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Stolen By A Star
EVER WONDERED WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE TO DATE A MOVIE STAR?...
Dawn Bailey has the life she always wanted. She worked with her father in a book shop, which was her dream job because reading books was all she ever liked to do during her childhood. She was never into parties, movies or any other things kids did. It was always about what to read next.
Life takes an unexpected twist when a handsome young man strolls into their shop. She feels an instant connection but is unaware of what the man does for a living and how well known he is because of it. When Dawn starts dating this Thomas Blitzer, world renowned movie star, she soon realizes fame forces her to share her new boyfriend with the rest of the world.
Dawn Bailey has the life she always wanted. She worked with her father in a book shop, which was her dream job because reading books was all she ever liked to do during her childhood. She was never into parties, movies or any other things kids did. It was always about what to read next.
Life takes an unexpected twist when a handsome young man strolls into their shop. She feels an instant connection but is unaware of what the man does for a living and how well known he is because of it. When Dawn starts dating this Thomas Blitzer, world renowned movie star, she soon realizes fame forces her to share her new boyfriend with the rest of the world.
79 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 28, 2015
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April 22, 2020
Awesome.
Best book on earth I couldn't stop smiling and the detailing was great. The book was a bit dreamy-like but quarantine days ask for more dreamy books. Looking forward to other books from this author.v
Best book on earth I couldn't stop smiling and the detailing was great. The book was a bit dreamy-like but quarantine days ask for more dreamy books. Looking forward to other books from this author.v
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June 23, 2016
What woman hasn’t secretly dreamt of finding her HEA even though she already had everything she’s wanted in her life; including that of a dream job?
Allow yourself in step into Dawn Bailey’s shoes, who as a professed bookworm only has been interested in reading another book instead of enjoying yourself with friends in any sort of activity. What would you do if, suddenly, out of the blue, you find yourself mysteriously enthralled by a total stranger?
As I read this book I sensed a sweet passion being created between Dawn and the new found man in her life, Thomas Blitzer. Dawn is naïve as to who he is, or what he does for a living, and doesn’t seem to care in the least; perhaps this is why the feeling he has for her is mutual, a love which is pure.
While she gets dismay in finding out he’s a renowned movie and therefore must share him with the rest of the world; will she be able to come to terms with the situation fate has made for her? Image how would you feel if you found yourself in the tender arms of an individual, an individual with whom scores of other women would die just to be in your shoes for even a moment?
The best word I can find to describe the apparent relationship Dawn and Thomas have for each other is KISMET. Will their relationship be like a roller coaster ride, will it be smooth [ending in a HEA] or will it end in a disaster. I’m not saying.
While I find Ms. Winter’s writing is quite good, on the downside I find her narratives to be somewhat long and overly descriptive which might distract some readers from enjoying the book more, which is why I’m giving this book 4 STARS.
Allow yourself in step into Dawn Bailey’s shoes, who as a professed bookworm only has been interested in reading another book instead of enjoying yourself with friends in any sort of activity. What would you do if, suddenly, out of the blue, you find yourself mysteriously enthralled by a total stranger?
As I read this book I sensed a sweet passion being created between Dawn and the new found man in her life, Thomas Blitzer. Dawn is naïve as to who he is, or what he does for a living, and doesn’t seem to care in the least; perhaps this is why the feeling he has for her is mutual, a love which is pure.
While she gets dismay in finding out he’s a renowned movie and therefore must share him with the rest of the world; will she be able to come to terms with the situation fate has made for her? Image how would you feel if you found yourself in the tender arms of an individual, an individual with whom scores of other women would die just to be in your shoes for even a moment?
The best word I can find to describe the apparent relationship Dawn and Thomas have for each other is KISMET. Will their relationship be like a roller coaster ride, will it be smooth [ending in a HEA] or will it end in a disaster. I’m not saying.
While I find Ms. Winter’s writing is quite good, on the downside I find her narratives to be somewhat long and overly descriptive which might distract some readers from enjoying the book more, which is why I’m giving this book 4 STARS.
