Status
Available
Call number
Genres
Collections
Publication
BBC Audiobooks America (2003), Edition: Unabridged Audiobook, Downloadable WMA/MP3 Audiofile, 10 hrs 46 mins
Description
Fiction. Romance. Humor (Fiction.) HTML:NO WOMAN COULD RESIST HIM . . . Once voted the "Sexiest Man Alive," Jericho Beaumont had dominated the box office before his fall from grace. Now poised for a comeback, he wants the role of Laramie bad enough to sign an outrageous contract with top producer Kate O'Laughlin--one that gives her the authority to supervise JB's every move, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. ESPECIALLY THE ONE WITH THE MOST AT STAKE . . . The last thing Kate wants to do is baby-sit her leading man, and Jericho Beaumont may be more than she can handle. A player in every sense of the word, he is an actor of incredible talent--and a man with a darkly haunted past. Despite her better judgment, Kate's attraction flares into explosive passion, and she is falling fast. But is she being charmed by the real Jericho or the superstar who dazzles the world? From the Paperback edition..… (more)
User reviews
LibraryThing member Darla
This is a departure--a Brockmann book that's not about Navy SEALs. (insert mini-rant about fiction believing that the only people in the military--or at least the only interesting ones--are SEALs)
Jericho Beaumont is an actor who's trying to make a comeback after drug and alcohol addiction. Mary
She doesn't want to hire him because she can't afford the problems he's had in the past--not showing up for work, or showing up drunk. But in the audition, he is by far the best choice, and, what's worse from Mary Kate's perspective, the actors she wants for the other roles agree to take them because they want to work with the famous Jericho Beaumont.
So she agrees, with stipulations: that he submit to daily drug testing and that he have a "babysitter" 24/7. Jericho agrees to the stipulations because it's the role of a lifetime.
Heartthrob is an intensely emotional story. It doesn't whitewash the problems Jericho faces in staying away from alcohol, but neither does it wallow in them. He's humiliated several times in the course of the story, and much of the plot is about how he deals with that. One of his plans is to pay Mary Kate back for the humiliation in kind--by seducing and then rejecting her--but anyone who's ever read a book can figure out how well that tactic will work.
There's a lot about trust, and for once it's not a matter of characters demanding instant, unreasonable trust. It's about the development of trust.
There's also a sweet coming-of-age secondary romance between the young co-stars of the movie that I enjoyed very much. Character development and growth isn't limited to the two protagonists--the secondary characters grow and change as well.
I doubt Brockmann will get back on my must-buy list any time soon, since I burned out pretty thoroughly on the whole Navy-SEAL-romance subgenre, but I'm not going to avoid her books, either.
Jericho Beaumont is an actor who's trying to make a comeback after drug and alcohol addiction. Mary
Show More
Kate O'Laughlin is trying to produce her first feature film, and what makes it even more important for her--she's also the screenwriter.She doesn't want to hire him because she can't afford the problems he's had in the past--not showing up for work, or showing up drunk. But in the audition, he is by far the best choice, and, what's worse from Mary Kate's perspective, the actors she wants for the other roles agree to take them because they want to work with the famous Jericho Beaumont.
So she agrees, with stipulations: that he submit to daily drug testing and that he have a "babysitter" 24/7. Jericho agrees to the stipulations because it's the role of a lifetime.
Heartthrob is an intensely emotional story. It doesn't whitewash the problems Jericho faces in staying away from alcohol, but neither does it wallow in them. He's humiliated several times in the course of the story, and much of the plot is about how he deals with that. One of his plans is to pay Mary Kate back for the humiliation in kind--by seducing and then rejecting her--but anyone who's ever read a book can figure out how well that tactic will work.
There's a lot about trust, and for once it's not a matter of characters demanding instant, unreasonable trust. It's about the development of trust.
There's also a sweet coming-of-age secondary romance between the young co-stars of the movie that I enjoyed very much. Character development and growth isn't limited to the two protagonists--the secondary characters grow and change as well.
I doubt Brockmann will get back on my must-buy list any time soon, since I burned out pretty thoroughly on the whole Navy-SEAL-romance subgenre, but I'm not going to avoid her books, either.
Show Less
LibraryThing member jjmcgaffey
Cute. It's a thick Brockmann, so there are two-and-a-half romances going on. The secondary one is quite simple - age and family issues, so nothing resolved, but straightforward. The primary one has major issues - trust, emotions, history, a childhood of abuse (of very different types and from
Show More
different sources) on both sides... It was pretty obvious what would happen from the time she came up with the contract, though the details of how the babysitter left were nicely done. As always, excellent characterization, excellently portrayed setting - actually, the characterization was particularly interesting here since each person was depicting at least two characters (Frau Steinbreaker for Kate). For all that, though, and a lovely ending - it wasn't all that satisfying. Not bad, but rather shallow - predictable, for one thing. A standard romance. Well-written, but all surface. I'm glad I read it, I may or may not bother to ever reread. Show Less
LibraryThing member Conkie
This is an entertaining story to listen to. It is better than most of her early works; and shows the familiar reader how her storytelling had developed since then. A good springboard into the 21st century.
LibraryThing member Kaetrin
2.5 stars. I didn't like the narrator's voicing of Jed - he just wasn't what I'd "pictured" when I read the book.
LibraryThing member AddictedToMorphemes
My version was an audio book narrated by Ralph Lowenstein. Great narration (loved his voice for Jericho and slight variation for his film character, Laramie); another great story by Suzanne Brockmann.
This centers around an A-list actor, Jericho Beaumont, looking for his big comeback after a fall
Great story about their developing trust in each other, overcoming their individual past demons, becoming friends and then lovers. There is also a great side story about a couple of the younger actors in the film which is actually a great set-up for a second book.
This centers around an A-list actor, Jericho Beaumont, looking for his big comeback after a fall
Show More
from grace. In order to get the role of a lifetime, he has to agree to a ridiculous contract with the movie's producer/screenwriter, Kate O'Laughlin, in which he basically forfeits his pride and privacy 24/7 for the two months needed to make the film. This is deemed necessary by the movie backers to ensure he stays on the straight and narrow. After a short period of being "babysat" by a hired security officer goes awry, Kate is forced to be Jericho's watchdog for the duration.Great story about their developing trust in each other, overcoming their individual past demons, becoming friends and then lovers. There is also a great side story about a couple of the younger actors in the film which is actually a great set-up for a second book.
Show Less
Awards
AAR Top 100 Romances (47 — [Previously 2000-64] Most Recent Rank -2004)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1999
ISBN
0792741757 / 9780792741756