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2026 Book 39 - Name Your Price by Holly James

It was a cute read. I’m getting a little tired of books with main characters who need money to keep gram gram in the nice nursing facility, but that may be just me. Anywho, Olive needs money to keep her beloved grandmother in the swanky assisted living. When her argument with her actor boyfriend, Chuck, goes viral, they agree to participate in a reality tv show to live together for a month despite a nasty breakup. Olive is the scandalous baby of a famous affair, and she’s always felt ashamed of her existence. Her parents died when she was young, and she felt guilt and sympathy for the woman (a famous actor) her parents scorned. Meanwhile Chuck has been labeled a problem actor, and can’t get a job. Their time filming the reality show is full of set ups for romance and conflict.  Olivia’s father married an actress to help the actress stay in the US and advance her career, but they were never in love. It was a business arrangement. When her father met her mother, their relationship wa...