BOOK: Being Chase (Chase series #1)
AUTHOR: J J Scotts
GENRE: Contemporary Romance m/m
RELEASED: 24th February 2014
BLURB
Wouldn’t it be nice to be a celebrity?
Liam Collins is desperate for a job. Forced to jump to the big city, he can’t believe his luck when he suddenly gets an offer from a prestigious publishing company. Absolutely ecstatic, Liam doesn’t even bother reading the details. But on his first day of work, he isn’t ushered to a quaint cubicle. Instead, he’s brought to a classy high-rise and told that he’s been hired to be the face of the best-selling author, Chase Preston.
When Liam first meets Chase, he’s so captivated by the mysterious man’s imposing figure and deep-set eyes. Maybe Liam really did get lucky.
All Liam has to do is go to fan meetings and award events as a stand-in for Chase. It actually doesn’t sound bad, but Liam soon realizes that being with Chase is harder than it appears. Despite the challenges of Chase’s arrogant attitude, Liam puts up with it. What he finds difficult to put up with is Chase’s sexy body and brilliant blue eyes.
Even worse, the feeling may be mutual.
REVIEW
My Rating = 3.25 stars
*ARC provided by the author in exchange for my honest review
A good start to a new series. This was a sweet and short introduction to The Chase series.
Liam Collins has recently moved to the city and anxious to land a job before his savings run out. He is shocked therefore to be given an interview and then given the job at a publishing house. The interview was a little obscure and at the end of it Liam is still unaware what his actual duties will be but the pay is good and he can’t believe his luck. He is asked to bring the completed contract questionnaire and turn up at an address the next day.
The building he finds himself standing outside the next day is not what he was expecting but it wasn’t until he was shown to an executive apartment that it was made clear to him. He was to be the public face of Chase Preston, the bestselling author.
I really like the author’s writing style and it was easy to embrace the storyline. Liam was a likeable and amenable character and an instant hit. Chase on the other hand was standoffish and antagonised Liam. He acted the elder of the pairing although Liam is a good few years older. Liam found himself attracted to Chase and on the two rare occasions they came into contact,they ended with passionate embraces but then Chase returning to his aloof demeanour.
Although I can appreciate this was told from Liam’s POV the reader doesn’t really have any insights with Chase and is therefore unable to bond with his character. I felt this could have been developed a little further in order to achieve a more satisfactory ending to entice the reader to want to read the next book.
At the beginning I was thinking Liam might have ended up with Landon, one of the interviewers and the publishing house management. That would have been a great May – December romance!
Overall a good storyline set at a nice pace and if there had been more of Chase’s character and interaction with Liam, this would have been a much higher rating.
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