Beth Ciotta, All About Evie

All About Evie

Beth Ciotta

Harlequin HQN, May 2007, $6.99

ISBN: 0373772076

Fortyish actress Evie Parish knows she is at the breaking point of her career as she is getting fewer parts since most casting directors prefer younger women. Adding to her feeling that she is getting old is being dumped by her now former husband for a younger female.

Evie is desperate, as even the few parts she was offered seem to have dried up. Knowing how low she has gone, Evie accepts a job she would not have considered just a couple of years ago. On a cruise ship, she is to assist novelist Arch Reese by pretending to be Sugar Dupont, a former ditzy Vegas showgirl who he just married. The objective is to con a con artist. However, neither the writer nor the actress expected that their performance would be real.

ALL ABOUT EVIE is a terrific contemporary romance starring two interesting protagonists. Readers will cherish the "discussions" between the actress and the author, as their exchanges are humorous and often filled with double entendres, whether they are themselves or in character. Beth Ciotta provides an amusing romantic suspense, with the emphasis on a sea cruise romance that will continue if Evie has her way long after the ship docks.