Thank you Netgalley, Holly James and Penguin Group Dutton for the ebook! This was a quick and fun romcom with laughs, tears, and some spice sprinkled in. Would you stay in a house with your ex for a million dollars?? Must read!

Thank you to NetGalley for the eARC. Unfortunately, I decided to DNF this at 43%. The bickering between the characters felt very redundant, and I honestly couldn’t sense the chemistry between them that the synopsis stated they had.

Although I’ve enjoyed other James novels in the past, this one wasn’t for me. I found the writing and story average, the characters lackluster, and the toxic to perfect love story forced.

This book was entirely satisfying to read. ENTIRELY!!! I complain, a lot, about the endings of books not being given enough time, not actually wrapping things up nicely, and being very rushed. This book's ending was superb. For that reason alone, you should read it.

Olivia and Chuck as the main characters are hilarious, and SO messed up. I loved every bit of their story!

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.

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1.5/5 🌶️

Tropes:
Second chance romance
Celebrity romance
Hollywood/Reality TV
Forced proximity
There is only one bed

If you’re a sucker for rom-coms and reality television shows, Name Your Price is a perfect mix. I’m usually not someone who rates romance books 5 stars, but I quickly knew I was going to enjoy the story of Chuck and Oliva. In a lot of romance books, major plot points or character conversations are redundant and drag out the story longer than it needs to be. I did not feel bored once while reading this. Holly James does a great job of balancing the plot out with moments from the TV show, serious conversations with characters, and the characters facing their own personal realities.

It is the year of reality show romances and I am not mad about it!

Olivia and Chuck were the perfect mix of romantic and toxic, I ate it up! I loved watching them work out their their issues and have such beautifully tender moments. While reading this, I felt like I was watching a movie play out and it was the time of my life.

I absolutely recommend this to all reality tv show lovers, the girlies who love a little healthy toxicity in their romances, and just overall all romance lovers!

This was a decent, middle of the road, romcom.

After a tumultuous breakup video of them goes viral, suffering actor Chuck and down on her luck Olivia, are approached with an offer that seems too good to refuse. The must live in the same house for a month without touching or leaving the house and they each win $1 million dollars. While they may be broken up, the two may be forced to work together in other ways in order to secure the money.


Right off the bat, this wasn't my favorite book. We see that Chuck and Olivia's relationship is incredibly toxic. They have zero idea how to communicate with each other and basically only have a physical relationship. Olivia is guilted into doing the reality show in order to pay for the nursing home that her grandmother is in.
I feel like there wasn't a ton of scenes about the actual show (which was supposed to be the whole premise), so I wish there was more of that.
Olivia acted like a brat during the entire duration of the book, making her incredibly unlikable. Even when Chuck asks for her trust, she refuses to believe him.
The ending felt incredibly rushed and didn't allow for me to believe in the character growth as much as I would like.

On the positive, the reality show setting is one of my favorites, so I enjoyed that aspect of the book!

🎥 Name Your Price by Holly James 🎥

Writer Liv and up and coming actor Chuck have explosive chemistry that often ends in explosive fights. When one fight turns into a breakup that accidentally goes viral, Liv and Chuck are offered an episode of reality show Name Your Price. If they can survive a month in a house together, they can earn a million dollars. The catch is that they can’t touch at all, and if they do money will be deducted from their prize.

Name Your Price is a super fun Hollywood romance that is packed with chemistry between the two main characters. The forced proximity of the reality show provided a perfect set up for Liv and Chuck to really work through their communication challenges and realize that their feelings for each other were deep and real, but they needed to actually talk to each other to make it work.

I loved the way both of their individual arcs played out as well as their romance together. It was great to see growth for both characters, and I love any time a romance mentions that therapy has helped get the couple into their happily ever after!


I recommend this one, especially if you enjoy:
🌟 celebrity romance
❤️‍🩹 second chance
💔 exes to lovers
👙 reality tv
💰 $1m prize
🚫 no touching
🛌 only one bed
🍿 Hollywood intrigue
🤏 forced proximity

Thank you to Netgalley and Dutton for the advanced copy to read and review. All opinions are my own. Name Your Price is available on July 30.

4.5 stars.

Name Your Price by Holly James is an absolutely delightful romance.

