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Dazzled: A Hollywood Romance Kindle Edition

by Jane Harvey-Berrick (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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"Adorable, awesome, fun book!"
JOANNA WYLDE, NYT bestselling author

The heartwarming friends-to-lovers romance set in Hollywood by bestselling author Jane Harvey-Berrick

"authentically portrays the heartache that comes along with the glamor of being a celebrity"

On KU for the first time!

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Miles Stephens is a young actor from London. Out of work, unemployable, and fired from his last job, he unexpectedly gets the chance to star in a big-time Hollywood movie.

The film is a great success, propelling him to worldwide fame – but when the dream doesn’t match the reality, he turns to Clare, lifelong friend and girl next door.

Clare knows two important facts: when you break chocolate, the calories fall out; and that she’s totally in love with clueless Miles.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00F4A6S3Y
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harvey Berrick Publishing; 1st edition (January 14, 2014)
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  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
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For as long as I can remember, I wanted to write. Perhaps it was growing up in a small village that was well known for its mystery and folklore, all of which sparked my imagination as a child.

I enjoy writing in several different genres and I'm inspired by the personal stories of those around me. It's often from a simple discussion overheard in the train ('Exposure'), in a café, or in the street, where ideas for characters or scenes come to me.

I fall in love with by characters and miss them desperately once I'd finished their stories. I love my carnie boys from the Traveling Series, my dancers from LUKA and SLAVE, my smokin' hot Marine, SEBASTIAN. I love writing dialogue and always try to include touches of humor in the most poignant stories.

Whether you like thrillers, fantasy or adult romance novel, MM or FM, I hope you'll enjoy the journey through my stories.

I'm also a great supporter of the military charity www.felixfund.org.uk and sales of SEMPER FI go to support them. The stage play LATER, AFTER and the novel duet TICKTOCK and BOMBSHELL was written to honour their work.

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N. Buford
5.0 out of 5 stars Bloody Brilliant!
Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2015
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Oh dear Gawd, how I loved this book! Everything about it! boom, done...new author on my must read list!

I had heard a little about this, and I am ALWAYS a fan of fictional actor storylines...so I grabbed the sample. I was sold, and immediately purchased. (there is something to be said of reading samples before you try a book out..can save you so much grief) anyways, This book is about Miles, and Clare. Best friends since forever. Miles is an actor just making a huge splash in Hollywood. They are Brits (which was a refreshing change of pace), and Miles is trying to navigate his new found fame. Clare is in LOVE with Miles, and Miles is completely clueless...let the hilarity ensue.

And I do mean HILARITY! I truly truly enjoyed Clare. She was smart, and sassy, and sarcastic, and her inner monologue was something of genius. It is what every woman says in her head. No filter. I adored her. Miles frustrated me beyond words, the big idiot, and there were moments my heart just broke apart for Clare. I was so immersed in this world, I read this in one sitting. And it is NOT a small novel, so you definitely get your money's worth.

I am operating on 4 hours sleep, but it was so worth it! I rarely read books multiple times, but I know I will with this one. I am also hard pressed to give many contemporary novels 5 stars unless I swoon...and swoon I did! Please check out the authors website, as there is some bonus material and an adorable picture of Miles, and Clare. If I had any gripes, it would be that, THAT picture should have been the books cover!!!!!! Hands down...no doubts! SWOON

I will not only have this on a watch list for potential sequels (cause there MUST be one) but I am adding this author to my short list. If any other novels are like this, I am now an insta-fan! Bloody Brilliant!!!
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Badass Lioness
4.0 out of 5 stars Solid British friends to lovers in Hollywood with some twists
Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2016
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Miles and Clare are Brits who end up in Hollywood when Miles is offered a role in the movie, Dazzled. Their friendship continues when they are separated across 'the pond'. She is finishing university, while he pursues his acting dreams. There are some fairly stock Hollywood characters in this story, but the situations allow them to not be two-dimensional.

Miles is awkward, says the wrong things, and is, of course, hot. Clare is the curvy, insecure friend. I liked both characters. This is filled with British-isms, which was interesting. The author captured the feel of the film industry, the many games played, and some behind the scenes viewing of what Hollywood is really like. With Miles and Clare being down-to-earth, regular people, they contrast the lack of values and phoniness of Tinseltown.

I enjoyed the way their friendship slowly became a romance. After a disastrous betrayal, Miles deals with picking up the pieces, helping out an ex, and the many scandals that seem to follow him. There were some laugh-out-loud scenes, and quite a few awkward ones. There is his agent, a variety of people helping him with their heads in inappropriate places, a mean ex-girlfriend, leaked photos, and dealing with stardom.

