Thank you Penguin Group Putnam & NetGalley for the ARC!

Right on Cue was an enemies to lovers romance on a movie set between two former co-stars, Emmy and Grayson. I had some trouble with this one, mostly because I didn’t think the characters made any real connection before falling hard in love with each other. Most of the interactions they had after they fell for each other were just them telling each other that they loved each other over and over. It felt a little inauthentic.

I loved the premise and was really hoping to love it, but I’m excited to read more by this author.

Thank you again for the ARC!

I really love Falon Ballard's romances! They are all so cute. They are easy reads and this one was as well. I loved the plot of this one.

This is the second book I've read from Falon Ballard, and I can't wait to get a physical copy of this. This a true hollywood romance book and enemies to lovers, which are my favorites. Such a cute story and definitely worth reading! Five stars !

I have been a fan of Falon Ballard since Lease on Love and Right on Cue doesn’t disappoint!

Right on Cue is a Hollywood romance (which I have a soft spot for) and features enemies to lovers. I loved the portions in which they were filming the movie. The romance was very strong, but I do wish there had been more background information on the characters’ past.

Overall, this was a great read, especially for the winter given the setting!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ From Publisher GP Putnam's Sons: Emmy Harper is no stranger to Hollywood, having penned some of the most popular movies of the past few years. But her latest project has hit a standstill—unable to find the perfect leading lady, Emmy’s been recruited to take on the role herself, dusting off acting skills she hasn’t used in over a decade.

Things take a turn for the worse when a she's left with the one costar she can’t trust: Grayson West. A blockbuster action hero known for his megawatt smile and impossible abs, Grayson is anyone’s dream of a romantic lead. Too bad Emmy still blames him for her disastrous first movie and the early end to her acting career.

The friction between the two risks tanking the movie, and no one knows if it’s lingering awkwardness from their youth or unresolved sexual tension. But if they want to save the production—and their own careers—they need to get their acts together quickly, both on and off camera.
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️My review: I have now read all three of Ballard's books. She does a great rom com for sure. Like her first book Just My Type, we have a past-wrongs trope and two MCs who don't like each other. As usual there seems to be many times they could have smoothed things over if they actually, you know, conversed...but that's the story...slowish build up to the pay off.

We get a good view into Emmy's insecurities and desires and we are hoping for her to prevail. Her friendship with Liz is fun even though it's a little predictive that they randomly meet in college and both end ip award winning Hollywood types. (But I digress.).
Grayson is a jerk but of course we know that's not all there is to him.
As per rom com "enemies to lovers" trope we go back and forth with who the real "villain" is. Emmy learns a lot (she needed to).

I definitely enjoyed this book. Enough spiciness and the third act break up didn't take tooooooo long.

Thank you to NetGalley and GP Putnam Sons for an advance digital copy in exchange for my review.

I was lucky enough to get an ARC for Just My Type by Falon Ballard and loved it, so when I saw this was now available to request, call me double lucky!

Right on Cue has the same charm as Just My Type, except this is a smidge better because there is snow! I am a sucker for books with a Hallmark type vibe to them, with some spice added. I love that the main characters are not just creatives, but they also have a long, complicated history.

Emmy is the daughter of a famous Hollywood couple, who has since come into her own fame as a screenwriter. She has taken a break after a significant loss and is now ready to reappear. Queue the romcom of the century, with a twist. The twist is Grayson, an enemy of Emmy's from childhood when he seemingly humiliated her.

What transpires is realization that not everything is as it seems, there is more behind the facade of what people want you to see, and everyone is a bit broken in their own way. There is romance, a little spice, heartbreak, and healing...all mixed with snow and Hollywood glamour.

I loved a lot about this book, the setting, the characters, the plot. While the characters might have started off with some serious communication problems, the amount of healing Emmy and Grayson do for each other was the absolute perk of this book. They truly see each other, and that is magic.

