Pretending He's Mine

March 15, 2018
A sober, no-nonsense workaholic welcomes an entirely new worldview when he invites his best friend's free-wheeling and energetic sister to live with him.Dedicated Hollywood agent Julian Hart is caught in a deep conflict. Even as his entire career revolves around the success of his top-billing client and best friend, Carter Williamson, he nurses an inconvenient attraction to Carter's sister, Ashley. When he bails her out of a tough spot by letting her stay in his home, he doesn't realize he's bitten off more than he can chew. Ashley has had an effervescent crush on her brother's friend since she was a teenager, which bubbles up when she begins to share Julian's living space. When the two find themselves pretending to be a couple at a family reunion because Ashley is tired of the censure she faces from her family due to her singlehood, they finally acknowledge their mutual attraction. But Julian's preoccupation with Carter's career complicates their equation, especially since Ashley has consistently lived in the shadow of a brother she loves and respects. The second installment in the Love on Cue series puts a refreshingly modern and funny spin on the traditional idea that opposites attract. Ashley and Julian are opposites in almost every way: He is deeply committed to his career, while flight attendant Ashley has a gift for music that she's too afraid to pursue. Her sparkling energy electrifies Julian into acknowledging his internal conflicts while Julian's steadfastness inspires Ashley to take herself more seriously. The journey of the characters seems more real because Sosa deftly weaves several socially relevant threads, like whitewashing in the entertainment industry, into the fabric of her story.Witty banter and sexual chemistry blend together to concoct a compelling romance story.

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May 7, 2018
Sosa’s fluffy second Love on Cue contemporary (after Acting on Impulse) sets up a complicated relationship between flight attendant Ashley Williamson and film agent Julian Hart, who represents Ashley’s movie star brother, Carter. Ashley initially claims she just needs a place to stay between flights, but from the moment Julian gives her his spare room, she does her best to seduce him. He’s hardly immune to her charms, but Julian’s used to thinking of her as his best friend’s kid sister—in other words, off limits. Sosa tries to raise the tension by alternating Ashley and Julian’s narrations to show their inner concerns and hesitations, but the only real questions are where and when the pair will get together, and those are readily answered when they head to the East Coast for Carter’s low-key wedding and have to sleep in the same bed. Ashley’s white and Julian’s black, but the Williamsons look upon Julian as a member of the family, and no issues of cultural compatibility ever come up, which may strike readers as improbable. This contemporary is best suited to fans of light, quick stories with minimal angst. Agent: Sarah Younger, Nancy Yost Literary.