{"id":51062,"date":"2020-03-26T09:00:47","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T13:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=51062"},"modified":"2021-04-10T01:38:40","modified_gmt":"2021-04-10T05:38:40","slug":"audio-release-review-sleeper-by-kayley-loring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=51062","title":{"rendered":"Audio Release & Review: Sleeper (Name in Lights, #1) by Kayley Loring"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sleeper by Kayley Loring is live in audio and narrated by Mackenzie Cartwright and Teddy Hamilton! Stop what you\u2019re doing and #OneClick today!! <\/b><\/h4>\n

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Amazon US<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Amazon Universal Link<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Audible US<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Audible UK<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Audible DE<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Blurb<\/b><\/h4>\n

SHANE MILLER SLEEP DIARY:<\/b><\/p>\n

Went to bed at:<\/b>\u00a0Late.<\/i>
\nHow long it took to fall asleep:<\/b>\u00a0Forever. I have insomnia. Duh.<\/i>
\nNumber of caffeinated beverages you had consumed:<\/b>\u00a0Zero. Thanks for advising me to quit!<\/i><\/p>\n

My stress level is off the charts.
\nI can\u2019t sleep right on a normal day, and lately my days are filled with the best kind of chaos.
\nMy ex-wife and husband number two are filming in Poland for three months, so I\u2019m turning down movie parts to focus on the most important role of my life\u2014
\nimpossibly charming and somewhat capable young single dad.
\nMy son won\u2019t stop asking questions.
\nMy daughter won\u2019t brush her teeth unless I sing her showtunes.
\nOur regular nanny quit.
\nThe only person I could trust to hire as a temp nanny is my best friend\u2019s sister.<\/p>\n

If Mary Poppins and Bill Murray had a baby it would be Willa.
\nFresh out of grad school and beautifully weird.
\nShe hates my movies, and my kids adore her.
\nI couldn\u2019t sleep last night because she wasn\u2019t here.
\nTurns out I can\u2019t sleep unless she\u2019s in my house now.
\nTurns out she\u2019s what\u2019s been missing from my life all along.
\nIf my friend had any idea what I want to do to his gorgeous troublemaker of a sister, he would smother me with a pillow.<\/p>\n

The chances of us succeeding as a couple are about as good as that little indie movie that I made being a huge hit.
\nBut it\u2019s a chance I\u2019m going to take.<\/p>\n

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Review<\/strong><\/h4>\n

4.5 stars!<\/b><\/p>\n

OMG, what a gorgeous read! Sweet, sexy and laugh-out-loud funny, this trope-packed delight of a read is a movie star, brother\u2019s best friend, single parent, nanny\/boss romance that is full of chemistry and fun moments, and I freaking loved it!<\/p>\n

Willa fell in love with Shane Miller when she was 12 years old. He was 16 and the star of a tv show that also featured her older brother. They shared one moment that left its mark on the impressionable young pre-teen and ever since then no man ever measured up to her celebrity crush.<\/p>\n

Twelve years later and Shane is a divorced dad of 5-year-old twins, and one of the hottest comedy actors around. He\u2019s also suffering from terrible insomnia and trying hard to juggle his career and his kids with his lack of sleep. He needs help\u2026 fast. So, when his best friend Nico recommends his younger sister as a nanny, Shane is right on board. He remembers meeting Willa as a kid but they haven\u2019t seen each other in the intervening years, and with one look at her all grown up, he is lust-punched, which makes things kinda awkward now that she\u2019s living under his roof and an instant hit with his kids.<\/p>\n

Willa has recently returned from studying perfumery in France and is looking to expand on her passion and build her career. A short-term gig as a nanny seems like a good opportunity to make some money and get herself sorted out, and the fact that she gets to live with the man she\u2019s always obsessed over – who is more gorgeous than ever – is overwhelming in all the ways.<\/p>\n

Shane and Willa together are absolutely combustible. Hot and flirty, they banter and tease, and there are steamy stares and all kinds of inappropriate monologuing. I laughed out loud so many times as they flirt, day dream and fantasise about each other, and the sexual tension builds brilliantly. And when they finally decide that they can\u2019t hold off any longer\u2026 holy freaking hotness! The sexy time is sizzling, in a reflection of their mad passion for each other, and it sparks a relationship that is sweet and funny with plenty of cheesy, jokey moments \u2013 balanced with epic hotness, and I just loved seeing them together!<\/p>\n

Adding to the fun are Shane\u2019s two kids, Willa\u2019s older brother and best friend, and her outrageously hilarious grandmother. I love the relationships between the different characters \u2013 Shane and Nico are a lot of fun \u2013 and I\u2019m looking forward to seeing more of this group with Nico\u2019s story coming up in Charmer.<\/p>\n

This book is a giant ball of fun. I laughed, I swooned and though I could have done with a little bit less detail when it comes to Willa and her scents, I fell in mad love with her, and especially Shane. He may be a single dad movie star, but he\u2019s also just a regular guy trying his best, and the way that he and Willa literally throw themselves at each other is so entertaining to watch. They are honest, open and functional with very minimal drama, and this is an easy, angst-free read.<\/p>\n

The audiobook is narrated by Mackenzie Cartwright and Teddy Hamilton, and they do a great job with it. They bring these characters to life with humour and charm, and you can\u2019t help but love them.\u00a0 I highly recommend listening to this one!<\/p>\n

A fantastic read, I loved it! 4.5 stars.<\/p>\n

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Name in Lights<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Single parents in Hollywood<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Sleeper (#1)<\/strong> (Shane & Willa)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0\u00a0Amazon <\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0 Paperback\u00a0<\/a> |\u00a0 Audio<\/a><\/p>\n

Charmer (#2)<\/strong> (Nico & Kat)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy: \u00a0Amazon<\/a> |\u00a0 Paperback<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Audio<\/a><\/p>\n

Troublemaker (#3)<\/strong> (Alex & Emilia)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy: \u00a0Amazon\u00a0<\/a> |\u00a0 Paperback<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Audio<\/a><\/p>\n

Merrymaker (#4) <\/strong>(Elijah & Cloe)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"Name in Lights Collection\u00a0<\/strong>
\nFeaturing all three books plus the bonus novella ‘Pumpkin’s Gotta Give’
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

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About the Author<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"\"Before writing steamy romantic comedy novels, Kayley Loring got a BFA in creative writing from a Canadian university and had a fifteen-year career as a screenwriter in Los Angeles (under a different name). She mostly wrote PG-13 family comedies that studios would pay her lots of money for and then never make into movies. In 2017 she decided to move to the Pacific Northwest and write about all the fun stuff that she wasn’t allowed to write about in those PG-13 scripts. Now she\u2019s breathing cleaner air and writing dirtier words. It\u2019s an adjustment she\u2019s happily getting used to.<\/span><\/p>\n

Instagram\u00a0<\/a> |\u00a0 Facebook\u00a0<\/a> |\u00a0 Facebook Reader Group<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Website<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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