March 17, 2020
Pretentious to the max
First let’s talk about how unlikable the main character is, she’s so above and better than everyone else because she reads. She doesn’t get on the internet or have a data phone because *gasp* that is just mindlessness. As someone who exclusively reads on my digital device as well as using the internet to follow authors and future books 👎🏻 you can just shove that ‘better than you’ bull where the sun don’t shine. There’s also a lot of shaming of other people lifestyles. Vegans, fat people, women, honestly this book just read like it was by a snobby white lady that thinks she’s better than everyone. No thank you
First let’s talk about how unlikable the main character is, she’s so above and better than everyone else because she reads. She doesn’t get on the internet or have a data phone because *gasp* that is just mindlessness. As someone who exclusively reads on my digital device as well as using the internet to follow authors and future books 👎🏻 you can just shove that ‘better than you’ bull where the sun don’t shine. There’s also a lot of shaming of other people lifestyles. Vegans, fat people, women, honestly this book just read like it was by a snobby white lady that thinks she’s better than everyone. No thank you
April 29, 2020
Cute story
I consider this rating because there were so many grammar errors throughout the book I don't think whoever proof read this book really read each word . I should have been writing them all down so you could go back and fix them it just makes it hard to read a book when you have to reread a number of sentences to know what they were supposed to mean. The words were correct words just not the correct word for that particular spot. But I thought the storyline was really cute and I have to agree that I think we user Electronics a little too much.
I consider this rating because there were so many grammar errors throughout the book I don't think whoever proof read this book really read each word . I should have been writing them all down so you could go back and fix them it just makes it hard to read a book when you have to reread a number of sentences to know what they were supposed to mean. The words were correct words just not the correct word for that particular spot. But I thought the storyline was really cute and I have to agree that I think we user Electronics a little too much.
March 23, 2020
Language: PG (3 swears, 0 "f"); Mature Content: PG; Violence: PG
Short and sweet, this book is cute afternoon read. Some of the timeline was confusing at points, and I dislike the occasional "they would later learn" narration, but it was fine overall.
Short and sweet, this book is cute afternoon read. Some of the timeline was confusing at points, and I dislike the occasional "they would later learn" narration, but it was fine overall.
April 22, 2021
Meh
Reminded me of a gender-bend Nottinghill to some extent. I didn't really get too into it. The first chapter was completely an info dump. No real hook. Didn't care for the narration style.
Reminded me of a gender-bend Nottinghill to some extent. I didn't really get too into it. The first chapter was completely an info dump. No real hook. Didn't care for the narration style.
March 27, 2020
This book was a waste of read!
June 12, 2020
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The company also said it is the best time I have no problem!and I'm sorry baby is that a yes it will not work
The company also said it is the best time I have no problem!and I'm sorry baby is that a yes it will not work
February 11, 2021
I loved how Thomas was so down to earth,
June 25, 2016
Ok, I'm going to say right up front--I have mild OCD, which causes me problems with poorly edited/written works, and well, this one had me totally peeved.
The story (novella length at best, but slightly longer than a short story) could have been a fun read, but the author needs to take a few classes to learn more about their craft. The "feel" of the characters was off--the MC, who is supposed to be an adult about the age of 27 or so, acts and feels more like a high schooler. She also refers to her father as "the old man" about half the time, which very few woman/girls do. At one point in the middle of the story, when she's talking to the H, she doesn't know why her father gave up his job as an attorney, when it says right at the beginning of the story that he'd had a heart attack, and decided to "stop and smell the roses" essentially. The H is supposed to be a famous actor who is about the same age as the MC, but he sometimes acts like he's closer in age to her father than to her.
The author should have sprung for a professional editor for this work. He/she uses the wrong words a lot (their instead of there, two for to or too, etc. etc. etc.) There are partial sentences that run into other sentences. Sometimes to the point where you are left wondering what the heck the sentence is supposed to actually SAY. Run on sentences, improper punctuation, misspelled words (this is in addition to the use of the wrong word previously mentioned) and sometimes forgetting what sex the person talking is (the MC is a "he" in one sentence while the H is a she in a different place in the book.)
