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What I Did for Love: A Novel Unknown Binding

by Susan Elizabeth Phillips (Author)

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How did this happen?Georgie York, once the costar of America's favorite television sitcom, has been publicly abandoned by her famous husband, her film career has tanked, her father is driving her crazy, and her public image as a spunky heroine is taking a serious beating. What should a down-on-her-luck actress do? Not go to Vegas…not run into her detestable former costar, dreamboat-from-hell Bramwell Shepard…and not get caught up in an ugly incident that leads to a calamitous elopement. Before she knows it, Georgie has a fake marriage, a fake husband, and maybe (or not) a fake sex life.It's a paparazzi free-for-all as two enemies find themselves working without a script in a town where the spotlight shines bright…and where the strongest emotions can wear startling disguises.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B002SB8P6K
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Unknown Binding ‏ : ‎ 401 pages
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.2 pounds

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Barbara H.

Great story

Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2023

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Our heroine Georgie is a hoot! Enjoy this one, I sure did. I kept thinking Bram would get his back story told, but not in this book.

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Childhood costars reconnect

Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2023

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This is a Hollywood romance, with paparazzi, agents, movie execs, celebrities, and film and TV stars. Georgie and Bram met originally as costars of a beloved TV sitcom; she was the quintessential good girl, and he was a dangerous bad boy. Years later, they reconnect . Georgie is recovering from a painful and embarrassing divorce, and Bram is trying to rehabilitate his reputation in the business. When they end up married after a crazy night in Vegas, they agree to stay together in a fake relationship for the next year. Georgie wants people to stop seeing her as a victim, and Bram wants Georgie's clean reputation to help him regain credibility. Of course, sparks fly.

I really struggled with a rating for this book. (It's probably 3.5 stars. ) On one hand, it's a page turner, and I liked it enough to reread. On the other hand, the male hero really behaves like a selfish bad guy who's out for himself more than once. I was very ambivalent about Bram. Phillips does show him doing the work to better himself.

Published in 2009, this book feels dated. The plot about the breakup of Georgie's marriage has parallels to the Jennifer Aniston, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie story. There are remarks about being gay and being fat that probably wouldn't fly today. Not sure why it's part of a Wynette Texas series; none of the characters or settings have anything to do with Texas.

Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2023

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The book that got me into Susan Elizabeth Phillips ❤️ All of her books have wit, charm, and heart, but this is my forever favorite!

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Jane

I loved the anticipation and emotions I felt while reading this book.

Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2009

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STORY BRIEF:
Georgie and Bram starred in a TV sitcom for eight years. Bram was unreliable due to drugs, alcohol and sex. The TV show was cancelled because Bram was in a sex tape which someone made public. Georgie initially liked Bram but he hurt her during his bad boy days. Now they dislike/hate each other. Georgie is a good girl. Everyone loves her. She married Lance an A list movie star. Lance had an affair, divorced Georgie and married Jade (think Angelina Jolie). Georgie is tired of everyone feeling sorry for her and believes that if she gets married the tabloids will leave her alone. Bram and Georgie accidentally show up at the same party in Las Vegas. Someone drugs their drinks, and they wake up the next morning shocked to find they are married. They decide to stay married for awhile; each has their own reasons.

REVIEWER'S OPINION:
Another 5 star winner from S. E. Phillips. I love her talent. She doesn't churn out books as fast as I would like, because she writes quality which takes time. Georgie and Bram insult and lie to each other. The conversations are clever and entertaining. I loved the character development. There are several characters who change, grow, become better, or become different by the end of the story. Whenever I put the book down to do something else, I couldn't wait to get back to it. It's a little longer than most romance novels, and I enjoyed every minute.

REVIEWER'S COMMENT TO OTHER REVIEWERS:
I noticed some reviewers complained that it was too much like the Jen/Brad/Angie saga, but I say who cares what it was like. It was entertaining. There are only a limited number of story lines out there for romance novels. Every story I've read has already been told by someone else. The key is the author's voice, and this author's voice is one of the best. Some reviewers said they didn't like Georgie and Bram. I didn't think about that as I was reading the book, but I agree that some of their early actions were not likeable. However, by the end of the book they both had gone through changes from who they were eight years earlier. I liked the people they became and many of the things they did for others. The best part of the book was all the changes that various characters went through, not just Georgie and Bram, but others as well. In addition, the period of dislike created some interesting conflict and entertaining dialogue. Many authors have trouble coming up with a good reason for conflict. The conflict in this story was better than a lot of others I've seen.