I liked that this was a dual POV story. Hearing both sides of the story added to flow of the story. He said, she said. Misunderstandings, hurt feelings, and most of all loyalty. If I were to face Hollywood and stardom, I'd want to bring my best friend along to help keep my sanity and deal with all of the bull. Clare does that and more. Her sarcasm and insecurity made her sympathetic. I liked that she was his PA and was there for him. And that she didn't give up her dreams for his.

I was not happy with Miles as he did get caught up in the stardom and his role, which left Clare out. But that was part of his development. And by the end of the story, I was pretty impressed with how both handled everything that happened, which was a lot.

Some fun quotes:
"Um, what do Americans call safety pins?" I said. Polly rolled her eyes. "Safety pins."

"It was an accident!" she hissed. "Falling over in the street is an accident. Falling onto someone's d*ck seems premeditated."

"...Mr. Oops There's Something Important I Forgot to Tell My Girlfriend."

Overall, it was an enjoyable read. I do wish that there was an epilogue as it did seem to end a bit abruptly.I do like that Miles was acting in Lifers, one of the author's books.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Didn't like characters, but still compelled...
Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2018
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2.5 stars — I should have DNF’d this one. In the first few pages the heroine was slut shaming other women, and it was a portents of things to come. But the thing is I LOVE celebrity romances, so I just kept going…kept hoping I guess. See, the thing is that characters are VERY IMPORTANT to me in my enjoyment of a book, and I actively disliked Clare. And Miles was OK, but I wasn’t that won over by him either. And yet, I still read it all. I still felt compelled to keep going. I even stayed up late reading it. And I’m really trying to figure out why, what was compelling for me…what did I enjoy? It’s…to use a word my hubby makes fun of me for, vexing.

So the bad first. I’m a sensitive person. I like nice people. I like kind people. Meanness makes me uncomfortable. I don’t watch reality TV for those reasons. I totally get that no one is perfect, that I’ve probably judged people, that we all have flaws. But not once did I get the impression from the author that Clare’s behavior was undesirable… And she didn’t change and grow and become a better person over the course of the book, that was just how she was. Her inner thoughts about basically every woman she met were just…horrible. And there was a lot of reverse snobbery going on. Because she was in love with Miles, and didn’t feel “on the same level” as him, she ended up cutting down every woman she encountered who showed interest in Miles. That’s not cool with me. And since I have a hard time describing this meanness, I’ll just give you a couple examples of her thoughts from when some young fans approach Miles:

"Then two hideously underdressed women of about my age came over ‘to say hi’. Yeah, right. They were all miniskirts, strappy t-shirts and enough mascara to make a drag-queen blush. Tramps."

"…I was wallpaper as far as those hideous hags were concerned. Eventually even their pea-brains seemed to realize that Miles wasn’t encouraging them, and they stumbled away on their sky-high heels that made their feet look like pig’s trotters."

So that’s Clare. Not a lot redeemable about her. I kept wondering if I was missing the humour, or missing sarcasm, but honest to god I don’t think I was. She was untrusting, mean, whiny, occasionally unreasonable and insensitive. I did appreciate the few times that she actually helped Miles make good decisions, and she did make me laugh occasionally with her one-liners.

As for Miles…well he’s supposed to be this awkward, shy, kind guy…and he does have some of that. But he’s also ridiculously inappropriate at times, and quite frankly he wasn’t always that nice in his inner thoughts either. When he was first meeting people in LA, he made a lot of inner judgements (calling people witches with a b and such). He was also really stupidly oblivious. It’s hard to fall for a guy whose self esteem is so low that he doesn’t notice when he’s being used, and doesn’t see that his girlfriend’s behavior is not on the up and up. He did have some good moments where he made some really insightful comments about his role as Nuriel, and what he loved about being an actor.

I think their relationship and my own morbid curiosity over how it would work out is the major thing that compelled me to keep reading. While I was bummed that a lot of the book had another woman in it, I do enjoy friends to lovers stories. And while I wasn’t impressed with how the characters behaved as a whole, I enjoyed their interactions with each other. When they finally got together, I was satisfied. There was even a totally oddly told sex scene — all just thoughts, Clare then Miles then Clare, etc. It was different and kind of fun. I was a bit bummed that the ending seemed to come really fast and I didn’t know how they were going to deal with the public and the press about their relationship…felt like I was missing closure there.

Another thing I enjoyed were some of the great secondary characters…even ones that I didn’t expect to love (like Melody and Rhonda). I loved Earl, but could tell I would love him immediately. I thought all the parentals were cool. And I enjoyed quite a few of the crew on the set (Polly, Merv, Leon and Mildred, and ESPECIALLY Jo-Anne).

