Review: Want You by Joanne Dannon

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He was my childhood crush. Now he's a movie star.

When Sam Balfer comes back to Australia twelve years later, he asks me to walk the red carpet as his date. I'm an engineer--not exactly date material for Hollywood's hottest star--and I'm skilled at tripping over air.

But it's Sam! Of course I accept. It doesn't mean anything, so I shouldn't get too excited. But a girl can dream...Then a furtive kiss ends up splashed all over the tabloids, and my childhood fantasy is thrown onto the world stage.

But Sam has to return to LA and his glamorous life there. We live in two separate worlds--he's famous, I'm terrified of media attention. He's literally halfway around the globe from me. This tabloid fantasy was never meant to be. Then I find out that Sam feels the same way about me...

★ READ A SNEAK PEEK OF PAIGE & SAM'S STORY ★

“My turn to ask.” He looked directly at her. “Do you have someone special? Is there a bloke who cares that you’re out with me tonight?”

Paige felt her throat swell and then swell some more. She drained her bottle of water and seeing her hands shake slightly, she then screwed the top back onto the bottle and placed her hands in her lap. She should say no, flutter her eyelashes and move on. Because that’s what Phoebe would do. But she wasn’t Phoebe. She was the quiet, geeky sister. She was the one that had no idea what to do, the sister who could count the number of boyfriends she’d had on one hand.

The clothes had given her confidence, but underneath she was just an engineer who liked to skateboard and hang out with her friends. If she told Sam the truth, he’d think she was a complete and utter loser. So she made a split-second decision to tell him a half truth, that way it didn’t feel like lying.

She pasted on a smile to hide the muscles in her cheeks that were quivering with nerves. “We were friends at school but things are different now. You’re world-famous, you have staff to look after you and security.” Her head nodded towards the large beefy man who stood at the front door, and knowing another still on the other side of the front door at the street. “I’m just an everyday gal trying to fit into your world for one night.”

He scratched his chin. “You know, you’ve done a very good job deflecting my question. I’ll ask again, are you seeing someone?”

Her breathing hitched. She wanted to tell him the truth, she really did. She wanted to be sassy and say something like, do you know that you are my celebrity pass with a lift of her eyebrow. But there’s no way she was gonna say that. So instead she took a deep breath to reassure herself and admitted, “Sort of.”

His forehead creased and so did the skin between his eyebrows. “How do you have a sort of boyfriend?” He looked at her and under his watchful gaze, she felt herself squirm in her new boots.

She rubbed her moist palms up and down her fake leather pants. “We’ve been together for a few months but a couple of weeks ago, I suggested a break.” She blew out a long breath. “His idea of a break is different from mine.”

“And?”

“Let’s just say that Mike wasn’t too happy about tonight.”

And wasn’t that the understatement of the year?

Best selling, award-winning Australian author, Joanne Dannon, writes both sweet, and steamy romance. She want to give her readers the experience she loves to savor--indulging in a sigh-worthy-happily-ever-after, being swept away from the everyday by diving into a delicious romance novel.

Joanne is a happily married mother of two heroes-in-training who loves spending time with friends and family. She can be found on Facebook and her website www.joannedannon.com chatting about reading, writing, cooking, vintage-inspired dresses and all things romantic.

Want You By Joanne Dannon

Review by Heidi Lynn's Book Reviews

First, I want to thank Joanne Dannon for providing me with this book so I may bring you this review.

Want You by Joanne Dannon is the ultimate storyline of a dream come true for me. Anyone who knows me knows I have a few celebrity crushes and winning a date with them I would be totally fangirling! Needless to say, this book had me grinning ear to ear! One of my favorites she has written.

This book Joanne dedicates to all the geeky girls out there who thought the cute guy would never notice them.

Joanne also would like to dedicate this to all of her friends who have a crush on Sam Heughan. Now, I myself had never heard of him so I had to google him

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It is not everyday your high school crush turns into this big-time famous actor that is holding a contest for you to be his date. Not every day your best friend puts your name in a few or more times for a chance! A once in a million-time chance to win a date with a hot famous celeb!!

Joanne takes you behind the scenes to show you what it is like to live that lifestyle. Plus, how it effects your relationships with others as well

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There were some extremely interesting conversations in this book.