MARLOWE BANKS, REDESIGNED – Jacqueline Firkins
Griffin
ISBN: 978-1250836502
October 25, 2022
Contemporary Romance

Los Angeles – Present Day

As a production assistant on a popular TV show in Hollywood, Marlowe Banks is expected to help keep the show’s staff organized and happy. Her job is to sort and hunt down clothes for set backgrounds, specifically those who are hired to be in the background during filming scenes. The male star of the show, Angus Gordon, is your typical badass actor who looks down on the production staff. But after a background actress is unable to show up, it’s Marlowe who is forced to step into the scene because she is the only one who fits into the waitress outfit. The part was only supposed to be a bit part where she pours Angus’s character coffee, but instead, it becomes a viral scene when they lock eyes—and don’t look away.

Soon, Marlowe is being written into the show for three episodes in a bit part as the former girlfriend of Angus’s character. This means that she will have to interact with Angus—and they soon hit it off. She learns that his pretty boy attitude is all made up. Deep down is a guy who has insecurities—just like Marlowe does. But while he glides through the Hollywood scene with no problems, Marlowe is having trouble dealing with the idea of attention being on her. She realizes that their friendship shouldn’t be more than that of friends or coworkers, but their hormones tell another story.

Marlowe had another life in New York City with her divorced parents, a job she enjoyed, and a fiancé, but she left it all behind after she realized that she was expected to act one way, with no thought to her feelings. In MARLOWE BANKS, REDESIGNED, we drop into the middle of her new life in Los Angeles. It isn’t pretty, but she loves her job sorting clothes and running errands to find specific clothes and shoes for shooting. Yet, it is hard for her to put her old life behind her, especially when her ex keeps texting her to see if they can reconcile. Marlowe just hasn’t taken the opportunity to tell him no—and why.

While we don’t really get a chance to hear Angus’s point of view in MARLOWE BANKS, REDESIGNED, we can see him slowly change from the arrogant man who stares blankly at Marlowe, until he finally begins to open up to her and shows readers another side. Their relationship starts slow, but when they finally kiss, they want it all. Except, well…no condoms! Their friendship is funny and endearing, and readers will enjoy the cute banter that runs between them. They are made for each other, yet readers wonder if any romance could be sustained. After all, Angus is a big enough star that tabloids chase after him for pictures and news, while Marlowe prefers to not have attention drawn to herself.

If you’re looking for a tale that is a bit different and will make you chuckle, then you most definitely want to pick up a copy of MARLOWE BANKS, REDESIGNED.

Patti Fischer