"Volatile relationships set sparks flying in this must-read romance."

Lindsay and Noah have a history - and it was enacted in front of an entire nation of fans. The two were the teen heartthrob stars on a popular TV show, but it's been years since they've seen each other. Noah broke Lindsay's heart with his philandering ways, and she ran home and married her steady sweetheart.

Now, Lindsay's Hollywood-loving family - her mother and sister - are scheming to make it big again. And they want to use Noah and Lindsay to do it. Her mother finds Noah about to kill himself - a washed-up alcoholic who's lost everything - and cleans him up and sends him to do a play with Lindsay.

Boy! Do the sparks fly in this one! And many of them aren't romantic, either. Very volatile relationships here. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, as I do many of Ms. Michaels'. Noah is lovable and believable as he comes to terms with the awful person he used to be and tries to make himself a better man. Lindsay may forgive a little too easily, but she's a fun character to get to know. You'll want to read this one.

Reviewed by Morgan Chilson
Courtesy Old Book Barn Gazette
Posted September 23, 2003

Summary

Act One: Girl Leaves Boy Lindsay West may have the face of a Hollywood starlet, but the demanding life of a teen celebrity never suited her. So nearly twenty years ago, she left her hit TV show and returned to her hometown of Belle Coeur, Missouri. Now Lindsay takes a role in a new play at a regional theater, unaware that she'll be sharing the stage with her former cast mate, one-time heartthrob Noah Patrick. Act Two: Boy Tries to Win Back Girl Noah Patrick took the gig at the Belle Coeur Theater hoping it would help revive his stalled career--but it was his heart that got the jumpstart. Playing opposite the beautiful and enigmatic Lindsay, he begins to understand that fame is fickle and fortune is fleeting but true love lasts. Growing up together on the set of the show that made them both stars, Noah didn't give Lindsay much thought. But now she has grown into someone impossible to forget. Act Three: Anyone's Guess Fighting off man-eating bears, Lindsay's quirky family, and a pretty serious case of pneumonia, Noah will do whatever it takes to prove that this former bad boy has turned into a man Lindsay can love . . . before the curtain falls!