This is the second book that I’ve read from this author, and I love this one just as much as the first. I think that it’s the cover that really brings me into reading her books and this one did not disappoint at all.

Thank you to Putnam and NetGalley for the ARC.

I’m not going to start this review off by reiterating the synopsis for you. Personally, I like my reviews short and sweet. If you’re reading the review, you’ve most likely read the description.

I’ve enjoyed all of Fallon Ballard’s novels, but this one a little less. The premise was cute. The spice was spicy. However, I did not see what drew these two characters together other than sexual attraction. While I think the characters had depth individually, their relationship didn’t. Their passion for one another was there I just kept asking myself why.

Overall, it was a fun read. I’ll probably check out the audiobook.

No surprise here I loved this one! I have loved every book Falon Ballard has written and this was really no exception. It was the perfect Hallmark meets Small Town Romance meets frenemies to lovers and all the things I love in a book. The conflict was just enough to not aggravate me and I couldn't have asked for a cuter december read!

4.5 ⭐️ rounded up because Fallon Ballard deserves all good things.

This book is a masterpiece of hallmark small town x celebrity x “you know me better than anyone”. Set on a movie set that happens to be at an old-timey small town inn, the two main characters can’t quite figure out how to communicate but ultimately DO figure out how to build trust with one another. This book is exactly what you should pick up if you need a pick-me-up, light, fluffy, cozy happy ever after.

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC!

They have a history…
First crush.
First kiss.
First movie roles. .
And then they become ENEMIES!

She’s a successful screen writer and he is the biggest actor in Hollywood. They are both super successful and have avoided each other for years. She writes a romcom and is cast as the lead, gets to the set and realizes he has been cast as the male lead!

They get off on the wrong foot big time and their acting chemistry is horrible!

They decide to solve the problem with an enemies with benefits agreement. Let the spicy times begin….and you can guess what happens next!

It’s a Hallmarkish vibe but with lots of spice!

Thank you to the author and NetGalley for the opportunity to read the ARC!

I thought this book was cute, but there were parts missing. The premise was really fun, but the romance went from hate to love a bit too quickly. I didn't see *why* the two characters fall in love, which is the most important part of a romance for me. And the third-act conflict was pretty weak (it was glorified miscommunication).

I loved this book! I ate it up, I’m not a big fan of some miscommunication but falon did it perfectly and I will def be owning a physical copy of this once it’s published.

Rating 4.5

Right on Cue follows Emmy, a beloved screenwriter, and Grayson, a famous actor, as they film a romcom movie together. Emmy, who wrote this movie, agreed to play the lead role after a decade of being off screen. The last movie she starred in tanked. Her costar in that movie? Grayson. Throughout this book, we learn what happened during the filming of that first movie and why these two actors can't even be in the same room together. The tension is palpable throughout the book as they try to find a way to get their act together to film a great movie.

I absolutely adored this book. Books like this are why romance is my favorite genre. I loved learning about their past and all the nuances from the situation that tore them apart. The story is only told from Emmy's perspective and I found it so fun trying to piece together Grayson's thoughts throughout the book. It is clear from the start that the two of them saw the past from completely different perspectives. As the book goes on, you get a clearer picture of Grayson's feelings about the entire situation.

There is so much tension and banter throughout the book that made reading it such a fun experience. I got through this book so quick because I was dying to see how everything played out. Also, the book was a lot spicier than I anticipated.

Learning about the filming process was so interesting, too. I enjoyed getting to know all the side characters and the inn that they stayed in was perfect. The book's timeline is quite short but it makes sense due to the setting and their history.

My only critique is of the third act conflict. I wish that it had played out differently and not mirrored their first conflict from when they were young. It seemed like a bit of a cop out to have it be what it was. It was dragged out for a bit too long, in my opinion. The resolution seemed to come out of nowhere and rely just on physical intimacy. I wish the third act conflict had been literally anything else.

Overall, this book was fantastic. I highly recommend to anyone who likes romcoms!

