I loved this one 🥹 it’s what I think of when I watch a show and the two MC’s are together romantically, I just want them to live happily ever after of screen too. Emmy is a writer and her best friend encourages her to play the main lead in her new rom com with grayson her nemesis playing her leading man. The sexual tension is HIGH in this one folks🥵. His chemistry with Emmy is explosive and Grayson has been officially added to the book boyfriend hall of fame. Highly recommend this one if you love second chance romance, enemies to lovers, and some golden retriever vibes.

Truth, the story isn't all that complex or even what I'd consider original, yet I liked the characters in this story. This is one of those books that have an every day feel to it, leaving me as a reader feeling like I'll find these people in my yearbook.

Thanks, NetGalley!!

This story is about Emery Harper, the golden child of a Hollywood power couple, and Oscar-winning screen writer who gave up acting at age 15 after the bad publicity around her first kiss with co-star Grayson West. She finds herself back on set with her least favorite person. This is a celebrity romance, second chance romance, and enemies to lovers.

I’m a big fan of Falon’s writing, and this is easily her best. Real characters with flaws, emotional depth, incredible pacing, tension, angst and spice. I truly came to care deeply for Emmy and Grayson throughout this book, despite not always agreeing with their decisions.

Giving this one 4 stars because I wish the third act wasn’t so centered around miscommunication, which felt really frustrating and unnecessary. However, I really really enjoyed this one and can’t wait to read whatever Falon writes!

Thanks to Netgalley and Penguin Group Putnam for this ARC in exchange for my honest review!

Thank you NetGalley and Penguin Group Putnam for this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

There are things I absolutely adored about this book, and there are things I felt were a bit lacking. As someone who grew up around the film industry and movie sets, the storyline and premise was a favorite of mine. It brought back some nostalgia for me and I thought the overall idea for the book was super cute. The story is based around a FMC, Emmy, who is a screenwriter starring in a rom-com she wrote and a MMC, Grayson, who was cast into the movie at the last minute - someone who Emmy holds bitter feelings about due to working together as teens. This is where the story lost me a bit. Emmy was supposed to be a successful Oscar-winning screenwriter and was very immaturely holding a grudge against Grayson for something he said about her when they were kids and both let it effect their work together on set. The enemies to lovers trope is always a favorite of mine, but I felt like their particular romance appeared out of nowhere and they were throwing around "I love you's" within a 6 week timeframe. There just wasn't as much depth in their relationship's development - it felt shallow and rushed when the author clearly wanted it to appear to be more. That made it hard to really root for them as a couple, especially when the third act breakup occurred by yet another instance of miscommunication and Emmy's character refusing to get Grayson's side.

I feel like this book had a lot of potential, but something was lacking and it missed the mark. I DO feel like it was still very cute though, and a great quick feel-good read if you need a palate cleanser or without a lot of depth. This is my first Falon Ballard book and won't be my last! I have heard great things about the other titles and won't be writing her off anytime soon.

Love a good Hollywood backdrop and the fact that we had a full blown enemies to lovers situation in this one.

Fallon Ballard writes some of my favorite romance, easy to read, books and this was no different!

A sweet romance that brings Emmy back together with a guy that was her first crush and kiss, and ultimately ended her acting career. Instead of acting, Emmy decided to fade into the background and write screenplays. However, they can't find the right actress to play the lead, so she steps up. Then the lead romantic interest falls out and suddenly she is faced with Grayson West. It becomes really awkward, so they find a way to cut the tension... and then things start to get interesting between the two.

This is a fun to read, haters to lovers romance that easily pulls you in to these characters. Although they aren't relatable, they are extremely likeable, so you want to root for them. A cute, fun read!

Rating: PG-13

Perfect if you like:
Hollywood romance
Second Chance Romance
Would love to see Chris Hemsworth and Dakota Johnson as a couple

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC.

This latest book from Falon Ballard had me feeling all the Nora Ephron feels but with a totally unique storyline. Emilia Harper is Hollywood royalty, the daughter of two famous actors whose first foray into acting at age 15 bombed. After her first and only disastrous movie, which she starred in with a young Grayson West, she decided she was better behind the scenes and turned towards writing screenplays. But now, the producers of her latest screenplay want her to star in the movie. Emmy agrees but only on the condition that her best friend, Liz, directs and her friend, Josh, stars opposite her. Of course, this is a romance so Josh has an accident and low and behold, Grayson West is now going to be male lead.

