I loved Just My Type last year and was SUPER excited for this book. Unfortunately, this was not the book for me. The third act break up had me wanting to DNF and then it resolved itself SO QUICKLY. The characters were unrelatable and frankly not great together? This book just kept screaming red flag after red flag to me. BIG YIKES. ALSO, the amount of times she uses fucking while saying her future significant others name? big no for me. I'll give Falon's next book a try but its going to take a lot for me to recover after this one.

Favorite quote: "Nothing about you is insignificant."

Synopsis: Emmy is returning to the acting world, starring in a movie she wrote. She's nervous to act again since her first and only movie experience ended poorly. But it becomes a whole lot worse when she finds herself co-starring with her former co-star and teen crush.

My take: I loved Just My Type, so I was super excited to read Falon Ballard's next book, Right on Cue. Unsurprisingly, I adored this story about two former co-stars who hate each other getting a second chance at making a movie and falling in love. Emmy is likable and funny, and I was immediately rooting for her. When she runs into Grayson West again, I was swooning right along with her. I thought the tension between them was so well written that I couldn't put down the book, needing to know what happens next. I loved everything about the slow burn between these two characters and their vulnerability and chemistry with each other. I did get annoyed with Emmy over a choice she made in the third act but after I finished the book, I understood why that was needed and how it led to several great scenes at the end. I highly recommend this book to fans of hate-to-love, second chance, and celebrity romances tropes.

I am a huge Falon Ballard fan, but I am sad to report this has been my least favorite. I’m not sure if I am out of the romance book game or if I’m misremembering but I feel like this one was heavy on the spice and low on the plot? I also didn’t love some of the self deprecating comments from the female MC. The good part was that the story was very quick and bingeable so that definitely made it feel like a good read. The idea of them being actors was very fun & different. It also really did give the How To Fake It In Hollywood feel which is one of my favorite books. Tons of tropes in this one so just take your pick! The setting was great & very picturesque but upon reflection it just didn’t hit as much as her others. I would still recommend reading! It is just hard for something to fill the Lease on Love shoes in my opinion. 3.5 stars

I *love* Falon Ballard- just picture me yelling this while doing a little dance. Maybe even insert that scene from The Notebook in the rain but instead I'm just yelling my love for Ballard. Have I set the stage? Great.

Right on Cue, like Ballard's previous work, creates characters that are so incredibly relatable and personable that it's hard to put the book down and realize that this is all fiction. The beauty of Ballard's style is that her romantic comedies are quite literally on par with those cult-classic romance movies. We all have the comfort movies such as Fifty First Dates or How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days and every release of Ballard's is just that.

Right on Cue follows a Hollywood darling, Emmy Harper who is known for being the queen of writing romantic comedies. We pick up where Emmy is getting her footing back into the industry after swearing off writing another happily ever after. The character growth, self-confidence and banter she holds is just amazing. Ballard rights tension and that forced proximity so naturally that the reader can just feel it in their bones. Now, I know a lot of people might go how on earth is a Hollywood star going to be remotely relatable to me as a reader but just trust me. The insecurities and stumbles of mistakes and fallouts are all things that I could see myself struggling with and I'm sure there have been moments in my life that I have felt exactly as Emmy and Grayson both feel at different points.

You're not going to want to sleep on this one. If you're a fan of Lease on Love or Just My Type, this offers all the comforts of those reads in a brand-new light.

Right On Cue is a hollywood romance about a screenplay writer and an actor who are forced to work on a production together, even though it's the last thing the FMC wants. As the writer of the movie, she didn't think she'd be throw in as an actor, but when the director and producers can't find the *perfect* fit, they convince her to fill in. Plus, it's not the first time she's acted--she had her debut years ago, but avoided the camera since when the male lead was mean to her.

This is a cute, if predictable, enemies-to-lovers romance that hits all the right notes. My only complaint is that the pacing falls off toward the end of the book, and some of the intimate interactions between the characters ventures into awkward territory.

All in all, I gave it three stars, and would recommend it to romance (and especially hollywood romance) fans.

