Ben is just adorable at times, "I'm sorry." He tried to find a way to explain his complete break with sanity . "And I'm also not sorry at all. I've wanted to do that since the moment I saw you. And it's completely against the rules— if there even are rules. It's entirely unprofessional, and I should know better." It's quite obvious Ben is a little crazy:
"Ben, no. You can't sell your house just because I don't like it."
"The hell I can't," he countered with a chuckle. "If my girlfriend hates it and I hate it, why on earth would I keep it?"
I enjoyed this book, I loved these characters.

😳 wow. Amazing. Loved it. This was such a great read. The cover is beautifully done.

The location of this book is LA and this is where most of the action takes place. We are introduced to our mains, Ben Lawson and Aria Rose. They are both in the movie business; he as the new head of an older movie studio and she is an up and coming actress in her first starring role.
The underlying theme throughout the book is the real meat on the bone. It's message is of gender inequality and how it permeates not only the social construct of Hollywood and far beyond. It also address the way that women view each other once sex is introduced.
The romance was second for me and thank goodness because there was very little of it. The H/h fall into bed over and over without any real connection. They talk little, discover even less about each other, and get or stay naked. I never knew enough about either one of them to know if I even liked either one of them. I felt like this book needed to be fleshed out with more character development giving them more layers and so that when they both find that inner strength that we all possess we cheer them on as they get stronger and find their way back to each other.
Overall, what would have been a solid three star book gets a boost into four star territory because it championed women's rights in the workplace and in society and showcased grace under fire.

loved it

I haven't read anything by this author before but the synopsis intrigued me as I like stories set in Hollywood.

The story does have a message. I'm not a fan of stories with a message as they take away from the romance and this is billed as 'a Hollywood romance'. I did like the romance. I liked Ben and Aria although Ben is not alpha male like I usually read but I believed in their love although it is very insta love which I'm also not a fan of.

I would have liked to read more of Ben and Aria's romance. They meet, spend a weekend together then see each other occasionally over a few months. Then something happens and Ben hurts Aria but I found this part of the storyline a bit poor as Ben didn't exactly fight much to make sure Aria knew the truth, they had a quick exchange and then he decided that must be the end. It seemed a bit ridiculous to me that he didn't try harder to reason with Aria but then there was a message that needed putting across by the author, so I suppose she concentrated more on that.

I enjoyed the romance aspect but felt it lost it's way three quarters of the way through and I wanted Ben to be more manly! I would also have preferred a longer epilogue. I thought we would get to read of Aria's Oscar acceptance speech?!

ARC received for review

5++ stars

Loved it. Ms. Robinson just keeps getting better and better.

Great chemistry between Aria and Ben. They smoked up the sheets, walls, desks, couches, whatever surface happened to be near by. They were just made for each other..soul mates. Her parents, sisters and friends were amazing. There's a bunch of crazy ex drama to keep it very interesting. Plus there's a great message...WE CAN DO BETTER!

Nudes by Sarah Robinson.. can I just start with, that cover! Daymm! What an impact! Most books I read have a pretty guy on the front - which is totally fine & actually makes me sound quite shallow.. regardless, never has a cover related to a story so well for me! Now to the story.. & I literally have no freaking words! I devoured this in a day! My boyfriend was like 'babe, let's go to sleep.' I was like 'shut the hell up, loser. You have no idea what I'm going through right now!' Anyway, I'm giving nothing away with this review. I think the blurb & cover should be enough for everyone to pick this up!! Seriously, you will regret it & hate yourself if you don't read this epic story!! 5/5*!!

NUDES, A Hollywood Romance, Sarah Robinson

Review from Jeannie Zelos book reviews

Genre:  Romance, Women's fiction

Hollywood....that's always an eye-catcher for me, and for a change it was the female lead who's the star. Well, star in the making.... 

Aria is lovely, talented and hardworking, her career means all to her, and she's on the cusp of a breakthrough with her latest film. 
She does seem to have the tendency to fall in love at the drop of a hat though and that brings her first big problem. She's sleeping (silly phrase really - sleeping is the least that happens!) with the director of her current film. And then she finds him with an intern, getting a blow job and gave him the elbow. Since then he's had the knives out for her.
She's vowed to put her career first, that affair could have ended it before it really took off, so no more dangerous distractions. 

Then along comes Ben, new CEO and the attraction between the two is visceral, full of sexual tension, simmering, sizzling touches and glances. Shocks them both, its the last thing either want. 
Ben's a lovely man, burned by his ex, a star a bit older than him who really blasted him when she left. He's not going there again even though he can feel a real pull to Aria. 
The feelings get the better of them though and they have a no strings weekend....and in the weeks after somehow they get pulled back together.
Everything seems to be going well, they've been very discreet, very careful but the director she was sleeping with is still out for revenge. He does the endings, not the lady and he wants to get back at her. He's not happy with Ben, has picked up what's going on, and in his nasty manipulative way sets in motions something that has the potential to end the careers and relationship of Ben and Aria.

Its nasty, and as Aria says why is it that the men are playboys and the ladies are sluts. That's always the case isn't it, so unfair and so hard to get past. A woman is sleeping her way to the top instead of using her talent, a man in the same position? Its all "good for you mate, you go get her!!" That double standard is seen in many careers not just Hollywood, but of course fame brings a wider interest, the internet ensures that info once out can never be properly controlled and the world will have an opinion, and be very loud and vicious in voicing it. Poor Aria is devastated, and thinks Ben is at fault. Of course if she'd just asked...but that would have made the book end sooner ;-) and spoil things.

The way Ben took back control, made reparations, and actually used the situation to show the anomaly of the way the sexes are treated differently was great. That was the clever theme in this story, a very good and pertinent one that's far too true unfortunately. I just didn't feel that the rest of the story quite lived up to the initial promise. 

I enjoyed this story but didn't love it. I needed a bit more than the insta-lust to imagine Aria and Ben were really in love, and felt that so much of the day to day stuff was glossed over, when with a bit more detail it would have made the story more alive, believable for me.A good read, but not a great one, not one for rereading.  

Stars: Three, its a good read, just not quite as good as I'd thought it would be. 

ARC supplied for review purposes by Netgalley and Publishers

Author of bestselling contemporary romances like the Kavanagh Legends series, Sarah Robinson brings readers a new standalone novel set in the glamorous hills of Hollywood and tackling challenging themes like the intersection of sexuality and female empowerment.