Happy Endings Book Club Boxed Set Books 1-3

I LOVE THIS SERIES!!!

I'm a long-time Kylie fan, and her writing just keeps getting better!

This series has the smoking hotness and laugh-out-loud one-liners I've come to expect from Kylie. These books are all so enjoyable to read (I'm SO happy this series has so many books!)

Not to mention, each hero and heroine are so different from each other, EVERYONE is bound to find a Happy Ending book they'll love!

Isha Coleman

8,928 reviews172 followers

A person has to be made of stone to not find pleasure in the irresistible world that is Kylie Gilmore.

Hidden Hollywood - The Happy Endings Book Club series begins on a high note with this energetic, playful and sincere bundle of feel good fun. An addiction to books and romance helped reel me in because any lover of books I would gladly befriend. Behind the glamour and wealth of big city lives, Claire and Jake have a simpleness on their minds. Matchmaking, a little slight of hand and let the masquerade begin.

Inviting Trouble -
Once a Kylie Gilmore fan, there is no escape. Inviting Trouble is just another reason why resistance is futile. How can you help but love an author that uses charm and humor to deliver relevant advice? Did I mention she’s does all this while stealing your heart? The lesson: Every color is special, don't be afraid to let them shine through. I just lost another little piece of my heart and I'm so okay with that.

So Revealing continues to play up the value of friendship and family while cluing in the clueless males of the Campbell brood. Ty is an idiot at times, but his pursuit of Charlotte helped him rise to the rank of lovable goofball in my eyes. Charlotte needed to lighten up her outlook and Ty was just the person to help her do that. If laughter is the best medicine, I would gladly take a double dosage, as long as Kylie Gilmore is holding the spoon.

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Margaret

1,790 reviews11 followers

January 14, 2018

Hidden Hollywood
I really enjoyed meeting Jake Josh and Mad and look forward to getting to know the rest of the Campbell family. Claire and Jake have instant chemistry and even though they start off thinking that the other is someone completely different they very quickly sort out their differences. Hailey is a handful and I hope that in future she and Josh sort out their feeling for each other. The happy endings book club members will all hopefully get their own happy endings.
Inviting Trouble
I love the Happy Endings Book Club. These girls all have each others back. I love Hailey and Josh and their ongoing feud and I am looking forward to their happy ending as I am sure they have to get one. Mad is one of my favourites. She is the typical tomboy who never figured out how to be a girl. I mean what do you expect of one lone girl raise in a household of alpha males. Her dad, her brothers and her adopted brothers all treated her like a guy and while they looked out for her she did not have any female input. I was not surprised that she wanted nothing to do with her mother when she turns up twenty five years too late. I hope that in the future she manages to get over some of her anger and have some sort of a relationship with her mum, but I know they will never be close. Parker has always loved Mad and he kept his distance because Ty told him to. Ty was just being an overprotective brother but he should have had more trust in Parker. Mad and Parker finally get together and maybe Mad will learn to let someone help her. I love this series and look forward to the next book.
So Revealing
Charlotte and Ty have a very rocky beginning. Ty made a big mistake and now he is trying to get Charlotte's attentions. This is a charming story of two people coming together and falling head first into a forever love. It is always great to spend time with the ladies from the Happy Endings Book Club and the oh so sexy Campbell brothers. I love the chemistry between Hailey and Josh and look forward to the next instalment of the series to find out what sort of devious payback Josh has for Hailey.

Monica

1,057 reviews10 followers

Incredibly sweet series! Amazing writing, characters galore that continue through this series and wonderfully sweet HEA. You can't go wrong with this series or this author!

HIDDEN HOLLYWOOD: When superstar actress Clair Jordan joins the Happy Endings Book Club she gains more than just a group of women to connect with, she gains friends, people she learns she can trust while working in a business where you can seldom trust anyone. When she finally divulges her desire to find a normal everyday kind of guy the ladies in the club are all too ready to help out. Dressed up in disguise she finds herself on a date with Josh Campbell. Her life will never be the same. But can she trust this guy who makes her feel things she never has before?

Wealthy techy Jake Campbell is tired of the dating scene among the elite and wealthy that he is a part of every day. He wants a down to earth girl that doesn't take life or herself too seriously. When his twin finds himself in a bind with two dates on the same night he convinces Jake to do something they haven't pulled in years, but Jake figures one of Josh's girl-next-door types might be just what he's looking for.

What starts out as just one date has Clair running away from the feelings she is afraid could ruin her new movie and has Jake trying to figure out where the woman of his dreams has disappeared too.

