I was wrong.
It is actually a Mormon fiction book, something that I did not know going into it. I don't read a lot of Mormon fiction, unless it is historical fiction, because my small tasting of it (Annita Stansfield and Jack Weyland... ugh) has been dripping with cheese and a side of corny. This has both cheese and corniness, but the witty banter and hearty emotions kind of band aid that up for me. There were times I literally laughed out loud. There were moments where I had tears running down my cheeks with sadness. I may have even let out a little sigh of contentment once in a while. Any story that can make me feel that kind of emotion, is worth reading in my book. (No pun intended)
So here is the plot line. Becky Jack is a Mormon, wife, mother of four, and a screenwriter that has just sold her first script. When she is in LA signing the contract, she runs into her all time favorite heart throb actor, Felix Callahan. Through some misfortunes on Becky's part, Felix ends up driving her back to her hotel and buying her dinner. They dance, they laugh, and it is the beginning of a beautiful friendship, one that her husband is fully aware of and approves of I might add. There are unexpected twists and turns along the way, some I predicted from the beginning (Mormon fiction remember?) and some that were completely unexpected.
I liked it. I don't know if I would necessarily own it, or even read it again, but it is a good one time kind of novel that leaves your heart happy at the end of it. And yes, I would recommend it.
