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Star Struck - Jane Lovering (2011)
Skye's life comes crashing down when she loses her fiance, her best friend and her memory in a car crash. The once confident actress will barely leave the house and her only company is friend Felix and Falling Skies, the sci-fi series. When Felix persuades Skye to attend the Falling Skies convention with him, the only thing that gets her to Nevada is the possibility that she's going to meet her idol, the star of the show. While confronting her fears of the outside world at the convention, she meets Jack Whittaker, the moody writer of the show. She discovers she isn't the only one who is trying to get away from her past. The two of them try to fight their attraction to each other with too many problems of their own to pick up each others but will they be able to continue to fight it? Set against the backdrop of a geeky sci-fi convention, it isn't your run-of-the-mill chick lit setting when it comes to celebrities, which is definitely part of the charm. The scenario works well for the characters staying on top of one another, and there is a great supporting cast of super fans. Although it is a little similar to the plot of Jane's last novel Please Don't Stop the Music, where the two main characters are trying to run away from their past, it is still an enjoyable read as the secrets are teased out until the end. (AB)
In Jane Lovering's Star Struck, Skye finds herself attending a sci-fi convention in the Nevada desert. The summary says: "Our memories define us don't they? And Skye Threppel lost most of hers in a car crash that stole the lives of her best friend and fiance. It's left scars, inside and out, which have destroyed her career and her confidence. Skye hopes a trip to the wide dusty landscapes of Nevada and a TV convention offering the chance to meet the actor she idolises will help her heal. But she bumps into mysterious sci-fi writer Jack Whitaker first. He's a handsome contradiction cool and intense, with a wild past. Jack has enough problems already. He isn't looking for a woman with self-esteem issues and a crush on one of his leading actors. Yet he's drawn to Skye. An instant rapport soon becomes intense attraction but Jack fears they can't have a future if Skye ever finds out about his past ... Will their memories tear them apart, or can they build new ones together?" Star Struck is out in September.