A Hollywood Romance AND Second Chance Romance AND a book by the incredible Falon Ballard?!?!? What's not to love?
I loved this second chance and enemies to lovers romance. Ballard sure does know how to write a binge worthy book filled with allllllll the tension. This book made me laugh and swoon and the only complaint I had was that I wouldn't have liked more!

Was excited for this one since I really loved Lease on Love by Ballard. This one had a very different feel and although I enjoyed it overall, I felt like it was missing something. I always love romances when they have depth and I feel that this one lacked that. I couldn’t relate to the main character at all (she’s literally an A-list Hollywood nepo baby) so I immediately felt disconnected. Her past ‘trauma’ when it came to acting felt so insignificant and she could’ve easily overcome it.

I felt the romance was way too rushed and I didn’t feel the deeper connection between the two of them. There’s also nothing I hate more than the miscommunication trope and that plays a big role in this plot. Big parts of this book just felt a bit unrealistic. I did love the setting and getting a peek into the movie world was fun, but wasn’t enough to make me love this book.

Right on cue had me reading all night long, I needed to get to the end and see what happened! This book was so so good, but my onw big wish for romance novels is that we got more details on the emotional subplots. Why mention all of the characters inner turmoil and then not dive deeper?? Also, the third act conflict was a little cliché, which then rushed the ending, but it didn't ruin anything. Overall, it was a good read, but could have been better.

3 stars!

This was cute. This was sweet. But honestly the whole time I was wondering why she liked the male love interest because he was just rude and I'm glad she could get over that, but I couldn't. Then we mix in the third act breakup and I felt once again reaffirmed that he sucked. It's hard for me to love a book when I'm not rooting for the couple unfortunately, and I'm not sure how much this romance book will stick with me.

Thak you to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review!

I loved this authors previous books but this one was lacking the same spark as the others. The characters were unlikeable and immature and the third act breakup was frustrating

This sis by far my new favorite from Falon Ballard!! Everything about this book was so amazing and I loved every second of it!!

Reading the healing of Emmy while she takes a huge leap of faith into doing film again, then the cast imploding when Grayson West enters the set is interesting and catches your attention quickly. This is a fun and easy read that is a Hallmark movie in the making. It's a feel good, but not slow read that you can enjoy relaxing on a beach somewhere.

This book wasn't for me. The plot of the book sounds interesting and I can see why others would enjoy the book.

The story felt drawn out and repetitive constantly discussing their first movie, how it ruined her and how he isn't hitting his lines. I enjoyed the news articles thrown in and how the author details the scenes being shot in the movie.

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC.

This was a really cute enemies to lovers trope. Emily Harper writes rom-coms and Grayson West is her nemesis since they were 15. However, Grayson has been in love with Emmy since. Emmy thought he ruined her screen career and she had hated him ever since. Unfortunately, they are forced to work together on her most recent rom-com due to an accident with the leading character. Multiple takes and a come to Jesus talk with her best friend and producer leads them to a costars with benefits. Well as you can imagine the "benefits" turn into something more but that is all up for grabs when Emmy overhears part of a conversation and takes it the wrong way. This is a really cute quick read.

Right on Cue is an enemies to lovers, second chance (ish) romance between two leading actors of a highly anticipated rom com.

Emmy Harper, a former actress turned screenwriter, steps into the spotlight again when her new film has trouble finding the perfect leading lady. When the lead actor is pulled from the project due to an injury, Grayson West steps in to play the male lead.

This was such a quick and cute romance. I felt like it was a bit predictable but it was still enjoyable. I loved the banter and the enemies to lovers trope. I felt like the beginning started off slow but once it took off it was a fun read. The spice was great, the banter was amazing, and their growth was so fun to follow. The conflict in the third act was frustrating and didn’t make a lot of sense. Emmy became a bit insufferable for most of the last quarter of the book. The ending seemed to be cut short, but it was still very cute.

This book is adorable. I thought I was going to be split at first, but it turned out really cute. It has a third act break up, which is not my thing, but as it's a HEA, you know they'll get back together. The pacing is fine and you really grow to like both characters and 100% see why the FMC is completely worked up over my MMC because of their history. Friends to Crushes to enemies to lovers to enemies again. And they're coworkers. My biggest gripe is some of the industry things, but that's coming from someone who works directly in the industry. Marketing team interviews on set was actually the unit publicist, referring to some of the interviews when it was a creative content day, the MCs not having personal publicists and the studio they're with not providing the studio publicist? Even on the carpet?? Again - little nuanced things that only someone who works directly in the industry would pick up. If you don't work in the industry, I think it would be fine because you wouldn't pick up on those things.

Would def reread again and I was ready to when I finished it.

This was a good read. I liked it

Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Group Putnam for the E-ARC.

All thoughts and opinions are honest and my own.