Olivia Martin and Chuck Walsh are stuck in a somewhat toxic cycle of fighting and making up. They have a combustible chemistry and they fight as passionately as they make love. Olivia is finally done but their break up is caught on tape and goes viral. When a reality show offers them the chance to make some very needed money to star in the show, both Olivia and Chuck agree and find themselves whisked off within just days of signing the contract.

Olivia is scarred by the scandal surrounding her parents who died while she was still a baby. Raised by her beloved grandma Ruby, Olivia ordinarily remains out of the limelight. Dismayed to be on camera for the month, she is even more troubled by the questions asked by the show’s host.

Chuck is movie star gorgeous and he is frustrated that his auditions do not end with roles. He has a wonderful family who are thrilled by his successes. Chuck is at ease in front of the camera but spending so much time with Olivia? Well, he constantly fights his simmering attraction to her while trying to adhere to the conditions imposed by the show’s smarmy host.

Name Your Price is a marvelous romance with a cute premise. Olivia and Chuck are fabulous characters that are flawed yet very likable. The attraction between them is smoking hot and the sexual tension ratchets up to a fever pitch. The reality show set up will appeal to readers whether or not they watch reality shows. Holly James brings this charming romance to a heartwarming conclusion.

3.5 stars

Second chance romance
Celebrity romance
Hollywood/Reality TV
Forced proximity
There is only one bed

When Olivia and Chuck's explosive break-up goes viral, it catches the interest of the producers of a reality TV show. The producers offer Chuck and Olivia one million dollars if they can live together in a house for one month. Both Chuck and Olivia need the money, but they know that sharing a space for one month will not be easy.

I enjoyed the premise of the book. Olivia and Chuck have great chemistry, and their banter is top-notch. The central conflict and the fights stemmed from their lack of communication, which is not my favorite trope in romance, but I enjoyed the forced proximity setting. Name Your Price is a solid rom-com, and I recommend it to romance readers who enjoy the listed tropes.

Olivia and Chuck are a potent match from the moment they meet. He is a rising Hollywood star. She is the daughter of two Hollywood icons, born from a scandalous affair. Olivia tries to live a quiet life, making a living as a journalist and not in the spotlight. She meets Chuck for an interview, and immediately the fuse is lit. Her ideas of a quiet life comes to a screeching halt when an epic breakup between her and Chuck is caught on camera and goes viral.

A well known reality tv producer for a show called Name Your Price reaches out to them to ask them to take on a challenge. What is the challenge? They have to live together for 30 days, in a home with one bedroom and one bathroom. There are two main rules: they cannot walk out of the front door, and they cannot physically touch in any way. Easy since they hate each other, right? Both really needed the prize money of a million dollars, they dive in head first. As they try to fight the emotions being brought up by a jerk of a host, they must decide how they can work together but stay apart.

Chuck is full of golden retriever energy, and Olivia is a force of nature determined to keep herself protected. There are many layers to each character. For a Hollywood stud. not everything can be believed about Chuck. And the past Olivia thought she came from might be different than she could have ever imagined. This is a fun twist on shows like Too Hot to Handle and Love Island. There is great steam, tender moments, and lots of great banter. Really enjoyed this "star studded Hollywood romcom".

Olivia and Chuck have their issues like any other couple, but when Chuck misses Olivia’s grandma’s birthday, it was her final straw. Their breakup was heated, loud, and very public - resulting in a viral video, with Olivia sharing not enough money in the world would convince her to get back with Chuck. Tv producers for Name Your Price take them up on the challenge, asking the two to live in a house together for a month for one million dollars each.

Overall, this was a cute plot and story. Chuck was my favorite part about it tbh. He was giving Glen Powell vibes, which I personally am very into right now. He’s what kept me going. If you saw my stories recently, I did struggle with some of these longer chapters. After powering through those, I enjoyed the teasing, the subplots, and Chuck’s protective/caring moments.

Oliva and Chuck have a lot on the line. Chuck is a struggling actor, and Oliva is a broke nepo baby. So when an explosive fight of theirs goes viral, their relationship is put to the test. Live with each other for 1 month, don’t break any of the TV productions rules and they’ll win $1 million dollars. Easy right?

