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    Playing the Part

    By Robin Covington

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    After publicly self-destructing over a heartbreak a year ago, bestselling romance writer Piper James has one last chance to impress her publisher by agreeing to teach Hollywood's favorite action star how to act like he's in love for the movie adaption of one of her books. Only playboy Mick Blackwell has no clue what love looks like.

    The sizzling chemistry between them, though, needs no help. And as things heat up, Piper jumps at the chance for a bit of fun between the sheets, but with two stipulations: she's kept out of the public eye and things end when she returns to New York. Except Mick keeps changing the rules on her. Tempted by America's favorite bad boy, Piper is wondering how far she's willing to bend...

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Publishers
    Release dateJun 10, 2013
    ISBN9781622667833
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    Playing the Part
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    Robin Covington

    A USAToday and Wall Street Journal bestseller, Robin Covington loves to explore the theme of fooling around and falling in love in her books. A Native American author, she proudly writes diverse romance where everyone gets their happily ever after. Robin is an unapologetic comic book geek, hoards red nail polish and stalks Chris Evans. She is thoroughly obsessed with her Corgi, Dixie Joan Wilder (Yes – THE Joan Wilder).

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    • 5/5
      Perfection. That's the first thought that entered my mind after finishing Playing the Part. Those of you who have followed me for any length of time know that I'm a greenhorn in the world of romance. However books like this, gorgeous books with strong characters and sizzling chemistry, make me want to dive even deeper.

      First off I completely loved Piper. Witty, intelligent, and honest to a fault, she's the perfect female lead for this story. I couldn't get over how real Piper's character was. Here is a woman who has just been through a terrible breakup, and worse yet she had to do it complete with glaring Hollywood headlines. Yet Piper is still strong. She second guesses herself, sure, but she's a fighter and I totally adored that about her.

      Then of course there's Mick and I'd be lying if I said I didn't love him. What's not to love? Total playboy on the outside (and oh does he know it) and yet he has a heart too. Everything about Mick screams "Perfect Man!" even when he manages to screw things up. Okay I'm sugarcoating things. Let's leave it at this: Mick isn't just hot, he's MOLTEN LAVA hot. He's sinfully delicious, and I couldn't get enough of him.

      Which of course means that these two very sexy, very stubborn characters have massive heat between them! I'm going to be very tame and say that the sex scenes in this story were perfection. However if had witnessed my reading this book you likely would have noticed me fanning myself quite a few times. Does that perhaps give you a better insight into how spicy things get between these two?

      Loved it! That's the long and short of it. I could go on and on, but it boils down to the fact that I utterly loved Playing the Part. Thank you to Robin Covington for further proving to me that romance is my kind of genre! I'm eager for so much more.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      Rcvd an ARC at no cost to author..(netgalley) I so enjoyed this book.. Yes I got to say that Piper jumped in bed with Mick considering she kept telling herself that she knew he would be bad for her but she couldn't deny their chemistry and figured just as long as it is just sex. Mick we knew was a commitment phobe a manwhore but he pretty upfront with it, he does do a 180 with Piper and I loved that considering his background and his family yeah he definitely came along way and I respected him by not throwing all the blame on his slimy manager, he owned up to it and you had to give it to him. I so loved him and Piper together and I hope that further down the line we get to read how they are doing!! Loved their friends, Christopher so loyal and Mick's friends are awesome hope we get a story on them, I will definitely read..hint hint..Enjoy!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      Well, I went to all this trouble to put together a collage of who I thought Mick would be...onlyand saw that I'm not the only reviewer who chose Jesse Williams. Sigh!Oh well, great minds and all that jazz!If you have been reading any of my reviews you may notice a pattern. There has not been one book yet from Entangled Publishing's Brazen line that I haven't at least 3-starred and usually 4-star. One publishing company, many different authors, many different story lines and types. Well done! Well done!Playing the Part by Robin Covington is a romance story about a publicity-shy author trying to recover her reputation and career and a picture-perfect action-hero who is trying to take his career further but doesn't realize his road-block is himself and his lifestyle. Piper has been enlisted to "coach" Mick Blackwell on how to BE the hero of her novel made movie. Piper knows nothing about acting or coaching, and almost as little about love. After being burned by her ex-fiancee and the press almost a year ago she has no desire to get embroiled in anything bordering on romantic. Mick is 100% on board with this plan. He has never had a relationship or been in love, that is, until he is. Piper brings him to his knees is this snappy, funny story about love and fame and the downfalls of being in the public eye.

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    • 4/5
      I literally didn't want to put this one down. Even though the ordinary-girl-meets-and-dazzles-a-famous-celebrity troupe is definitely one from the fairy tale realm, this version had more than a touch of believability. For one, Piper isn't exactly an ordinary girl--she's an author who's had more than one of her novels adapted for the big screen, so she's not a complete stranger to the Hollywood scene and has had her own share of fame in her own right. Plus, she had dated an actor before (which ended up in disaster, and of course sets her up for her main hangups in this novel) and had been friends with yet another one in the past. The reason given for throwing Piper and Mick together is, admittedly, one of the weakest parts of the novel, but the story that followed was so entertaining I was more than willing to put my skepticism aside. Plus, even the characters mock her attempts to "help" him with his acting (Example #1: Ask your [male, best friend since middle school] roommate what being in love feels like. Example #2: Think of the feeling you have for your car when playing that [love] scene.), which made the whole even more entertaining. Sure, there's a touch of insta-love, but really it's more insta-lust, which I am totally behind. The love part develops a bit more gradually. This was a fun, steamy read, and I can't wait to see what the next one in the series brings!

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    • 4/5
      Rcvd an ARC at no cost to author..(netgalley) I so enjoyed this book.. Yes I got to say that Piper jumped in bed with Mick considering she kept telling herself that she knew he would be bad for her but she couldn't deny their chemistry and figured just as long as it is just sex. Mick we knew was a commitment phobe a manwhore but he pretty upfront with it, he does do a 180 with Piper and I loved that considering his background and his family yeah he definitely came along way and I respected him by not throwing all the blame on his slimy manager, he owned up to it and you had to give it to him. I so loved him and Piper together and I hope that further down the line we get to read how they are doing!! Loved their friends, Christopher so loyal and Mick's friends are awesome hope we get a story on them, I will definitely read..hint hint..Enjoy!