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The Perfect Hero - Victoria Connelly (2011)
As a lifelong Jane Austen fan, Kay can't believe that she was able to open her own bed-and-breakfast - aptly named Wentworth House after Captain Wentworth - in Lyme Regis, the region where Austen's novel Persuasion took place. How lucky can one girl get? Pretty lucky, it seems. A cast and crew, who are in town filming the movie version of Persuasion, encounter problems at their hotel and are forced to stay at Kay's B&B. As the gorgeous actors converge on Wentworth House, one man stands out above all others: Oli Wade Owen. Oli is the most handsome man Kay has ever set her eyes on and he seems to think she isn't so bad herself. As Oli starts to show Kay the affection she's been craving, she can't help but think that maybe there is another man she should be looking at ... one who isn't an actor and won't break her heart. Though the story is light and breezy, sometimes, Kay can be a bit self-centred and naive. But apart from this perhaps imperfect heroine, the story has a cast of colourful and fun characters who will stay with you even after you put the book down.(AS)
The follow-up to Victoria Connelly's A Weekend with Mr Darcy, The Perfect Hero, sees a film crew come to town. The summary says: "Die-hard romantic Kay Ashton uses her inheritance to open a B&B in the seaside town of Lyme Regis and is dumbstruck when the cast and crew of a new production of Persuasion descend, needing a place to stay. Kay can't believe her luck - especially when she realises that heart-throb actor Oli Wade Owen will be sleeping under her very own roof! Meanwhile, co-star Gemma Reilly is worried that her acting isn't up to scratch, despite landing a plum role. She finds a sympathetic ear in shy producer, Adam Craig, who is as baffled by the film world as she is. Kay thinks the two are meant for each other and can't resist a spot of matchmaking. Then, when Oli turns his trademark charm on Kay, it seems that she has found her real-life hero. But do heroes really exist?" The Perfect Hero is out in April. Connelly is currently working on the last novel in the Jane Austen addicts trilogy, Mr Darcy Forever.