INVITING TROUBLE: Madison has been half in love with Parker Shaw ever since he moved in with their family when he was 10 and she was 7. He has always been there for her, included her and watched out for her. She about came undone when he joined the Air Force at 18 and left her. She thought she was grown up at 15 but Park new better. Ten years later he returns to the only place that was ever home to him and Mad is confused and frustrated at her feelings for the man that still sees her as 'little bit'. Why can't the only man that she has ever had these feelings for see her for who she really is?

Park made a promise years ago to steer clear of any emotional attachment to Mad but seeing her all grown up and having the protective feelings he has for her it may be hard to keep that promise. But is he willing to put the relationship he has with this family, his family, on the line to give in to what his heart wants?

SO REVEALING: Although this book moved a little slowly in the beginning it did pick up and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I love the Campbell men, all sexy hunks in their own way but especially that they were raised to be gentlemen and it shows in their actions and behavior towards women.

Charlotte has reached her 30's without any prospects of marriage and with her health issues she is seriously considering in vitro so she has a chance at motherhood. But when Ty Campbell shows up back in town she is in no hurry to forgive his behavior from a few months ago. Besides, how could she ever hope to have a relationship with a man that puts his life on the line every time he goes to work? So then why does she find herself putting off her previous plan at motherhood.

Ty realizes quickly that his actions toward Charlotte at his brothers wedding backfired. So he calls in a few favors so he can create a date she will never forget. Unfortunately, things do not go as planned. But sometimes out of the worst circumstances come the most incredible results. They will both learn this the hard way, in more ways than one.

Michelle

161 reviews3 followers

HIDDEN HOLLYWOOD; What do two people who want some normalcy in their lives do when they want to go out on a low profile date? Why, go on the date in disguise as someone else of course!!
Claire is a highly successful movie star, currently starring in the Fierce Trilogy. She joins the book club that the author of the Fierce Trilogy belongs to and forms a bond with the members. In a moment of weakness, she confesses that she wants to go on a normal date with a normal guy. The members set her up on a blind date with local bartender Josh. With a new name and a new look, Claire looks forward to being "normal".
Jake is a rich CEO who is tired of the plastic, money grubbing women he is usually surrounded with. He wants someone real. When Jake's brother Josh asks him to stand in for him on a blind date, Jake thinks that a night with his brothers usual girl next door type would be refreshing.
Their connection was so natural, it was hard for them to stay in "character". Their fun date turns into a night of passion and stirs a longing in them both that they can't get past. When Jake tries to find the amazing girl that he can't stop thinking about, he comes up empty. She has disappeared.
This is such a fun and emotional book. Kylie's quirky writing style keeps you hooked and turning page after page to see what happens next. I love that some of the Characters from her Clover Park series have cameos in this new series.
INVITING TROUBLE: Parker was unofficially adopted into Madison's family at a young age. As the only girl, and the youngest, in a house full of testosterone, Madison always felt left out. No one wanted to include her, except for Parker. He always chose her for teams and watched out for her. As time passed, Madison fell in love with Parker and at the tender age of 15, offered herself to him just before he left for the Air Force, only managing to elicit a drunken kiss from him (which he doesn't seem to remember)
Ten years later, Parker is home for good and tomboy Madison pulls out all the stops to make him notice her. Even requesting help from her "Happy Ending Book Club" members...submitting to a make over. Will her efforts go unrewarded?
Another amazing story by Kylie Gilmore. Her characters are relatable, her writing witty and sometimes downright comical. Kylie's books always keep me turning page after page, wanting more.
SO REVEALING: Charlotte is a trainer at a gym...who likes safety and security. Ty is a stuntman who loves what he does. His confidence (you MUST have confidence to succeed as a stuntman) sometimes comes across as cocky. Ty asks Charlotte out and when she finally says yes, he plans the perfect date...which turns into the perfect disaster. When they are stranded, they start talking and slowly reveal themselves to each other. This is an amazing story and the perfect addition to the Happy Endings series.

Nikki Barrett

Author 88 books1,237 followers

The Happy Endings Book Club is a fun, sexy, and emotional new series from Kylie Gilmore. I love that the characters are part of a book club. The stories not only celebrate relationships between the heroes and heroines, but all sorts of relationships and friendships, too. Characters pop up that we're familiar with, and new faces are brought in for future stories.

Hidden Hollywood kicks off the series, and what a fun read! Mistaken identities, twin switches, lots of laughs, and steamy scenes! What a fun way to begin a series!

Inviting Trouble....I adored this one! Mad at Park were a blast! I loved that they were childhood friends. Watching them give in was fun!

