romance Georgia’s faking for the cameras. But with her assignment unfinished and the executive producer on her tail, a second chance with Rhett could be her riskiest move of all.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Engel's bumpy debut finds journalist Georgia Rose going on the popular dating show Love Shack hoping to boost her freelance journalism career by writing an exposé about the producers. She needs to stay on the show long enough to get her story, which means making a genuine play for the attention of the lead, tennis pro Roland Marchetti. This plan hits a speed bump when she realizes that the show's new host is her former one-night stand, country music star Rhett Auburn. Now Georgia must juggle her investigation, her play for Roland's hand, intra-contestant politics, and her lingering feelings for Rhett. There's plenty of reality TV drama to keep the pages turning, but Engel doesn't make the most of her fun premise. Georgia spends too much time concealing her secrets from the people around her and not enough time actually investigating; indeed, most of what she uncovers, she stumbles upon by chance. The romance too is given short shrift, taking a backseat for much of the novel before abruptly ramping up. Second-chance romance fans will be especially frustrated that they never get a clear flashback to Rhett and Georgia's first meeting, making their present-day rekindling feel somewhat unmoored. This disappoints.
