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Enemies to lovers
Forced proximity
Second chance love

I absolutely adore Falon’s stories and this was even better than the previous installments. The MC Emmy has some pent up aggression towards Grayson. Who unfortunately (but fortunately) was just cast as the leading male in her movie, starring right alongside her. Despite the effort she put to have him gone OR her leave, they are forced to stay in this movie together. No chemistry… lots of angst… that is, until they have to film the sex scene.

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Right on Cue was a super cute easy read about two actors who have some rocky history as teenagers and end up in an unfortunate situation of having to star with each other in a new film. It was a classic enemies to lovers and miscommunication trope. I loved the cozy inn setting and getting to see behind the scenes of movie making. I didn’t enjoy the articles and tweets in between the chapters. They didn’t work for me and felt like it interrupted the flow. Overall, a nice classic romcom.

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Right on Cue by Falon Ballard is a funny rom-com about Emmy Harper, an author-turned-actress/nepo baby (I hate that term) who finds herself unexpectedly filming her latest screenplay with her former crush-turned-enemy Grayson West.

This was a cute read. It kept me entertained and I read through it in two days. It *does* have the typical third act breakup and also includes enemies-to-lovers, priced proximity, and miscommunication tropes. I think fans of rom-coms will enjoy this one.

Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher, and author for granting me an advanced copy of the ebook in return for an honest review. This book comes out in February 2024.

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I love romance books involving celebrities, so this was a hit for me. Spoilers ahead: Emmy is a screen writer with a failed acting past. She is forced to star in a rom com that she's written, and is surprised when her costar is suddenly switched at the last minute to Grayson, an actor from her past that hurt her personally and professionally. They are forced to work together and things do not go well...until they do.

I loved the sweetness between the characters and I loved how strongly Grayson felt about Emmy. One wish I had was that they would have explored what happened when they were younger a little bit more. They had one short fight about it, and then it was never mentioned again. I would have loved to hear more from Grayson about his side of the story. Other than that, I really enjoyed this book and would recommend it to others.

Read if you like:
-celebrity romance
-enemies to lovers
-forced proximity
-he falls first
-second chances

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I am so thrilled to have found a fun new author to devour her catalog of books!

Very cute story {basically a giant miscommunication!}

It's a little bit sexy and a whole lotta sweetness!

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Thank you Netgalley and the publishers for letting me read an advanced copy and giving it an honest review. I absolutely adored this Falon Ballard book called Right On Cue and devoured it within two hours after starting it. This romantic comedy was funny, entertaining, hot and steamy. The two main characters Emmy and Grayson had undeniable chemistry along with their hilarious banter with each other. The only thing about this book that I was not a fan of was the third act break up in it. Otherwise I enjoyed every second of reading this sizzling new romantic comedy and can't wait for other people to like it as much as I did.

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I’m a sucker for a Hollywood rom com, so it’s no surprise that I enjoyed this one. The main characters were famous and filming a movie together, and the author added in gossip site articles and twitter type posts to the story as other forms of delivering the storyline. That was a fun aspect.

what to expect:
- enemies to costars with benefits to lovers
- Hollywood film scene
- grief rep
- open door romance

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Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Random House for the ARC of this sweet rom com! I have read a few other books by this author and this one was my favorite so far! It was so sweet and I enjoyed the enemies to lovers storyline and thought the characters were well developed. It was interesting as well to see a little window in the world of movie making. The main characters Emmy and Grayson were witty and fun and it was just a feel good read! I would recommend it for sure!

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Thank you so much to Netgalley and the publishers for letting me read and review this book! Right on Cue is my first time reading anything by Falon Ballard and I’m happy to say I really enjoyed this book! This a great choice for readers interested in Forced Proximity, Enemies-to-Lovers, Celebrity romances. Right on Cue is written from the heroine, Emmy’s POV, and I do wish we could have had Grayson’s as well. Emmy spends a good amount of time feeling conflicted and confused, and because the book is only in her POV, the reader is kind of left feeling that way too. Plus I think having Grayson’s POV would have added a good amount of pining to this book.