Her first love
The book starts out with our MFC Emmy (Emilia) Harper and her best friend/director Liz attempting to find an actress to play the lead in Emmy’s screenplay of her bestselling book. She ends up taking the part herself since none who have auditioned do as good of a job as she does when tested with the actors auditioning for the male lead. Emmy hasn’t acted in over 10 years and is still upset about the circumstances of her first, and only, acting role. She’s worried, but not about working with the actor who will play opposite her, as they are friends. But on the day before shooting is to start at a small country inn, she runs into Grayson West, who is the cause of Emmy’s destroyed acting career because of comments he made about her during the filming of their first roles 10 years ago when they were both teenagers. From this first meeting, anytime they are together on screen everyone can tell neither has moved past that first movie.
From this beginning the story moves through hostility, anger, and disrespect until Liz has had enough of the childishness and pulls them both in and gives them an ultimatum- work together or the film won’t get made. From this point on, Falon Ballard does a wonderful job of letting us see how Emmy copes. The road to the end of the book is not all smooth sailing though, but we get the ending readers deserve.
I was given an ARC of the book through NetGalley and this is my honest opinion

Falon Ballard is definitely an auto-read, auto-buy author for me!

I enjoyed this one but I didn’t love it. The miscommunication trope and the third act breakup was particularly cliche. I also totally saw it coming from the beginning. I couldn’t connect with the banter of the main characters but I did enjoy the character flaws each had. I felt that the middle drug a bit and then it ended furiously fast. I enjoyed the small town setting and some of the humanizing of Hollywood people that happened but this wasn’t my favorite Ballard.

Thanks to @putnam and Netgalley for the eARC!

This is a fun story about Emmy Harper, who is an award winning screenwriter, who is acting in the starring role of her current screenplay. As if she isn't hesitant enough to act again, she finds out at the last minute that the lead male role opposite her, is the reason that she quit acting after her disastrous debut. As the filming starts and the actors can't deal with even talking to each other, it takes the money for the movie being pulled to get them to figure out how to make the acting work. As the solution is made, it is more than Emmy or Grayson have bargained for.

A fun, easy read with a great plot and fun characters. Thank you to Netgalley and the Publisher for the ARC in return for my honest review. I will recommend this book!

This is the first book I’ve read by the author.

I enjoyed the BTS of the film making process and wondered what kind of research the author did whether it was watching YT videos or actually going on a film set. I found the costars with benefits trope to be unique. I also enjoyed the other media elements including the articles, interviews, and tweets intermingled throughout the story.

I wish this book was narrated from a dual POV. The third act breakup was due to a miscommunication and it felt like it resolved too quickly and easily.

You may enjoy it if you like the following tropes:
- Celebrity romance
- Enemies to lovers
- Co stars with benefits
- Open door romance

This was an emotional rollercoaster in the best way. The highs are high. The lows are low. I love how it was single POV but you still see what the second character is thinking/feeling and understand any miscommunication.

The whole thing felt mature and modern with consideration for people’s mental health, consent, sexual best practices, and I’m especially impressed with the (small spoiler) third act break up and both in the couple respecting the other’s boundaries instead of forcing the issue to get back together.

Right on Cue is the story of an actress turned screenwriter (and a nepo baby) who ends up back in the spotlight with the guy she cannot stand as the co-star in her new movie. Oh, this was cute. It was a fluffy, steamy, witty and romantic enemies to lovers and without too much annoying miscommunication. And the setting in a cozy California inn was delightful.

Synopsis: Emmy Harper is a talented screenwriter known for her romantic comedies, but she hasn’t acted since she was a teenager. When the director for yer newest screenplay insists she play the lead, Emmy has no choice but to try acting one more time. Everything is going smoothly, until the male lead drops out and is replaced by Grayson West, Emmy’s nemesis and the reason she quit acting all those years ago.

Thoughts: This book had a lot of cute elements that made for a fun rom com. I enjoyed the overall setup of the story and the writing. I just didn’t really connect with the conflict between the two main characters with quite a bit of miscommunication and a third act breakup that just didn’t work for me. Overall I still found it to be an enjoyable read, so give it a shot if you’re a fan of the author or rom com books!

Read this if you like:
🎥 Hollywood drama
🎥 enemies to lovers
🎥 second chance romance

An adorable romcom between two movie stars!

This book was a breath of fresh air! I had the pleasure of listening to Right On Cue in audio and all of the narrators did a phenomenal job!

I fell for Falon Ballard’s books with Just My Type and I was so excited to dive into this one—and it did NOT disappoint! For those of you looking for a fun and quick read, look no further!

Emmy is the writer of a new movie and gets roped into being a star actress in it too. And while she’s hesitant, nothing compares to her panic when her number 1 enemy shows up as her co-star: Grayson.

This enemies-to-lovers, second-chance, celebrity romcom is one that lives rent-free in my mind. I didn’t want it to end, but I also couldn’t put it down!

I cannot recommend this one enough — especially the audio! And it’s out now, so go grab a copy!

