Just Frankie, Actually

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Synopsis (from Amazon):  I came to Serenity Cove to disappear. Falling for the hot single dad was never part of the plan.

For the first time in my life, nobody wants anything from me beyond a fresh pot of coffee and a slice of pie.

Not the regulars at the diner where I work under a fake name.
Not the small town that’s slowly, stubbornly starting to feel like home.
And not Cal Holloway—the local veterinarian, devoted single dad, and the one man who looks at me like I’m just Frankie.

Not Hollywood’s former darling.
Not a billionaire’s disappointment.
Not a woman with a past she’s trying to forget.

Just Frankie.

Which would be a whole lot less terrifying if Cal weren’t kind, steady, and the sort of man who’s deeply inconvenient to a woman trying not to want anything. Or if his little girl didn’t keep sneaking past my defenses. And if being part of their world didn’t feel so dangerously close to everything I’ve ever wanted.

Serenity Cove was meant to be a place to lie low. Keep my head down. Stay out of trouble. Easy enough—until Cal. Now this town, this man, and his little girl are getting under my skin in ways that feel equal parts lovely and reckless.

But hiding doesn’t last forever. And when the life I left behind comes calling, I have to decide whether to go back to the future everyone expects of me . . . or stay in the one place that’s started to feel like mine—with the man who sees me more clearly than anyone ever has.

Just Frankie, Actually is the fourth book in the Love in LA series but can be read as a stand-alone. Perfect for fans of Notting Hill and Katherine Center and readers who love single dads, celebrities in hiding, quirky small towns,and flamingos.

One (or more) Sentence Summary:  This is my second book in the Love in LA series.  I still need to read book 1 (Britta and the Beach Boy) and 2 (Terms of Un-Endearment), which means book 3 (Fa-La-La-La Land) and Just Frankie, Actually are truly standalone books.  I still want to read book 1 and 2!

In Just Frankie, Actually, we are introduced to Frankie - who appears to be an ordinary girl, working an ordinary job.  As we learn through the book, Frankie is actually very famous child actress and surfer.  She was the star on Surf City until her ex-husband and father caused her to run away from all.  She has been hiding out in Serenity Cove and working as a waitress in a local diner.  She befriends Cal, the local veterinarian and his 3 year old daughter.  

She is there to help Cal when needed, and boy did he return the favor when Frankie needed it.  One day she is recognized by an out-of-towner.  Based a video posted online, the reporters come rushing to Serenity Cove and Cal helps Frankie out by bringing her to his families farm. Frankie ends up failing even more in love with Cal and his entire family.  She knows that she must run or risk hurting them all.  At the same time she finds out her father is dying.  Fleeing to home, she finds herself and what she needs to make her happy.  In the meantime Cal is struggling with his want/need for Frankie and knowing her lifestyle isn't the same as his.

In the end love wins!  Just Frankie, Actually had great characters who grew along the journey in a beautiful way, great story line leaving you wanting to read one more chapter, and unpredictability along the way keeping you engaged.  

Brittany Larsen is an Idaho girl who's spent the last twenty plus years in California raising daughters, reading just about anything, and writing--not necessarily in that order. Hot yoga is her happy/uncomfortable place. She loves a good romance, whether it's set in modern-day, nineteenth century England, or the Old West, as long as it's got a feisty heroine and makes her laugh and/or sigh. 

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