Right on Cue is for all of us who are bitter that we weren’t born nepo babies. The main character, Emmy, is a Hollywood nepo baby extraordinaire, and while she is talented and charming in her own right, you can definitely tell she grew up under the most privileged roof with a solid-gold safety net. Her screenwriter/actor career concerns are valid ones and certainly relatable to us mere mortals, but everything in her life feels so low stakes; her only obstacles have been of her own creation. When she’s not getting in her own way, things just work out for her. I mean, she doesn’t even get one UTI even though she spends half the book going at it like rabbits (trigger warning!).

On the other hand, her love interest is kind of an asshole for much of the novel, and it makes it hard to fully buy into him as this perfect catch, no matter how chiseled. I love enemies-to-lovers plots, but their enemy origin story is silly and just further reflective of their immaturity. To be fair, they’re both frustratingly stubborn (and unprofessional and immature) in this sense, I guess they’re meant for each other!

And honestly, because of all of that there’s a lot of room for character growth, and by the end I felt like they’d both really redeemed themselves, so hey. I also I read this in a day. Can I really complain?

thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a free e-ARC.

This was my first book from author Falon Ballard, and I have to say that aside from the massive miscommunications between the two main characters, I really enjoyed it! Reminded me of a classic Hollywood rom-com.

Two childhood acting stars - Emmy and Grayson - are forced to work together on a new romantic comedy by Oscar-winning screenwriter, Emmy, who is appearing on screen for the first time in 15 years. The two had their on-screen debuted together years ago in a movie that tanked, and since then, they haven't seen or spoken to each other.

I think this would have worked a bit better as a dual-POV story, where we could have gotten some insight into Grayson. Instead, we had to learn about both character's insecurities through Emmy's inner-monologue and conversations with friends, and whatever Grayson chose to share with Emmy.

Now for that miscommunication - no. Just no. It did not work, and in fact, it was pretty ridiculously unbelievable. I did, however, LOVE the "make-up" scene at the premiere. Lots of steam in this book, however, it got a bit rote after awhile and I felt like I was reading the same scene over and over again. Maybe that was the point?

Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Group for sending me an advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

FINALLY catching up on my NetGalley backlog, and this one was the perfect one to read to jump back in!! Falon Ballard blew me away when I read an ARC of JUST MY TYPE last year, and I didn’t think it was possible, but RIGHT ON CUE had me even more in a chokehold. I literally breezed through this because I was so hungry for more of Emmy and Grayson’s story, and I know y’all will be too when this book comes out. holy moly.

Emmy Harper is the daughter of two famous actors and an Oscar-winning screenwriter. Her best friend Liz is directing her new project, a rom-com film called “No Reservations,” and when they can’t find the perfect actress to play the leading lady, Liz convinces Emmy to get back in front of the camera after a decade-long hiatus. on the first day of shooting, Emmy finds out that her leading man is no longer able to step in, and his last-minute replacement is none other than “Grayson f—ing West”, the man who single-handedly ruined her acting career in their first film all those years ago.

we got enemies to lovers. we got forced proximity. we’ve got “there can’t be feelings involved.” it’s got everything and it has so much humor and heart and y’all will eat it up. falon ballard is now and forever an auto-buy author for me!! 💛

A fantastic rom com! I loved every second of this book! Can't wait to get a hard copy of it and read it again!

I was simply hooked on this book from the beginning - it brought me so much joy!! It gave me all the feels of reading a book, watching a romcom, and watching a tv show all at the same time. The chemistry between these two ‘costars with benefits’ is off the charts (Thank you, Liz). I love these two and I wish I had more of them.

Falon Ballard, this is so far my favorite of yours!! It was an immediate pre-order after I finished.

Thank you so much to Putnam and NetGalley for this advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed are completely my own.

I love enemies to lovers and the banter was great with these too, it was a easy fast read that I did really enjoy.