One last thing for any other sensitive readers out there…Clare does use the R-word once in this book. I realize that not everyone has jumped onto that bandwagon, but if it bothers you (as it does me), it is there in passing.

I’ll probably end up rounding up, just because I was compelled, and I try to be honest about my gut feelings. But I feel like it was more like reading a bad accident…or as my hubby put it “sometimes you have a meal that’s not actually that great, but you still eat it all.” That pretty much sums up this book. I’m going to give this author one more try in case it was just these characters in particular like this…but if it’s a common attribute, then we’re definitely not a match.
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Mina Berlin Mijailovich
5.0 out of 5 stars Refrescante como siempre!
Reviewed in Mexico on April 25, 2019
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Una historia romántica que no es empalagosa, eso es difícil de lograr... Me gustó mucho, como muchos otros libros de esta escritora...
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Mercia
5.0 out of 5 stars A Star of a Book
Reviewed in Canada on September 12, 2013
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This latest book of Jane Harvey Berrick is one that left me feeling good all over.
I have read all her other books, but this one is special. It is, loving, warm, and so full of humour. The type of humour that the author excels at!
I love the fact that the , main characters; Clare and Miles, are British, and that the book takes place in, London and LA.
Narrated from two POV's, it makes the story of Clare and Miles so real.
Clare has loved Miles forever. They grew up as neighbours in London. I found Clare to be a very strong character. She would always speak her mind, but Miles, just didn't have a clue about how she felt! She was a history/ English Lit student at UC London,miles was an out of work actor. When he was given a chance to fly to LA to audition for a movie, Dazzled. Clare missed him before he went through the departure gate.
L.A, ( London on steroids but with palm trees and sunshine) would make him or break him. He did find a kindred spirit in his driver, Earl. They both loved jazz.
Every page of this book, shines with, humour and love. It may take longer than you think to read, because so much will have you falling off your seat, laughing!
The description of a actors life, as told by Miles, made me wonder how they keep their sanity!
Being, booted, suited, and styled within an inch of his life, had Miles, who was to play an angel, wonder if there was such a thing as, angels with plucked eyebrows?
There is so much to this story, you have to read it to see if Miles opens his eyes and sees the love in Clare eyes.
I was chuffed to bits with this book. It just leaves you feeling happy all over. Do yourself a favour, and read it for yourself. If you have read any of the other books by, JHB you will be,like me, constantly amazed at her writing abilities.
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K. Hentschel
3.0 out of 5 stars schwierig
Reviewed in Germany on November 8, 2013
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Als erstes muss ich sagen, dass ich das Buch nur gekauft habe, weil ich von dem Buch "Dangerous to know & love" der gleichen Autorin so fasziniert war und es verschlungen habe und der guten Bewertungen auf amazon.com. Daher war ich sichtlich enttäuscht, da die beiden Bücher meiner Meinung nach nicht viel miteinander gemein haben, außer des guten Schreibstils.

Die Geschichte ist an und für sich sehr gut geschrieben mit vielen witzigen Dialogen und einer ansehnlichen Hintergrundstory, doch ist der Plot für mich eindeutig zu ausschweifend, bis es wirklich nur um die Protagonisten geht. Dies wäre im Grunde auch gar nicht weiter schlimm, wenn es nicht auf einmal holter die polter zu einem Showdown der Gefühle kommen würde. Es ist sehr irritierend, dass der Protagonist sehr plötzlich unfassbar in die Protagonisten verliebt ist, obwohl er kurz vorher noch sehr trauernd einer anderen nachgeweint hatte und vorher nie andere Gefühle als beschützende sowie freundschaftliche zeigte. Erst im letzten Viertel kommt es zu einer Liebesgeschichte, die lange auf sich warten hat lassen um dann schnellst möglich in das größte Klischee ever einzutauchen.

Positiv zu vermerken ist, dass die Protagonisten einen wirklich ans Herz geht, in Emotionen, Handlungen sowie Gedanken. Ich musste mir mehr als einmal die Augen zu kneifen, um dem Wasser Einhalt gebieten zu können.

Falls jemand eine amüsante Geschichte einer abgespackten Version über Kristen Stewart und Robert Pattinson Liebesleben (so zumindest meine Interpretation) lesen möchte, die sich später in eine kurze Liebesgeschichte ganz anderer Natur und anderer Person verwandelt - greift zu!!!
Aber ich für meinen Teil habe Sehnsucht, Leidenschaft und Tiefgang vermisst.
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Jo Reads
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, left me wanting more!!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 19, 2013
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This book was a surprise! I went into the story, thinking it was a New Adult romance, best friends falling in love story but didn't realise that it was also humorous. This is a good thing for me - I love books that make me laugh, and this book certainly did that! It also had me groaning in frustration at Miles. How dense can a boy get? Actually don't answer that, they're all dense at times! Miles took the biscuit though -boys like Miles don't do subtle hints, they need it spelling out in BIG LETTERS.