So Revealing...Charlotte and Ty...Oh my! Loved these two together! They didn't start out in the best predicament, but man, things took a turn and they learned how to lean on each other.

This set is a perfect way to get acquainted with this series. In my opinion, you can't go wrong with a Kylie Gilmore book, no matter which one you pick up. Happy reading!

Meg

197 reviews4 followers

Book 1 – Hidden Hollywood I LOVED, LOVED, LOVED this book! If you loved Kylie Gilmore's Clover Park Series you will love this one! This is book number one and is the story of Claire & Jake and how they fell in love! Claire is the actress that will be making Julia's trilogy from book 10 "A Tempting Friendship" into a movie and Jake is the billionaire identical twin brother of the lovable bar tender Josh that you meet in most of the Clover Park Series. Josh was supposed to be going on a date with Claire and decides to do a twin switch with Jake because Jake is sick in tired of the superficial women and is looking to have a nice date with a nice girl from a small town. As soon as Jake and Claire meet the sparks fly

Book 2 – Inviting Trouble This is book two of the Happy Ending Bool Club series. This is the story of Jake's (from the first book) little sister Mad and Parker whom was taken in by Jake and Mad's father as a pre-teen. Mad and Parker felt a connection right away as kids but because of Parker's past he only wants to protect Mad and he never felt worthy of her love. Mad, with the help of her female friends from the Happy Ending book club, made her look hot for her brother Jake's wedding to try and turn Parker's head.... does it work??? You will have to read it to find out!

Book 3 – So Revealing This is Book 3 of the Happy Ending Book Club series. This is the story of Ty Campbell who is the brother of Mad from book 2 and Jake from book 1. Ty lives in California because he is a Stunt man for many Hollywood movies. Ty tries to take jobs in NYC as often as he can so that he is able to see his family as often as possible. Charlotte Vega is a member of Happy Ending Book Club and is also a personal trainer. Charlotte has had many bad relationships in the pass and has decided to swear off relationships. When she first meets Ty at Jake & Claire's wedding she gets the wrong impression because of a game he was playing. When she finally gives in to him for a first date she realizes that she misjudged Ty. Will Ty & Charlotte end up together or will Charlotte stick with her first impression?
 All three books are very well written and a very quick read because they hook you immediately. You can read this book as a stand-alone. But the characters show up in all three books in this series and some from her Clover Park series make appearances in this book, which I love! All three of these books, like all of Kylie's other book series, has humor, friendships, love, and struggles for the main characters. You will love this series it is a must read! it!

Pam

1,442 reviews13 followers

This boxed set is a great deal!! Three terrific couples going through angst, trials & misunderstandings to get their happy ending. The author does a great job of giving the reader characters that they can identify with & a plot that is realistic. You can't help but fall in love with this series!!

Hidden Hollywood - A perfect blend of romance & humor! Take a famous movie star & a billionaire playboy & send them on a blind date. What do you get? A perfect romance! Claire is afraid of being seen out on a date by the press & her fans so when she is set up on a blind date by a member of her book club, what's a girl to do? Wear a disguise & be someone else. Jake does his twin brother a favor & switches dates with him. Who knew that as Josh, he'd find the girl of his dreams & she'd vanish from existence.

Inviting Trouble - Kylie Gilmore can take a good plot idea & through sarcasm, wit & emotion, make it something special. Madison was raised by her dad & older brothers & virtually no female influence. It seems strange that her friendship with Hailey would grow so deep but they each need something the other can provide. This friendship at times bewilders Madison because it confuses her. Madison was also influenced by her crush on Park.

Park was born into a family of two addicts. Somehow he survived until Madison's dad moved him in & told him he was part of their family now. When Madison was 15, Park enlisted. Now, released from service, he's back & trying to find a job. Will he see the new grown up Madison or just the twerp from when she was growing up?

So Revealing - What happens when you take an adrenaline junkie stunt man and try to pair him with a cautious risk hating personal trainer? So Revealing by Kylie Gilmore! Ty drops into Clover Park when he's on breaks from his job or when he's recuperating from his injuries. The chemistry between Charlotte & Ty is apparent even though Ty sometimes acts like an immature teen trying to get her attention. Charlotte is interested in Ty but is afraid to get in too deep. She doesn't like the risks he takes & he can't figure out why. Until the show is on the other foot & Charlotte is in a risky situation & Ty can't handle it.

