Starstruck (Leading Light #2)

Frustrated by his struggling career and irritated that he has to do an appearance at a video game convention, actor Neal Pearce decides to blow off some steam with the first cute man to catch his eye. What was supposed to be a night of fun becomes a media nightmare, at least until Neal and his publicist have an idea: roll with the rumors, officially come out, and turn that one-night stand into a fake PR relationship. It’s the perfect way to raise Neal’s profile in the media before the all-important film awards season rolls around, and Neal knows better than to let feelings get involved in something that’s not real.

Or so he thought…

A geeky introvert who plays video games for a living, Sam Walsh never expects to catch the eye of the celebrity he’s had a crush on since he was a teenager. He can’t refuse the money Neal offers, and it should be easy… right? All he has to do is smile for the cameras, act like a contractually-mandated fake relationship is perfectly normal, and pretend to be in love with Neal.

Except the only “easy” thing about it is how easy it is to actually start falling in love with him…


Starstruck is a 59,000-word standalone gay romance novel with no cliffhanger and a HEA. The books in the Leading Light series can be read in any order, though they all take place in the same universe and characters may make cameos from one book to another.