ROMANCE

His Girl Hollywood

Sourcebooks Casablanca. Jan. 2025. 384p. ISBN 9781728267913. pap. $16.99. HISTORICAL ROMANCE
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Don Lazzarini leaves behind his small-town life in California and sets out to fulfill his dream of becoming a Broadway star, but his agent, Frankie, uses rigged contracts to ensnare him in a life of mobsters and blackmail. Ten years later, Don’s past comes back to haunt him when he is signed to a one-picture deal with Evets Studios. The film’s director is none other than Arlene Morgan, the girl he left behind to make it big in New York City. Don is desperate for the success of this new movie to get him out of Frankie’s clutches and away from the mob. Working with Arlene becomes complicated, as the closeness of filming brings back all the feelings that they tried to forget. Featuring New York mobsters and Hollywood starlets, this story of fortune and fame weaves together the rich settings of the stage with the complexity of the characters who struggle to find that never-forgotten love.
VERDICT Lenker (It Happened One Fight) writes a romance novel that also embraces the real struggle of women in the 1930s who wanted a career outside the home. The story balances the trials and tribulations of love, longing, and ultimately, success.
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