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Breaking Character Kindle Edition

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Life has become a farcical mess for icy British A-lister Elizabeth Thornton. America’s most-hated villain stars in a top-rated TV medical drama that she hates. Now, she’s been romantically linked to her perky, new co-star, Summer, due to the young woman’s clumsiness. As a closeted actress, that’s the last thing Elizabeth needs. If she could just get her dream movie role, life would be so much better. The only problem is that the eccentric French film-maker offering it insists on meeting her “girlfriend”, Summer, first.Summer Hayes is devastated when her co-star shuns her for accidentally sparking rumors they’re lovers. Now the so-called British Bitch has the audacity to ask Summer to pretend to be her girlfriend to get her a role? Elizabeth doesn’t even like Summer! Oh, how she’d love to tell her no. And Summer definitely would if it wasn’t for the fact she’s maybe a tiny bit in love with the impossible woman.A lesbian celebrity romance about gaining love, losing masks, and trying to stick to the script.

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Jane Clements at Goodreads rated it five stars

Wow! I loved this book. I already know I'll be rereading it. Lee Winter is one of my favourite authors but she's outdone herself with this one.

On the surface, it seems like a by-the-numbers lesbian romance. Fake relationship? Check. Two beautiful protagonists with glamorous careers? Check and check. Ice queen? Check.

Because it's Lee Winter, though, these familiar tropes are taken and woven into a satisfyingly long, clever and compelling narrative. The story reminds me a little of one of my other favourite books, K. E. Lane's And Playing the Role of Herself. If you liked that (as many fans of lesbian romance seem to) then you'll like this too.

Product details

ASIN : B07KQ2FXPZ
Publisher : Ylva Publishing; 1st edition (December 5, 2018)
Publication date : December 5, 2018
Language : English
File size : 2469 KB
Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Not Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 336 pages
Lending : Enabled

Best Sellers Rank: #106,753 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #485 in Lesbian Fiction
- #536 in Lesbian Romance
- #582 in Gay & Lesbian

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Carrie K

Infatuation

Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2018

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I think I went into this with too high of expectations based on all of the ARC reviews. I was a bit let down. Don't get me wrong, this was a really solid story. I love fake romance and celebrity themes.

The characters were all fleshed out and everything felt believable.

I felt annoyed with how long the Grace thing panned out. And I just didn't understand Elizabeth's draw. Even as it was plainly explained for the readers. I hated that character. I know we were supposed to but still.

And Summer always came across as immature. A young person with a crush and infatuation. It never really felt like anything beyond that to me.

So this is sounding harsher than I really mean to be. It is much better than I'm making it sound.

I liked the weaving from personal to set. And how the emotions bled through so that the lines were often blurred. There was always a sense of anticipation. I liked the length of the book. I wasn't able to quickly devour it. I kept looking at the percentage and feeling glad that I wasn't even close to being finished. So see? I DID like it!

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Lov2laf

A strong book for romance fans...

Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2019

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"Breaking Character" is a well-written, pleasant, and satisfying romance, hitting a lot of tropes in a unique way. I think romance fans will really enjoy this read with one caveat.

When it comes to lesfic, a lot of fan favorites are: age gaps, ice-queens, Hollywood, fake relationships, good communication, and slow burn romances. Winter provides all of these but with a spin.

For just a few examples, an age gap of nine years is made greater by Summer being a former child star and looking another five years younger than her actual age. Also, the public persona of Elizabeth is that she's an ice-queen but she's actually not at all and merely an introvert. Summer figures this out within the first few pages and Elizabeth is never actually an ice queen to anyone. I was very glad that the author didn't choose to make her pretend to be cold just to drag out the drama. And usually Hollywood f/f romances involve coming out to the public and the "in the closet" aspect is a conflict between the romantic leads used to heighten drama. Not here.

I found Lee Winter's story choices refreshing. Just when I thought we'd hit a tired story line, she took us in a new direction.

In another unique spin, we even get a sex scene that's not a sex scene that is a sex scene. That takes some finesse.

The caveat is that, as much as Summer and Elizabeth are likable and there's some great flirting going on between them, they are not in the same place when it comes to mutual attraction. It takes until nearly the end of the book to get there. Because of that, the sizzle we could've felt from the get-go is doused. However, despite the lower heat, what the reader gets is a romance built on true friendship and respect and Winter rewards us with a final intimacy scene and solid epilogue.

Overall, well done and I enjoyed. Recommend. 4.3

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Reader44

A different fake romance

Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2018

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I agree with some of the other reviews. This is NOT the best from Lee, however, it is probably one of the best in the fake romance / actress genres in FF romance out there.

Lee tends to write very difficult characters and even though I could see /understand what Grace was doing with/to Elizabeth/Bess I couldn't for the life of me 'get' why Bess didnt see it. Perhaps, she had known her for close to 17 years and the gradual buildup into frenemies was something she couldnt discern? I have No idea. That said, I don't think Bess was ever ready to deal with her Grace problem till she got involved with Summer and started seeing the difference.

So what was so great about it? It is different from traditional romances set into hollywood and/or fake romance genre. I thought the shooting scenes / behind the scenes was done and described really well. One of my favourites was the prep for their big intimite scene and then the actual shooting(s) of it. As a person who loves details, I liked the insights into the director's thought process too. So yeah one of my biggest reasons for loving Lee Winter stories is the level of detail that goes into them.

