ROMANCE

The Villain Edit

Avon. Jul. 2024. 336p. ISBN 9780063337602. $28. CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
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Her once promising writing career stalled, romance novelist Jacqueline decides to become a contestant on a Bachelor-like reality TV show. Her goal isn’t to find love but to get her name out in the media and hopefully revive her book sales. The night before production starts on the reality show, she has a sizzling one-night stand with a stranger named Henry. When she arrives on set for her first day of shooting, she and Henry are shocked to encounter each other; it turns out that Henry is one of the show’s producers. As production goes on, Jacqueline is supposed to be winning the heart of the show’s star, Marcus, but she can’t seem to keep away from Henry. Their forbidden love affair is as hot as it is messy, as they both risk upending their lives if they get caught. Jacqueline will have to figure out whether her feelings for Henry are real while also dealing with manipulative producers and toxic fellow contestants.
VERDICT While the romance storyline sometimes feels secondary, Devore’s (A Better Bad Idea) fast-moving novel full of entertaining behind-the-scenes reality TV drama will appeal to fans of dating shows and readers who enjoy a little chaos in their romances.
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