Review time! Thank you @netgalley for a chance to honestly review this.
⭐️⭐️💫 (2.5/5)

🎥 Emmy Harper is considered the queen of writing romantic comedies. That is, until tragedy struck and she swore she’d never write another happy ending again. She is ready to return to the big screen but this time, Emmy’s also been convinced to star as the lead, dusting off acting skills she hasn’t used in over a decade.

Only problem? Her trusted co-star is taken out with an injury. With filming about to start, there’s only one other actor available on such short notice: Grayson West. The friction between Emmy and Grayson is palpable and it’s anyone’s guess if it’s unresolved awkwardness or simmering sexual tension. If working things out leads to sizzling chemistry on screen, what might happen when the cameras stop rolling?

🎥 Thoughts: The whole plot is based on miscommunication and, at times, it feels like Emmy doesn't even want to be with Grayson. Each miscommunication is handled poorly by simply running away from each other. I liked the first 50% as they both have to deal with working with someone they dislike, then find common ground. The second half was constant miscommuniation though over things that could have VERY easily been talked out.

so i’ve read like all of fallon’s books as she’s become an autobuy comfort author for me. buuut let me tell you!! i think this one is her spiciest one yet! she does not hold back on the heat compared to her other ones! the banter was also so great!

i feel like i’m normally not a huuuuge fan of celebrity romcoms for some reason, but this one was done so so well! so cute, and i loved the attention to detail in regards to movie making like adding in an intimacy coordinator, etc. we also loooove a man of consent!!

the only reasons this one didn’t get five stars for me was because

1. i didn’t fully get why she hated him and i didn’t get his pov from that moment really either

2. i’m not a big fan of miscommunication and that’s a lot of this book

3. the fmc seemed a bit whiny through there and there

overall though, i would definitely recommend picking up this cute, fun romcom!!

thank you to netgalley and penguin for this arc copy in exchange for my honest opinion!

I was very disappointed in this book. I don’t think Grayson did enough for me to like him and it felt like he just disregarded what he did to Emmy. He acted like she shouldn’t have been upset and blamed her for his poor acting in their scenes. I just wasn’t invested in this story unfortunately and it did not get better.

I just love Falon Ballards writing. I always feel her characters are so real and like I could know them in my day to day (not that I'm a Hollywood celebrity). Hated the third act break up but she redeemed herself.

- Work Place
- Enemies to Lovers
- Second Chance
- Forced Proximity
- Spice (3/5 🌶️)

Emery Harper is the Only child of a Hollywood power couple, and an Oscar winning screenplay writer. Her Oscar came from a drama filled film she wrote post her father death. Having that out of her system she decided to return to her Rom-com roots. This is her baby, That she can’t seem to cast the perfect leading lady in. Her Bestfriend and director of her film talk her into taking on the role.

Grayson West is the leading man in many action films but wanted to take on a different kind of role. He knew what he was getting into after he took on the role in the film the woman his first kiss came from wrote, even if their first film together was a total flop.

Can they work through their history and make a good film, or will they let their past tarnish both of their reputations further?

The banter is amazing and I loved every minute of this, except the third act break-up in my personal opinion its a way to common occurrence in most romance novels.

this is a super fun hollywood romance that’s easy to eat up! i just wish it had a bit more depth

the premise is so good! i’m a sucker for a second chance, hollywood romance! the set up was so enticing, i flew through the first half of the book. but it got really bogged down after that. i already had my reservations about the mmc from the start, but nothing he (or the fmc for that matter) said or did convinced me they were in love (and that quick too?!) this was begging for a dual pov. the mmc was going through so much but there’s no resolution for their history or current conflict.

this book is decent if you don’t think too hard about it but development that would’ve made the characters’ motives more believable and relatable! it was just hard to find something to connect to and really fully enjoy the story. i also think i’m not a fan of Ballard’s writing style but i so want to love her books.

3.5/5 Stars

Falon Ballard gave a classic "hallmark" love story in Right on Cue.
I really enjoyed the dynamic between Emmy and Grayson. While not complete enemies the competition and rivalry between then ran deep and was done well; however, I did struggle a bit with liking Grayson (this could be due the single POV and lack of his thoughts).

Overall, the storyline felt a little bit rushed for me. After deciding to sleep together to help their acting, Emmy and Grayson started to spend more time together. However, quite a bit of their interactions happened off page and we didn’t get to see those deeper bonding moments leaving us with two characters that had great physical chemistry. I think there is a time and place for the miscommunication trope but this one didn’t hit for me. The MCs are grown adults that just refused to communicate with each other.

The addition to news articles, podcasts, and social media posts were one of my favorite things about this book. These provided a sense of reality as well as giving a different sort of POV.