Coral Mitchell

3,188 reviews

Hidden Hollywood 4*
While researching her new role, Claire bonds with the romance group she is a part of and confesses to wanting a date with a regular guy. Most of the actors and men she knows are only after her for her money and notoriety. Hailey sets her up with Josh. Only Josh and his twin trade places and Jake take Claire out and both are in disguise. Billionaire tech CEO Jake is tired of gold-digging women throwing themselves at him and he wants to meet a regular girl. One night of passion with the sweet girl-next-door leaves Jake wanting more, except she seems to have vanished. Both are looking for a deeper emotional relationship and find it in each other. Claire's world is crazy and she does not trust easily, especially when the tabloids break she is 'cheating' on her co-star.

Inviting Trouble 5*
Madison Campbell worshipped her older brother’s best friend Parker Shaw for as long as she can remember. The night before he leaves for the Air Force, she decides he’s leaving town with her virginity. All she has to do is transform her tomboy self into a sexy woman with a bit of borrowed makeup and some creative fashion choices. The results are a drunken kiss Park doesn’t even remember. Ten years later, no man has ever gotten close to her heart the way Park did. Now that he’s back, the very unfeminine Madison refuses to blow her second chance. Park cannot disappoint the only family he has, the Campbells. He will do everything to protect Mad, even from himself. A wonderful read with more happening than anyone knows.

So Revealing 5*
Charlotte is a wonderfully deep and strong woman. She made a change in her life to remove herself from a dangerous situation. She believes Ty is like every other man she met, shallow, selfish, and a womanizer. Ty does not open up to many people but there is something tender about Charlotte no one else seems to notice. Too bad Ty only knows full throttle in everything he does. A great couple.

I voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book.

Yvonne Cruz

3,544 reviews40 followers

This is a great bargain for 3 wonderful stories by this talented author.
Hidden Hollywood is the first book in Ms Gilmore's new series title, Happy Endings Club. As the series implies it's about finding HEA.
This one is a sweet romance. We have seen the twin switches before, but this one is more complex. Jake and Josh Campbell are two adult guys that switch hoping to achieve a goal. Josh does it to teach a woman he's attracted to, that maybe a wealthy guy is really what she wants. He's a bartender with dreams of his own. Jake is a billionaire that feels his dates only want him for his money. Little does he know that the favor he's doing for his brother, is a woman who is also in disguise.
An entertaining first story .
Inviting Trouble.
I loved revising with characters from the previous book and getting tomboy’s Mad’s and Park’s story.
Both have feelings for each other. Mad is determine have Park pay attention to her. Little does she know that Park HAS noticed the grown up Mad.
You will laugh, cry, at times want to give them a shake but in the end you too will be happy for their HEA.
So Revealing
We have another fun book by this talented author. In this one our main characters are Ty Campbell and Charlotte Vega. Ty, is a Hollywood stunt man and Charlotte is one of the Happy Endings Book Club, and a personal trainer.
Their first encounter resulted in Charlotte not to like Ty, but as it happens at times, those first impressions are not always right. Plus, Charlotte has been hurt before. So it will not be an easy ride for Ty.
These two were fun to read and as always you are left with a “feel good” feelings when you read a book by Ms Gilmore. Looking forward to more Happy Endings.

Fedora

2,740 reviews127 followers

June 2, 2020

The Happy Endings Book Club Boxed Set includes: Hidden Hollywood, Inviting Trouble, and So Revealing.

Book 1: Hidden Hollywood
Superstar actress Claire Jordan and billionaire tech CEO Jake Campbell... Claire is so grateful to be included in the Happy Endings book club--since hitting the big time, she's resigned herself to a life devoid of close friendships and sees that aloneness as the price she has to pay for the admittedly blessed life she has. But to be included among these local women is something she cherishes, and when they leap on the idea of setting her up on a blind date with one of their local-boy brothers for a "regular person" date, she finds she can't say no.

Jake Campbell spends most of his waking hours running his mega-successful software startup, but he knows to fly home when he needs to recharge. His twin Josh owns the local bar, and seems to have a much more relaxed outlook on life. When Josh asks him to do the ol' switcheroo as a one-time favor, he can't help but agree.

Sometimes a Happy Ending is just the beginning.

Book 2: Inviting Trouble
Madison Campbell and her older brother’s best friend, Parker Shaw

Book 3: So Revealing
Charlotte Vega and stuntman Ty Campbell

Cali Jewel

5,249 reviews39 followers

Happy Endings Book Club is the only club I want to join... Quirky, fun, sexy sweet and emotionally thrilling romantic adventures that give you that heartwarming, feelgood allover experience. This set holds the first three addicting romantic journeys at a great price!