If you’re a sucker for rom-coms and reality television shows, Name Your Price is a perfect mix. I’m usually not someone who rates romance books 5 stars, but I quickly knew I was going to enjoy the story of Chuck and Oliva. In a lot of romance books, major plot points or character conversations are redundant and drag out the story longer than it needs to be. I did not feel bored once while reading this. Holly James does a great job of balancing the plot out with moments from the TV show, serious conversations with characters, and the characters facing their own personal realities.


If you’re searching for a new weekend read or a book to bring along on vacation, Name Your Price is a good choice for that!



Thanks to NetGalley and Dutton publishing team for this ARC copy!

Once I started reading this book, I couldn’t put it down. The chemistry between the characters is so clear. The sexual tension is so thick and heavy. If you are a fan of enemies to lovers, second chance romance, and forced proximity this book has it all!! I loved the premise of this book and the challenges the couple has to do are so funny. This is a must read!

Didn't love, but didn't hate. It's a predictable rom-com (aren't they all!?). The story follows 2 exes that agree to live in a house together for a month on a reality tv show for a chance to will 1 million dollars. However, there is a secondary storyline, which I wanted more from.

The reality of it all was fun to read, but felt rushed. The ending wasn't my favorite, would have loved for Holly James to elaborate a bit more.

*Mini Spoiler*
This book was such a fun read! I loved the reality TV show concept forcing two exes together that are obviously supposed to be together! I also really enjoyed Olivia’s growth throughout the book, and the conclusion that came in the end for her.
I gave it four stars because I thought that while the premise and story itself were strong, I feel like Chuck could have had a little more character development. I also personally would have liked for them to spend more time together in the house. It just wasn’t long enough for me!
In the end though, I really enjoyed this read and would definitely recommend to anyone who loves a good rom com!

Thank you to Netgalley for an advance copy in exchange for my honest review!

This book is a romantic tale of two fiery characters. Chuck and Olivia are caught in the Hollywood spotlight and it turns their life upside down. The plot is super exciting and entertaining. It is fast paced and engaging. The dialogue is easy to read and understand. The characters are fully developed and fun. Readers will enjoy the angst that crackles between Chuck and Olivia before exploding in the bedroom. This will make a great summer beach read.

Thank you PRHaudio and Netgalley for my gifted copy in exchange for an honest review.


This had a fun concept, but I thought it was strange that it was second chance romance and they had literally just broken up!!! I think maybe I would have appreciated it more if we saw their relationship more before they broke up and had their argument. We got some glimpses, but much. I didn’t find myself rooting for them as much.

i love when reality tv is in books (my two fav things). this is a slow burn with forced proximity, second chance romance, and lots of banter. this was a cute and fun read!

Name Your Price is an entertaining forced proximity romance. Holly James takes one of my favorite tropes, and adds in “I kinda hate you but can’t keep my hands off you,” along with a reality show set for a genuinely good time.

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LA journalist Olivia and actor Chuck are constantly arguing, except for when they are kissing and making up. When Olivia is determined to breakup for real this time, though, video of the pair’s screaming argument goes viral. Soon reality show producers are knocking on their doors, promising them $1 million to stay in a house together for a month. Olivia desperately needs the money to care for her beloved grandmother, who raised her after her parents died amid a scandal. And Chuck was fired from the movie he’d thought was his big break, so he’s in too. The catch? Did the producers forget to mention they can’t touch each other? Or that there is only one bed?

As soon as I saw the description of this book, I wanted to read it. I adore the forced proximity that comes with a reality show setting. Olivia and Chuck seem absolutely wrong for each other at the start, but contrived circumstances work to show their good intentions and vulnerability along with their chemistry.

My only quibble is a personal preference: if it’s an antagonists to lovers romance and one character starts out as a jerk, I need dual POV. Otherwise, I have to do a lot of work to uncover the character’s more sensitive feelings. In this case, Chuck is keeping secrets from Olivia, so it probably wouldn’t have worked for this particular story. But, a few scenes from his perspective would have endeared him to me a lot earlier on.

If you are a fan of forced proximity with characters who can’t keep their hands off each other, Name Your Price is a fun book. Even though there are times where it seems that Olivia and Chuck might not be right for each other, their chemistry and vulnerability carry this romcom along to its HEA.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advance copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.