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A review by turophile
A Night of Scandal by Sarah Morgan
4.0
The second book by [a:Sarah Morgan|45898|Sarah Morgan|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1312300592p2/45898.jpg] that I've read. I'll definitely be looking for more.
The book combines exoctic locales, beautiful clothing, and a gorgeous movie star with a heroine most of us can relate to.
The book begins as Nathaniel, a wealthy, sexy movie star, is about to make his stage debut in London as Richard III. As the curtain lifts, he sees something or someone that so deeply disturbs him that he stops performing and announces that the show has been cancelled. He escapes to the costume room where he finds Katie, the costume designer for the show and asks for her help in escaping. They end up at her small apartment but after the paparazzi discover them, Nathaniel insists that they hide out until the "Emerald" awards ceremony.
Katie quickly discovers that Nathaniel has many layers too him, layers that she prefers to his movie star persona. They both discover they've got smoldering chemistry. Katie is dumbfounded that a man desired by millions of women could desire her, but as she unpeels the layers she starts to let him in as well.
I loved the way that Katie reacted to Nathaniel's interest in her - with trepidation and disbelief. I liked even more that she did not want to sleep with him or even be with him when he was playing the glamorous movie star role. She really focused on getting to know him as a person. What a great heroine.
One small nit - the "Emerald" award plays a role in the movie - it's so clearly refers to the Oscars. Presumably the author was forced to change the name somewhere along the line from Oscar to Emerald, but I noticed at least one reference to the award as an Oscar slipt through. Since I'm guessing the lawyers made her do it, I won't complain too much.
The book combines exoctic locales, beautiful clothing, and a gorgeous movie star with a heroine most of us can relate to.
The book begins as Nathaniel, a wealthy, sexy movie star, is about to make his stage debut in London as Richard III. As the curtain lifts, he sees something or someone that so deeply disturbs him that he stops performing and announces that the show has been cancelled. He escapes to the costume room where he finds Katie, the costume designer for the show and asks for her help in escaping. They end up at her small apartment but after the paparazzi discover them, Nathaniel insists that they hide out until the "Emerald" awards ceremony.
Katie quickly discovers that Nathaniel has many layers too him, layers that she prefers to his movie star persona. They both discover they've got smoldering chemistry. Katie is dumbfounded that a man desired by millions of women could desire her, but as she unpeels the layers she starts to let him in as well.
I loved the way that Katie reacted to Nathaniel's interest in her - with trepidation and disbelief. I liked even more that she did not want to sleep with him or even be with him when he was playing the glamorous movie star role. She really focused on getting to know him as a person. What a great heroine.
One small nit - the "Emerald" award plays a role in the movie - it's so clearly refers to the Oscars. Presumably the author was forced to change the name somewhere along the line from Oscar to Emerald, but I noticed at least one reference to the award as an Oscar slipt through. Since I'm guessing the lawyers made her do it, I won't complain too much.