There are a lot of tropes in this one, enemies to lovers making a movie in a small town. The characters have a chance to revisit their first loves and right some wrongs. This is a single POV novel and Ballard does a really good job of keeping the reader guessing about Grayson’s feelings, almost to a point where I was like, are they actually going to get together? Maintaining that type of tension in a rom-com takes excellent writing. And on top of that, Ballard creates lovely characters with identifiable vulnerabilities.

Right on Cue comes out next month and I definitely think we will be seeing it on a lot of bookstagrams - believe the hype and go ahead and pick it up. Or better yet, you request it from the library right now!

This is your classic enemies to lovers book which is my favorite. I couldn’t put it down and read it in one sitting. The movie the main love interests are filming gives me Hallmark but if it was spicy. That theme flows throughout the book. It was the perfect enjoyable story.

This was a fun read, it had a unique story line, and it was emotional and funny! It was a fun mix of small town and Hollywood movie stars. The main characters work through a lot of their own insecurities and grief to find a way to support each other and live a life they’re proud of. The book is entirely Emmy’s POV and I was just really wishing for some of Grayson’s POV as well! Overall I really enjoyed it though!!

This book was so fun and might just be my favorite of Falon Ballard's books to date. Emmy and Grayson had so much chemistry but also so much tension and I enjoyed every second of their Enemies with Benefits romance. Add in the fact that it was set on a movie set and I couldn't put this book down. I will be recommending this book to absolutely everyone when it releases.

This was a cute, fast paced romcom that I did enjoy! I liked the FMC, but I liked the MMC even more. It was very much giving “everyone can tell that he’s in love with you except for you” which I love. I also enjoyed the small town setting that the bulk of the story took place in.
All of this being said, I’m not a fan of the miscommunication trope or a third act breakup, so that did dock a star for me. But overall I did enjoy this story and will definitely check out more of Fallon Ballard’s works.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

This one was a cute and easy, fun read for me! I’ve enjoyed the books I’ve read so far from Falon so I was anticipating to love this one as well. This was your not your typical second chance romance as our two main characters never really had a romantic connection the first time they crossed paths, in fact - it was quite the opposite. It was refreshing to see Falon’s take on this and to see how Grayson and Emmy grew together and ended up falling in love since you see so many costars follow along the same lines. It really does prove that a lot of magic happens in (and out of) the movies!

This was such a cute novel! Emmy, the “next Nora Ephron” has finished her first script after an Oscar-winning script and convinced her best friend to direct the film and when they can’t find the right actress to play the main character and their funding is on the line, Emmy reluctantly agrees to take on the role.

However, when the actor who was supposed to play her opposite has to drop due to an injury, the replacement actor is the last person Emmy ever wants to see again.

Grayson West is the first boy Emmy ever kissed and it happened to be in her first attempt at acting as a teenager. Things went sideways then and they haven’t spoken in years and now they have to act out Emmy’s rom-com script.

This was sweet and comedic and I want to watch a movie about this, funnily enough. But I loved all the characters and how they interacted.

Right on Cue is another sweet romantic comedy written by Falon Ballard. In this enemies to lovers book, Emmy, rom-com movie writer finds herself on the other side of the screen for her latest film. Not only is she returning to acting, she is doing so with her arch rival Grayson, the man who lead to her leaving acting after her first debut. Throughout this book, you can’t help but root for Emmy and Grayson as they work through producing this rom-com within a rom-com.

I always enjoy Falon’s witty writing and this book did not disappoint. Highly recommend for anyone who enjoys watching rom-coms!

Thanks to NetGalley for the advanced reader copy!

This was cute and easy to read, but I do wish it was dual POV. I didn’t love the third-act conflict because I don't love miscommunication in romances, but overall this was cute and had the perfect amount of spice! I’ll definitely pick up more from this author.

This was a fun enemies to lovers/second chance story. I had a hard time getting into it at first, but once I did, I really enjoyed it! Enemies to lovers is usually a hit or miss for me. I have a hard time connecting with the characters when their animosity towards each other feels excessive. The first half of this story, I felt her reaction to seeing him and his response to that were a bit dramatic. Once they got past that, however, I was able to connect with them and I was rooting for their relationship to succeed. I especially enjoyed Grayson’s character. Even when Emmy was unsure of the situation, he was steady and confident in his feelings.

