Title: Fix You
Author: Beck Anderson
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Adult
Publication Date: September 9, 2013
Publisher: Omnific Publishing
Event organized by Literati Author Services
Synopsis
When Kelly Reynolds’s husband died, he left her—the awkward, cautious one—to raise their two young boys. She’s pieced herself back together, barely. Now she takes refuge in her routine: running her kids around and running the trails near her Idaho home. Two years after her husband’s death, a chance encounter on a run brings Andrew into her life. But Andrew is Andy Pettigrew, the Andy Pettigrew, famous actor. Kelly hates risk, and a love affair with Andrew is certainly tempting fate. She doesn’t fit into his Hollywood world. She doesn’t own a pair of Louboutins, and she couldn’t walk five paces in them if she did. Andrew oozes cool. She reeks of dork. But despite this, they click. It may be inexplicable, but it works. However, it’s also becoming clear that Andrew struggles with the pressures of his fame. Kelly’s hold on a so-called normal life is already tenuous, and as much as she might want to indulge the fantasy, she doesn’t know how either of them is supposed to cope with stalkerazzi and tweet-happy fans with camera phones. She and Andrew both have secrets that seem impossible to keep. Beck Anderson’s witty, engaging writing yields an emotional tale of love, loss, and all the little things that make up a life. In the end, what is it that really holds us together? Kelly must decide if love can fix two people who might be broken beyond repair.
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MY REVIEW
Fix You is a beautiful and engaging story about loss and love and relationships. I truly did not know what to expect going into this book, and found myself immediately drawn into Kelly and Andrew’s story. I read it in one sitting. The writing is crisp and well-paced, and the author takes time developing both the characters and their relationship with each other. We meet Kelly, who is still dealing with the loss of her husband while raising two young boys. Andrew is a movie star with his own personal struggles but who very much wants to have a life with some normalcy. This is a beautifully written, very real story, about learning to overcome your personal demons and opening yourself up to love.
Kelly and Andrew have something honest and true, but the question is whether Kelly is strong enough to be there for Andrew when he needs her most. There is not a lot of steam or graphic sex in Fix You, instead we are treated to a great storyline and lots of dramatic developments. The areas in and around Boise, Idaho also play an important role in the story and the gorgeous mountain setting is a big part of the storyline in Fix You.
It is nearly impossible for Andrew to have a normal life and a normal relationship in the world of stardom and Hollywood fame, but he desperately wants to be with Kelly. You need to read Fix You to see if both Kelly and Andrew can overcome all the obstacles in their path and be together. I really enjoyed this book and look forward to more books from Beck Anderson.
*ARC provided in exchange for an honest review*
About the Author
Beck Anderson believes in the power of perfectly imperfect women and in the healing power of love. Her new novel, Fix You, grew out of those beliefs and the time to write afforded by the worst Thanksgiving blizzard she’s ever witnessed in West Yellowstone.
For Beck, the path to published novelist has taken lots of twists and turns, including a degree in anthropology, a stint as a ticket seller at a ski resort, a much-loved career as a high school English teacher, and a long tenure as a member of the best writing group ever, hands down.
Beck balances (clumsily at best) writing novels and screenplays, working full-time as an educator, mothering two pre-teen males, loving one post-40 husband, and making time to walk the foothills of Boise, Idaho, with Stefano DiMera Delfino Anderson, the suavest Chihuahua north of the border.
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credoroza says
I am excited by your review. I just received the ARC from the publisher and love seeing these types of reviews. I also love you making mention “not a lot of steam or graphic sex”. I have found many a story line ruined because of to much smexiness.
Great review!