Heartbeat(Hollywood Hearts #3) by Belinda Williams starts out with Chloe Kemp’s favorite band headlining her twenty-first birthday gala. Although she has a serious crush on drummer Gabe, it’s the band’s lead singer Johnnie that ends up giving her a birthday kiss. The next morning she wakes up & finds that the kiss was recorded and has gone viral across the media. She’s pretty she’s lost any chance of developing something more with Gabe. Fortunately, she gets a second chance with her dream guy.

The first half of is engaging as Chloe gets to know Gabe and struggles with breaking away from her innocent child star persona. However, the story line was too plot driven in the second half including a stalker and the reveal that Gabe might not be the man she thinks he is. I think the novel would be better with fewer plot devices and more character development. Although I found Chloe engaging, Gabe never really developed for me until the very end. Although I enjoyed reading about Chloe’s journey, I wasn’t invested in her HEA with the hero. As Hollywood themed chick lit, the story works. As a romance, not so much.