I give this one 4.5 stars since I wish Lee had added more to the story after the so called end or gotten Grace dealt with at the 2/3rd mark of the book instead of after 80% of the book had gone by. Wanna know why? I'm just greedy for more happy times :)

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Rae Storey

All the feels

Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2019

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Breaking Character delivered the typical Lee Winter's lesfic KAPOW experience.

Name any element of a novel and I guarantee Lee Winter excels at it. But if I was forced to pick my favorite, it would be her ability to craft dialogue for any given situation, personality, mood, and dialect that feels natural and clean. Lines that flow like honey.

But without her fully realized, complex characters, her amazing dialogue would be wasted. Lee creates characters with backstories and goals, strengths and flaws, baggage and talents. Main characters, supporting cast, even the occasional extra are all given a defined space and purpose.

Lee spins stories full of color, dimensions, tension, angst, humor, love, heartbreak, happiness...all of the emotions of the rainbow. I know going into her books that I'm about to feel all of them deeply. And this book was no different. I felt it all, like I was both Summer and Elizabeth.

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The old one!

The best of the best!

Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2018

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I love age gap/ice queen/slow burn romance and this is certainly just that. The only thing that makes this one different is that it is the best one I've ever read! It would be impossible to not like both Summer and Elizabeth. Lee Winter has such a wonderful knack of having her characters evolve into exactly what the reader wants. This is a true opposites attract love story. A five star review doesn't even begin to tell how good this book is. The only thing I can say is to read this one as soon as possible----in fact, I think that I'll read it again right now because I'm just not ready to say goodbye to these ladies! Thank you, Ms. Winter, for another mind blowing and totally captivating read!

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Funny and sexy

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 7, 2018

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I loved the twistiness of the story and how it made the Fake relationship trope fresher. Both characters had many layers and it was interesting that it wasn't just the "ice queen" character that revealed those. I wasn't expecting the book to be funny but it was..... really funny.
***SPOILER*** I might be alone in this thought but the "sex scene" that Elizabeth and Summer film (after Summer is let loose) is much sexier than when they actually get it on for real. It came across as very intimate and emotional.
This is going onto my ever growing re read list :)

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The Reading Room

A Comedy of Errors – Take 2

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 20, 2019

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Elizabeth and Summer find the view from their respective ‘closets’ doesn’t offer the greatest clarity in this witty romance. – 4 Stars

Summer is an all-American actress who, having been a successful child-star, is desperately trying to rid herself of the girl-next-door image. She is passionate about acting and idolises the successful British actress, Elizabeth Thornton. Elizabeth is looking forward to the day her contract in an American soap comes to an end and she can resume more challenging roles. Both actresses choose to remain closeted, believing this to be best for their careers. However, when they find themselves engaged to play a particularly passionate scene, the doors to those closets don’t seem to close as firmly as they once did!

I always love the range of characters Lee Winter packs in to her novels and this one certainly doesn’t disappoint. Elizabeth and Summer are surrounded by a plethora of quirky friends, colleagues and family. Nearly all the characters, and a great deal of back-story, are crammed in to the first quarter of this novel. It’s a device though that pays dividends and allows the remainder of the story to flow seamlessly from one chapter to the next.

Breaking Character is also full of dry humour, much of it expressed through the tongue-in-cheek use of stereo-typing. Tea-drinking and Shakespeare identify the British interest, the French director is all about passion, and the Americans have a love of interior design, pool parties and junk food.

This is a very good story with a great mix of characters. The only reasons I gave four stars is that (even if it works in the long-run), it does take a while before the story really gets going, and, as witty as it is, I found the stereo-typing a little tiresome by the end. Not my personal favourite by this author, but a solid read and, without question, worth it.

Millie Ireland

A Winning Performance

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 9, 2019

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Breaking Character is a fake relationship romance set in Hollywood. Two closeted actresses, veteran star and bright younger talent, both caught in a high ratings but drivel content soap, agree to pretend to be a couple to secure roles in a highly feted director's indie film.

This novel is very, very good. In terms of quality of cinematic setting and underlying story, think Susan's Meagher's Fame, K.E. Lane's And Playing the Role of Herself, Jae's Hollywood series, Lynn Ames' All that Lies Within. Winter says in her acknowledgements that her betas included a film and television actress and she credits her with ironing out many errors. The accuracy of film detail is a big plus but I think I would have loved these characters if they came together working their way through plumbing night school classes.

Ms A Mehmet

A marvellous book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 19, 2020

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After reading this book its easy to see why there are so many 5 star ratings. I could not put this book down, the story is so gripping, the depth of the characters and how the story plays out is captivating. This is one of the best books I have read in some time. I will defiantly be reading more by this author. I highly recommend this book, for the storey, and the fantastic way it is written. Top notch, if I could give 10 stars I would. Well done Lee Winter and thank you.

Crackdown

This has turned into one of my favourite books.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 12, 2019

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I think this is one of my favourite books.

I am not sure why it resonates with me, but I love the character development, and the way the story blends together. You really don't have any threads that don't get answered, or weaved into the overall tale. No frustrating dead ends here.

I could go on, but don't want to post spoilers.

What I do know is, I have listened to the Audible version many times, which is what prompted me to get a physical copy of the book.