Falon Ballard's newest romantic comedy features enemies to lovers romance, and it's a fun read! Due to circumstances beyond her control, Hollywood screenwriter Emmy Harper is forced to star in her own romantic comedy movie. This wouldn't be so awfully bad for Emmy, until she realizes who the male lead in the film will be...one Grayson West. Emmy blames Grayson for her disastrous performance in the first film she was in and still harbors a lot of hurt and resentment from their last run in. Now they are forced to work together closely, and soon they are revealing hard truths and growing closer than either of them anticipated. This would make a great Netflix film, and I really enjoyed the banter between Emmy and Grayson.

I have always loved Falon Ballard's novels and this one is no exception! It felt like a classic Hollywood story with a screenwriter and an actor finding each other again after filming a movie when they were teenagers. I always love a second chance trope in a romance novel. The only thing I didn't like in this book was I felt like the third act break up reason was preventable. It didn't feel as high stakes to me why they would break up, if only they just communicated to each other. But I do feel that a lot in romance novels.

I love a good hate bang as much as the next gal but I needed Grayson to not be such a raging prick ALL the time. I understand there's bad blood and that bad blood can make for heat in sex scenes, but when a character edges into insufferable, I just root for the FMC to ditch the MMC and move on.

That being said, I did enjoy Right on Cue. It's a fun, flirty book full of hate and angst. Romcom in a nutshell!

I received an advanced copy of Right on Cue by Falon Ballard from the publisher Penguin Group Putnam via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

What It’s About: Emmy Harper is considered the queen of writing romantic comedies, but once her father passed, she wasn’t sure she could do it again. But with the break and taking care of herself, she is finally back to dive into the genre with her latest project, but there’s no female lead who quite fits the role, so Emmy is pulled into the role and acting for the first time since her debut fell apart a decade ago. Unfortunately, a last minute injury benches her trusted co-star, the replacement who gets cast is Grayson West. An action star known for his abs and who makes blockbusters, he’s the perfect sub, except for the fact that Emmy blames him for destroying her acting career. As filming starts, the friction is clear and threatening to shut down filming, and so the two need to get their act together, but is their friction really sizzling chemistry?

What I Loved: There’s sexual chemistry here between our two characters, for sure. I think some of the trauma and grief were done well.

What I Didn’t Like: UGH. I’m so sorry. This book did not work for me. As I collect my thoughts, I feel that I liked it less than I originally thoughts. Let’s start off with why this book was unlikely to work for me: enemies to lovers is not my favorite trope (I find that it is difficult to do this trope and want the two to be together, cause oftentimes they are quite cruel to each other) and I really don’t love Hollywood romances. Here some of my biggest problems are that the scenarios that are the set-up for the book seem unlikely to occur. But biggest issue these two are just horrible to each other and act so immature and unprofessional to make me dislike both of them. I truly found the characters immature and not a good fit and I couldn’t get over it.

Who Should Read It: People who like enemies to lovers and Hollywood set romance.

Summary: Two actors who are enemies of one another are forced together for a film and hate and sparks fly.

I haven't read anything by this author before and after reading the summary I was excited to start reading and I was not disappointed. Emmy, once an actress, is an award-winning screenwriter and is best known for her romantic comedies. But when she endures a tragedy, her rom com writing days seem to be over, until recently when she is encouraged to jump back into the genre once again. Along with writing, she will also be acting in the new movie, but is forced to work with Grayson, who she blames for ruining her first movie and ultimately her acting career. As Grayson and Emmy work close together, the chemistry between them absolutely sizzles and explodes and neither can deny the attraction they feel towards each other.
The story was fun and lighthearted and I had a good time reading it. A great way to pass a lazy afternoon on the beach!
I received a complimentary copy from NetGalley and am voluntarily leaving my review.

This book didn't "wow" me . At 1st I thought it was cute but then it just bored me and not going anywhere. The ending was okay.

A fun, sweet romcom that is lower on the spice if you're looking for that. There is some miscommunication that felt a little forced, but overall a good read for a romcom!

a very fun and quick read, perfect for when you are just needing a easy pick-me-up romance on a lazy day! this was my second falon ballard book and I went into it blind, knowing very little about the premise, but thought it was so fun.

oscar-winning screenwriter emmy is ready to start filming for her newest film except one small thing: they don't have a lead actress yet. despite giving up acting after a failed first performance when she was 15 years old, she decides to step in for the part but comes to regret it when due to a last minute switch, her first kiss and former co-star suddenly takes on the lead role across from her. the two must figure out how to overcome their disdain for one another and complicated history, coming with a very unique way to do so. after not having read an enemies to lovers romance in a while, this was such a fun change of pace!

the setting of the book and general vibes were so much fun. getting to see some side characters as well was also cool, while I wish I could have seen a bit more of them throughout. the chemistry between the two main characters was so strong and its an interesting take on a relationship that I hadn't read in a while.

there were a few quips I had with the book though, particularly the third act breakup which honestly seemed unnecessary. the book could have stopped at 75% and I would have been happy with its resolution lol. also I wish we would have seen more of the friendship between emmy and liz because it was mentioned so much at the beginning but then kind of dropped off, with them barely interacting at all which was kind of upsetting.

overall this was a fun read though that I would recommend, especially because I enjoyed the author's writing style!