Xio Axelrod’s Love on the Byline: A Plays and Players Novel IS LIVE & we have an excerpt!

Love on the Byline: A Plays and Players Novel <— JOURNALIST IS TASKED WITH SHADOWING A FILM STAR & THEN SHE MEETS HIS ASSISTANT (HER COLLEGE CRUSH!!) Ooooh I love when crushes come true. 😉 And to celebrate this release, Xio Axelrod (as well as her publisher, Blue Box Press) is sponsoring today’s newsletter.

The author says:

Love on the Byline is finally here! I’m so excited for everyone to meet Blake and Ollie. Their story was so much fun to write. It’s got all the second chance, forces proximity, workplace, friends to lovers, tropey goodness you could ever want.

If you’re in the PA/NJ/DE/NY area Thursday evening, August 31st, come join me as I celebrate the release of LOVE ON THE BYLINE at Barnes & Noble in Hamilton, NJ! I’ll be joined by the exceptionally talented Nisha Sharma (Tastes Like Shakkar, Dating Dr. Dil), and we’ll be hosted by the amazing Jillian Greenfield Stein. Register for your spot now.

Link: https://stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/9780062159521-0

Hope to see you there!

Blake Dillon isn’t exactly living the dream. She longs to follow in her grandfather’s footsteps and make a difference in the world as a journalist. Unfortunately, her current job has her paying-off hotel staff for celebrity gossip. Tasked with shadowing a film star for an in-depth profile, Blake sees it as a chance to finally prove her worth. She never expected the interview to reconnect her with her old college crush.

Oliver Benjamin agrees to move to Los Angeles to work as the executive assistant to his best friend, a rising star. He hopes it will give him some direction. However, he soon discovers the only difference between being a frat boy and a Hollywood heartthrob is the amount of free stuff and the level of media attention. Ollie spends most of his time putting out fires, leaving little time for anything else. When Blake is sent to chronicle their lives, he finds himself face-to-face with the one that got away.

Blake and Ollie are smart enough to recognize the signs—there are enough sparks between them to melt glass—but they agree to put a lid on it until the article is finished. Much easier said than done when they’re forced to spend more time together than apart. There’s more going on than a simple interview, but they’re both professionals. They must resist temptation or risk unraveling both their lives.

EXCERPT

It was so easy to read everything on his face, the longing, the lust, and the sweet, careful hesitancy.
She looked back at him and let him see, too.

He let out a soft breath that she breathed in, her brain screaming kiss me even though she knew she
needed to pull away.

“Blake…”

Ollie tilted his head, his brow knitting slightly. “I think…the universe is conspiring to get us to kiss.”

She smiled. “I think you’re right”

He searched her eyes. “Once wouldn’t be so bad. Would it?”