Editorial Review:

Product Description:
The show American Megastar is the hottest thing on television but its associate producer, Mandalay Florentino, is worried. She's just arrived in the tiny town of Daily, Texas, to arrange a surprise "reunion concert" for hometown finalist Amber Amberson. Only it turns out everyone in town seems to know the secret. And paparazzi are arriving. Word from Hollywood is that Amber has disappeared with a "bad boy" actor. Can anything go right in this tumbleweed town? Imagene Doll loves her town of Daily, Texas, but things are lonely without her beloved husband. Life seems dull. At least until that fancy-dressed woman pulls into town, looking terrified and glamorous all at once. Soon life's not the least bit boring as Imagene and the rest of Daily find themselves at the center of a media maelstrom--with a young girl's future on the line.

I picked it up because it's placed in romance genres. There is no romantic interest in the first 1/3 of the book. It's slow and boring. I've read more interesting shopping lists.

The romance (or lack there of) really irritates me. There is virtually no romance in the story and when it does pop up, it's short, vague and gone before the reader gets a chance to really get into it.

The story itself isn't too bad, but it's not just a slow start. It's slow all the way around and not in a nice savor the story way. If the author or editor had hacked out half of the unimportant crap in the book this would be worth reading.


The bad accents are annoying too. Never would have thought I'd have that problem while reading, but you need a decoder ring to figure out what people are saying sometimes.

Don't waste your time if you're looking for a romance.

Average Rating:

Rating: - Boring and Lacking Romance
I picked it up because it's placed in romance genres. There is no romantic interest in the first 1/3 of the book. It's slow and boring. I've read more interesting shopping lists.

The romance (or lack there of) really irritates me. There is virtually no romance in the story and when it does pop up, it's short, vague and gone before the reader gets a chance to really get into it.

The story itself isn't too bad, but it's not just a slow start. It's slow all the way around and not in a nice savor the story way. If the author or editor had hacked out half of the unimportant crap in the book this would be worth reading.


The bad accents are annoying too. Never would have thought I'd have that problem while reading, but you need a decoder ring to figure out what people are saying sometimes.

Don't waste your time if you're looking for a romance.

Rating: - Loved, Loved, Loved this book!!!
I totally enjoyed this book. I found myself giggling out loud. There was also a number of very good quotes in this book. I bookmarked a number of pages because it had some very meaningful thoughts. The characters were fantastic. I highly recommend this book for a fun, quick read.

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Rating: - A fun read
A fun read that's tolerably well-written. Ms. Wingate's characters are engaging and real and there's more depth to them than in the usual romance novels. I admit I was a bit put off by the lack of intuition displayed by the protagonist regarding the handsome stranger in town. I personally prefer women who are portrayed to be as intelligent as we are in real life and I think our heroine here had that potential. Nevertheless a very enjoyable read - definitely great beach reading.

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Rating: - Yum!
I found this novel fun, engaging and easy to read. I thougth the characters were well done and I was fully engaged and looking forward to the next chapter. This is a great book to take on vacation! I plan on reading more Lisa Wingate novels.



Bethany K. Scanlon
Author of Where's my mate?

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Rating: - A new author to watch out for
Well my first introduction to this author was not a waste of money. Lisa has managed to weave a nice tale around a quaint town and some genuine characters. Of course there's the obligatory happen ending, but I'll be looking to read more of Lisa Wingate soon.

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