Review: Come a Little Bit Closer – Bella Andre

Movie star Smith Sullivan can’t afford any distractions. He’s staking his entire reputation on his new film…but he can’t stop thinking about Valentina Landon and the fire he sees smoldering just beneath the surface of her cool exterior.

Valentina isn’t averse to sensual pleasure, or even to the idea of finding true love, but as a Hollywood business manager she’s watched too many smart women fall for actors…only to be torn apart when the fairytale comes to its inevitable end.

But when intense weeks together on set turn their heated attraction into red-hot flames of passion, Smith knows he has to find a way to convince Valentina to let him get a little bit closer. Close enough to completely steal her heart…the way she’s stolen his from the start.

Series: The Sullivans #7
Release Date: February 25th 2014
Publisher: Harlequin MIRA
Source: NetGalley
Reviewer: Karen
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COME A LITTLE BIT CLOSER is an enchanting, powerful love story about two people falling in love.

Smith Sullivan at age thirty-six is the second oldest sibling in the Sullivan clan of eight. He is a movie star currently working on the movie Gravity. He is not only starring in the movie, but he also wrote the screenplay is the director and producer. Even though Smith is a huge movie star, he has remained grounded and has a close loving relationship with his family. He is immediately attracted to Valentina Landon the first time they meet on the Gravity set. Her sister, Tatiana is co-starting with Smith and Valentina works as her sister’s business manger. Smith wants to date Valentina, but she refuses, because she doesn’t date actors or people she works with.

Smith is the perfect man and I couldn’t help falling in love with him myself. He has it all, fame, fortune and success, but he is also down to earth and a nice guy. This is rare in Hollywood, so rare, that Valetina has a hard time believing he is for real. Smith is charming, powerful, gorgeous, talented, kind and seriously in lust with Valentina. There is a powerful attraction between Smith and Valentina from the moment they meet. Smith tries to convince Valentina to explore it, but she continually resists. What I liked most about Smith was that even though he could have any woman he wants, he never gives up on Valentina. I liked Valentina and sympathize with her cautious attitude. She is a beautiful woman and although she is intelligent, she is also aloof and afraid of getting involved in a relationship. She has built a shell around her heart and won’t let anyone in, except her sister. Valentina is conflicted because she is attracted to Smith, but she has always told herself she would never get involved with an actor.

Bella Andrea is a gifted writer and I was immediately drawn into the story of Smith and Valentina. This is the seventh book in the Sullivan series. Each book is a stand-alone and chronicles a different member in the Sullivan family.