I liked all of the characters in this story, and appreciated that the side characters were well developed. Emmy and Grayson both had interesting backstories that made me feel for them. While I was a bit frustrated with the third act conflict, I did think they both showed growth by the end of the story.

Overall this was an enjoyable read. I think you would like this if you enjoy an enemies to lovers, celebrity romance story. Thank you NetGalley and Putnam for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!

“Right on Cue” follows suit with Ballard’s other novels (Lease on Love and Just My Type), with all the swoon-worthy feels!

Enemies-to-lovers is one of my most favorite tropes and this one doesn’t disappoint. Child-hood stars, Emmy and Grayson, are cast in a new rom-com. They definitely do not have on-screen chemistry at first. But with a few ups and downs and a romp in the hay, Emmy and Grayson find their grove on-screen (and maybe off?!).

Thank you to Putnam (Penguin Group) for an advanced review copy of Right on Cue. This review contains some spoilers.

I was immediately drawn to the characters in this novel. Both Emmy and Grayson grapple with some nuanced emotional insecurities that made me invested in their growth and relationship. Emmy navigating the love and pride but absence of her father was a very realistic perspective on the multidimensional, nonlinear process of grieving. Grayson’s insecurities about choosing acting and losing contact with his father gave his character gave his backstory depth but also a very substantive emotional connection to Emmy beyond the “just get it out of our systems” friends-with-benefits trope that really had me rooting for them to get together. I was invested from the beginning and all the way to the very end as a result.

However, some of the plot events and the reliance of the miscommunication trope stunted a bit of my enjoyment for the book overall. Because I was drawn Emmy and Grayson’s emotional intelligence as individual characters, it was frustrating that Emmy’s immediate default was to assume the worst of Grayson (the fallout from the original movie, the overheard conversation at the party) as it seemed somewhat out of character. Some of the pacing also seemed very unrealistic both in terms of plausibility and consistency with character development — such as Grayson asking Emmy to live together *on the red carpet* to an misheard conversation ending all contact to hooking up at their movie premiere in a closet. These odd moments tampered the emotional impact that could have been if they landed even slightly more realistically. The premise of what initially led to Grayson and Emmy being cast opposite of each other also felt a little too convenient and some of the characters were a little *too* perfectly trope like — Emmy’s mother being picture perfect parent and best friend Liz knowing exactly what she needs on one look.

Overall, this book was enjoyable and a read I’d recommend to anyone looking for a fun rom com that has a bit of depth!

I'm a sucker for any Hollywood stars romance, so of course I devoured this new book by Falon Ballard. I really like her style of writing and character development. Good amount of steam / plot.
I enjoyed how Emmy's character growth so much. The book started out with her explaining her extreme hatred for the MMC, Grayson, and takes you on a journey of discovering maybe in the past they saw things a little differently. Grayson is *amazing*. I love him, really sums it up. I would've given this a hands down 5, but....when you have to throw in some TRULY avoidable miscommunication in near the end...I just can't do it. Solid 4.5 stars and once again Ballard delivers a read that will appeal to the masses. Thanks to NetGalley and Penguin Group for the ARC.

Do I like celebrity romances? Yes. Did I like this celebrity romance? Not particularly. I didn’t feel like Grayson really ever owned up to anything. Like yeah, you were just a teenager when you said some hurtful things but…they were still hurtful, my guy. And then the conversation Emmy hears is completely dismissed and she ends up apologizing to him profusely over it. Girl, why do you even believe that’s what he actually said? That’s what he CLAIMS he said (granted, we’re also supposed to believe that’s actually what happened as a reader) but in her situation, I don’t know that I would have just believed him instantly.

Honestly, the whole thing is just hard for me to buy. In the 15 or more years since they first met, Grayson hasn’t met ANY other woman that like…bothered to have a conversation with him? Emmy is the ONLY girl who’s ever looked past his good looks to see the traumatized little boy inside? Grayson’s been hung up on her this WHOLE time? In Hollywood??? Sorry, just not buying it.

Overall, this book is fine. I liked some behind the scenes of filming a movie on location and going to premiers and stuff. But there wasn’t even enough of that to be truly interesting.

Note: I received a copy of this book free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.