DATA:
Story length: 401 pages. Swearing language: strong. Sexual language: mild. Number of sex scenes: 7. Total number of sex scene pages: 11. Setting: Los Angeles area, California, Las Vegas, Nevada, and Mexico. Copyright: 2009. Genre: contemporary romance.

OTHER BOOKS:
For a list of my reviews of other Susan Elizabeth Phillips books, see my 5 star review of "Glitter Baby" posted 1/15/09.

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What I Did For Love

Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2009

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When your life is falling apart, the last thing you want to be is famous with paparazzi on your tail, ok the second to last. The most humiliating thing would be to have the man, whom you loathe, see the paparazzi show you photos of your ex and his new wife and their happy news. This is the kind of day that Georgie York is having. She is known for being a spunky romantic heroine and not only has her film career tanked lately, but now her public image is suffering.

When she and the same man, former costar and super hunk Bramwell Shepard, run into each other in Vegas during what was supposed to be a girls get away weekend, turned Georgie in Sin City alone, you never know what might happen. When she wakes up the next morning she finds out that they were married the night before, a fact which neither remembers. Now she has a fake marriage, a fake husband and no clear way out. So she and Bramwell strike up a deal to stay together for a year. But, with Bran's housekeeper, her father and a stuck up agent as well as her ex, can they last a year. More importantly what will happen when they live together and start to learn more about each other than what the public knows?

Will they pull closer or further away when suddenly they are stuck in the house under quarantine, thanks to her ex, and what each really desires surfaces?

I enjoyed delving into the lives of the paparazzi and Hollywood stars. I think that Ms. Phillips did a wonderful job detailing just how much the "jackals" are like their namesake. What I Did for Love was an interesting story for me to read; while I missed Ms. Phillips football men I found that Bram had enough charm of his own to keep me interested in the story. I had fun reading What I Did for Love and think I learned a few things along the way. You got to love it when the bad boy makes good after all these years.

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megha alpesh doshi

Funny captivating

Reviewed in India on May 19, 2021

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A wonderful story with interesting characters and funny and interesting dialogue. One of Susan’s best novel 👍🏻. Couldn’t keep the book away

Jeanie Giles

funny and a great time wasters (when I should be ...

Reviewed in Australia on November 17, 2016

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Lots of LOL moments. All her books are corny, cute, funny and a great time wasters (when I should be doing other things, but end up on the couch...)

Lorraine Renaud

Intelligent, hilarious, loving, spectacular writing, you'll laugh you'll cry, all emotions, all good you can't lose with Susan E

Reviewed in Canada on March 15, 2016

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No one can make laugh love, me indignant and love the hero or heroine in anything Ms Phillips writes, she is extra-ordinary don't miss out on any of her books

Angel

An excellent read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 17, 2015

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Absolutely love susan Elizabeth Philips books funny romantic and tear jerkers rolled into one an excellent read just read honey moon which is also an excellent read

Nathou

A feel-good book for you girls

Reviewed in France on April 12, 2010

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Je suis une grande fan de Susan E. Phillips, et j'ai tout simplement dévoré ce livre. C'est pour nous les filles, celles qui rêvent du grand amour avec un grand A, de paillettes et de célébrité... Et pour une fois, on a l'impression d'être un invité VIP qui a (enfin!!) le droit (et l'opportunité) de rencontrer les quelques célébrités de ce monde... Bien sûr, on pourrait croire que, comme c'est souvent le cas dans les comédies romantiques, on va se contenter de passer un petit moment avec des personnages sympas quoique un peu superficiels... Il est vrai que dans les livres de Phillips, les histoires suivent assez souvent le même schéma, deux personnages se détestent pour finalement se retrouver et ne plus se séparer... Mais dans What I did for Love, une fois de plus, l'auteur brosse un portrait de ses personnages plus qu'attachant et original. On ne s'ennuie pas, on rit beaucoup de la répartie des deux "héros", on suit leurs aventures et finalement, on plonge dans l'histoire avec beaucoup de plaisir. C'est un livre romantique, oui, mais il n'y a pas que ça, et c'est ce qui fait qu'on a franchement envie de le relire une fois terminé.

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