This is the story of Claire and Miles - best friends since childhood, grew up in the same street, parents are friends... you get the picture. Claire has been nursing a secret crush on Miles since they were young teens, and needless to say Miles is oblivious.

The story is set in the UK and when we first meet them, Claire is trying to give Miles some support and encouragement after he has been sacked from a play he was acting in. Miles is a 20 year old struggling actor, and Claire is studying History and English at Uni.

When Miles is called to his agents office he assumes it's so he can get an ear-bashing from her about losing the part but to his surprise she tells him he's been offered an audition for a new film, which is based on a popular book called `Dazzled'. He has to fly out to Hollywood to meet the director and audition for the part, so he says his goodbyes and off he goes.

The whole scenario was very reminiscent of a certain British actor, who also auditioned for a part in a movie based on a book, even down to the audition scene and I couldn't help but make comparisons.

Miles is successful in the audition and has to then stay in Hollywood to prepare for his role. He feels alone in this new world of fake smiles and personalities, and feeling homesick he asks Claire to come out and stay with him. Claire keeps him grounded, and gives him a feeling of security and normality.

The ensuing drama that comes with being an up and coming movie star had me laughing out loud. I loved Miles; he had a sort of childlike innocence where the movie industry was concerned. From the moment he went for his audition I knew it was going to be an education for him! He has no idea of what's in store for him, from the personal shopper, to the beauty salon, to the media training.

The scenes with the media trainer were hilarious, I even felt sorry for Gayl, who was delivering the course. Miles didn't have a clue; she must have felt like it was a losing battle!

"Now then, you're on the red carpet and I'm an interviewer ok?"

"Yep got it"

"Miles Stephens - can you tell us who dressed you tonight Miles?"

"Er... myself. I was by myself... er..."

The book is told in dual pov's - so we get to hear what Claire and Miles are thinking, which is partly why (for most of the time when Miles is telling the story) I wanted to just smack him on the back of the head and tell him to take more notice! He was just totally oblivious to Claire's feelings. To him she was just one of the guys or maybe a sister. Or maybe that's what he was telling himself....

I loved Claire too - especially when she came out with one of the best excuses for eating chocolate that I've ever heard!

"I needed chocolate. I didn't care about that whole `moment on the lips, lifetime on the hips' thing. Everyone knows if you break the chocolate first, the calories fall out..."

She can see how Miles is being manipulated and tries to be the voice of reason. She also handles the whole un-requited love thing pretty well. She's resigned herself to being his best friend, and won't admit her feelings for fear of losing the friendship. She believes that she will never be in Miles's league. She describes herself as being plain, short and chubby, and too normal for an up and coming famous movie star.

When Miles asks her to be his assistant and accompany him on set while the movie is being filmed, I really felt for her. Miles is enthralled and probably a bit star struck by Lilia Purcell; his co-star and love interest in the movie. She is forced to stand by and watch as Lilia sinks her claws into an unsuspecting Miles, and then has to suffer the pain of watching them film a rather graphic love scene.

For the whole book I was rooting for Claire, for Miles to realise what has been right in front of him the WHOLE time. Jeez Miles! WAKE UP!!

I couldn't read the book fast enough; I was desperate to know what would happen. Would Claire ever `fess up?, would Miles ever wake up?

I loved the end, but I felt like there was something missing. I wanted an epilogue or the hint of a second book or something. I felt like the story has so much more potential. I suppose that's the sign of a good book - leave them wanting more!
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Shirley
4.0 out of 5 stars Jane Harvey-Berrick is an automatic one-click for me and again she did not disappoint!
Reviewed in Canada on February 7, 2016
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I loved the friendship between the gorgeous Miles and his best friend Clare. They have been besties since they were kids (their parents were and still are besties as well). Clare gives Miles that encouragement he needs as well as keeping him grounded when things get heady in Hollywood for him. Miles has a chance to audition for a popular book turned into film and Hollywood asks him to pay his own way to come for an audition, which he does and wow, his life is forever turned upside down. There were both so lucky to have each other - love like theirs was based on friendship each thinking the other too good for them and supporting each other in everything they did - they were both so generous even though Hollywood "crap" got in the way - really liked this story - oh Miles you are so sweet. I give this a 4 1/2 stars I so enjoyed it.
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