The sequel to Cheating at Solitaire, this book starts up a few months after the previous one finished. Lance had promised to teach Julia how to be in a relationship (what with Julia being the single woman’s guru for years on end) before his acting career really took off. Now, they rarely get to see each other as he’s off filming or touring or doing whatever it is that famous actors do. And to top all matters off, she had to hear that he bought a house in LA in a television interview! But, when he asks her to come visit him out in LA, her best friend convinces her that the two of them have to go. Living in your famous boyfriend’s mansion aren’t as wonderful as you would expect, though. First of all, Lance is rarely around. Secondly, Julia no longer knows what to do with her time – she used to be a best-selling non-fiction author, devoted to writing books about the single life, but now that she has a boyfriend, she’s not sure who she really is anymore.

One of the reasons I love Ally Carter’s books so much is that, even though her characters are in situations and circumstances that most people would never have the opportunity to be in, they are so relatable and more real-life than characters you could find in so many other books. Especially in the chicklit genre. I mean, I’ll never be a best selling author who is dating the most famous hottie in Hollywood, but the situations feel real to me, the emotions feel real, and the people definitely feel real. Plus! No ditzes! No flakes! No female lead characters I want to shake until they stop being so silly! It’s wonderful! There should totally be more chick lit like this.

This book got bonus points, of course, with the mention of Gone with the Wind, Vivian Leigh and Clark Gable. (Anything that mentions Gone with the Wind or Clark Gable gets bonus points, though. What can I say? Major soft spot for both of those.)

So yes, fabulous book! Only wish that she had sold more of this series, as she has only written the two card books, so now I will not be able to get any new Ally Carter stuff until 2009 when the next Gallagher Girl’s book comes out.