However, you will notice that I did give the book 2 stars--those stars are because I could see the promise in the story. And, if I didn't have the issues that I do with my OCD, I might have enjoyed it a great deal more, but those issues kept me from getting totally lost in the story. And they slowed down my reading time tremendously as well. I am a 350-400 page book-a-day reader normally, and this 76 page story took me 3 days to get through because I kept having to put it aside while I got over the OCD issues.
If you don't have those kinds of issues, I think you might enjoy the book. On the other hand, if you DO have the issues, stay away from this book.
The story (novella length at best, but slightly longer than a short story) could have been a fun read, but the author needs to take a few classes to learn more about their craft. The "feel" of the characters was off--the MC, who is supposed to be an adult about the age of 27 or so, acts and feels more like a high schooler. She also refers to her father as "the old man" about half the time, which very few woman/girls do. At one point in the middle of the story, when she's talking to the H, she doesn't know why her father gave up his job as an attorney, when it says right at the beginning of the story that he'd had a heart attack, and decided to "stop and smell the roses" essentially. The H is supposed to be a famous actor who is about the same age as the MC, but he sometimes acts like he's closer in age to her father than to her.
The author should have sprung for a professional editor for this work. He/she uses the wrong words a lot (their instead of there, two for to or too, etc. etc. etc.) There are partial sentences that run into other sentences. Sometimes to the point where you are left wondering what the heck the sentence is supposed to actually SAY. Run on sentences, improper punctuation, misspelled words (this is in addition to the use of the wrong word previously mentioned) and sometimes forgetting what sex the person talking is (the MC is a "he" in one sentence while the H is a she in a different place in the book.)
However, you will notice that I did give the book 2 stars--those stars are because I could see the promise in the story. And, if I didn't have the issues that I do with my OCD, I might have enjoyed it a great deal more, but those issues kept me from getting totally lost in the story. And they slowed down my reading time tremendously as well. I am a 350-400 page book-a-day reader normally, and this 76 page story took me 3 days to get through because I kept having to put it aside while I got over the OCD issues.
If you don't have those kinds of issues, I think you might enjoy the book. On the other hand, if you DO have the issues, stay away from this book.
June 27, 2016
Dawn and Thomas are a novel match made among the bookcases...
Dawn is a young adult who knows her father, a retired lawyer, had an epiphany several years ago. Her dad, Gerry, left the lawyer, bought a bookstore for them to work together, and has never looked back. Not until incognito actor Thomas wanders into her bookstore does Dawn begin to understand just how special these last few years have been, and just what the gift Gerry was looking to give her was.
This sweet romance features some wonderful characters, some genuine laugh out loud moments, reminders of what life was like when we had less technology, and reminders of why we are grateful to live in the age we do. It is impressive how much is in this short novella.
Dawn is a young adult who knows her father, a retired lawyer, had an epiphany several years ago. Her dad, Gerry, left the lawyer, bought a bookstore for them to work together, and has never looked back. Not until incognito actor Thomas wanders into her bookstore does Dawn begin to understand just how special these last few years have been, and just what the gift Gerry was looking to give her was.
This sweet romance features some wonderful characters, some genuine laugh out loud moments, reminders of what life was like when we had less technology, and reminders of why we are grateful to live in the age we do. It is impressive how much is in this short novella.
June 20, 2016
Oh dear!
From "her petite nostrils" (visualizing pinholes here) on page 1 to Jayne Eyre on page 2, I can go no further. I can tolerate some silliness in descriptions, but really: Jayne? Bless the author's heart, does she not know any better?
From "her petite nostrils" (visualizing pinholes here) on page 1 to Jayne Eyre on page 2, I can go no further. I can tolerate some silliness in descriptions, but really: Jayne? Bless the author's heart, does she not know any better?
April 12, 2016
Cute easy read.
This book was an easy read. It had a few typos but they made me laugh. Good for someone who has a short reading time.
This book was an easy read. It had a few typos but they made me laugh. Good for someone who has a short reading time.
May 24, 2016
Loved it & I can't wait to get the next one
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