Hidden Hollywood

Jake and Claire are both pretending to be other people on their first explosive date together what a beginning! Extremely entertaining and engaging story that brings you into a circle of friends you find yourself wanting to be a part of.

Inviting Trouble

Fully entertaining and heartwarming childhood friends struggle to become so much more kinda story (while fighting their feelings for all the wrong reasons). So real it just pulls you in and takes hold of your heart. I so love Mad she is just the best.

So Revealing

Very sexy, emotional, fun romance about a woman hell bent on not seeking love and the one man hard headed enough not to let her ignore or through away the amazing future they could potentially have.

These Three are only the beginning....

Jenny Delandro

1,914 reviews17 followers

April 20, 2023

Three stories of couples who meet in unusual circumstances and manage to get it together..
Kylie has a cast of thousands(it seems like thousands) and there are a lot characters given depth and warmth with just a few sentences and you are hooked..
A group of women create a book club..
Some of the suggested names are hilarious! All the women are members..

Book 1 Claire and Jake.. She is a famous movie star who wants a normal date, and Jake is a jaded billionaire who wants to be wanted for himself not his money..

Book 2 Mad and Park.. She is the baby sister of six brothers and they get in anyone's face who gets too close to her..
Park has lived with the family since he was ten.. And has loved her forever..

Book 3 Charlotte and Ty.. She is a personal trainer and he is a stuntman.. They meet at a wedding and he tries a game to get her attention by dancing with everyone except her.. She turns the tables on him by dancing with every male except him.. Great start to their romance

This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.

Eileen

2,676 reviews

I loved reading the books in the Happy Endings Book Club box set. The members of this club are a variety of single friends at least at the time they form the club. Often after each meeting they hang out in a nearby bar where the brother of member Madison Campbell is part owner and the rest of her brothers, both blood and “adopted” hang out, interacting with the ladies, often two of them connect and fall in love.

Ms. Gilmore is a wonderful story teller and in these books she weaves wonderful tales showing the importance of family, whether by blood or chance. Her characters are relatable, her writing witty and sometimes downright comical. I really enjoy reading these books and have trouble putting them book down, turning page after page, wanting more once I turn that last page. Although part of a series, each book is a stand alone. I highly recommend this series to other readers.

I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book.

Lucia

591 reviews6 followers

Sweet and sexy small town romance boxset full of heartwarming love stories

The Happy Endings Book Club series is a wonderfully sweet and sexy contemporary romance series full of heartwarming love stories set in a small town that is the perfect boxset for any contemporary romance fan. Each book has a unique theme, these three including: a fake relationship; childhood friends to lovers; and finally a stuntman who meets his match with a sassy, strong minded woman. All are told from dual perspective, with the books including some quirky and feisty heroines that are a great match for these strong, down to earth men.

If you are looking for a relatively light-hearted but sexy small town romance series, definitely give these books a read!

*I voluntarily reviewed these books. I was not compensated for my review, and I was not required to write a positive review. The opinion expressed here is my own.

Maria

107 reviews1 follower

March 11, 2021

Loooved them

I loved each of these books, they are the kind you can’t put down.

The first book Claire and Jake’s story its my favourite of the 3 in these bundle. The way they met and the way he pushes to make her realise she can have more.

Mad is great, not everyone can relate to her anti-girlish attitude but you can relate to being in love with a guy that treats her the way Park does for 10 years... really enjoyed her story and her making the moves, really Campbell but then you start seeing how the family works, even the girl.

I loved Ty and his sincere approach, you get this couple from the events on the previous book as well, and Charlotte being a girl with backbone make it an interesting read. This was my leas favourite, I guess I felt it was too predictable? (I know all these kind of books can be but I just didn’t enjoyed it as much as the other two)

Buut I will keep reading in the series, I really want to see how Hailey and Josh turn out!

Birgit

1,330 reviews17 followers

October 11, 2020

Three stories in one boxed set, telling about the romance (or lack thereof) of the first of the Campbell siblings and their friends (or "brothers from another mother", as they call them).
All three a bit on the highly improbable side, especially the third one (Ty and Charlotte), but well written and easy to read, just the right thing to get comfortable with on a rainy afternoon. Hailey, the wedding planner or whatever she thinks she is - I would have killed her after book 1, to be honest, she just gets on my nerves, though she does grow on you, sort of. The others are either too good or to forced badass to be true, but still nice to follow their bumbling romances until the - as the heading promises - happy ending.
And yes, even if they tend to be unrealistic, and partially getting on my nerves, I do want to read the rest of the stories, so off to the bookshop/amazon I go.

Janeen

993 reviews