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I love Hollywood behind-the-scenes stories and this was another fun read! Both characters have some emotional baggage and a lot of intuition which makes their emotional intimacy jump off the page, the snark from the FMC is met jab for jab by the MMC and I love the inferred relationship between the bestie and the mom. The setting is idyllic and it's basically filming a steamy Hallmark movie because of the snow covered Inn and the small town. I'm not one for angst so I appreciate the heartache was short-lived, though I do really wish the black moment had a little more depth, it happened and all of a sudden we were deep into the emotional hurt and I was left wondering if I missed a page.

All-in-all, I 100% recommend this book. This was an advanced reader copy of a new to me author and I'll definitely check out their backlist now!

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Right on Cue was everything an enemies to lovers rom com should be — hot, sweet, vulnerable, and funny. While the inevitable conflict was predictable, it was still satisfying. Falon Ballard has become a must read romance author for me.

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This is my third book by this author and I really enjoyed this. All of the side characters were amazing! The development and depth of all the characters in this book was great as well. The only thing I didn’t enjoy was the miscommunication and the third act breakup between the main characters. All in all a great rom-com.

Read if you like:

🎬 Enemies to Lovers
🎬 Forced proximity
🎬 Celebrity romance
🎬 Second chance

Thank you to NetGalley and PutnamBooks for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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This was such a good book. I devoured all three of her romance novels in a week. She is a wonderful author and I would recommend her to everyone!

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I really enjoyed this book! It was a good, easy read, with everything you’d expect from a steamy romance! There was the classic enemies to lovers trope, with plenty of miscommunications and misunderstandings. The setup of the relationship was unique, though! The writing was really good, so it kept me very engaged, even with a little bit of predictability. There was a third act breakup, which I don’t love, but it was resolved very satisfactorily!

I highly recommend this book if you’re looking for an easy, steamy read! I really liked this author!!

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I love everything Falon writes. I devoured this book in one sitting. Right on Cue was right on cute!! perfect cozy fall read.

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Emmy is a screenwriter. When the team can't find an actress that meets her performance, her best friend and director convinces her to play her own lead.
But just as they get on location a curve ball is thrown. Grayson, the guy who ruined her acting career before it even got started at 15, has replaced the male lead.
Forced to work together may just be the best thing to happen to them. They just don't know it yet.

This was a cute story. A mix of fade to black and detailed steam scenes.
There was a communication break up, that was resolved pretty quickly.
I really enjoyed the behind the curtain look at movie making, promotions, and scene work.
I would have liked a little more secondary character interactions, sometimes it felt like Em and Grayson were on their own little island.
Overall a fun, steamy, and sweet love story.

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I was blown away about how much I loved this book! Emmy & Grayson were hot and steamy and I was here for it!
The idea of starting from enemies to lovers, to friends with benefits to falling in love. It gave exactly what I wanted. My heart sank at the mini plot twist but so happy when the course corrected itself.

Emmy & Grayson deserve all the love in the world. Graysons my new favorite book boyfriend 😍

Can’t wait to get the physical book of this!

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I am a big fan of Falon Ballard, and her latest book does NOT disappoint! It tells the story of Emmy and Grayson, two actors with a history. These two definitely start out as enemies, but they agree to become lovers for the sake of the movie. Neither one plans on truly falling for the other though. The ending was adorable if predictable.

Just to give you a heads-up: this one is definitely SPICY! I laughed when I read that she told her child not to read the book in the Acknowledgements section ;) Her previous books have not been nearly as spicy, but I didn't find it over the top.

I truly recommend this book.

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This was cute-ish. If you like a friends-to-lovers trope, this is it. As with many of these books, though, much of the drama could be solved through a simple conversation which can feel infuriating as a reader.

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC of this book.

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This book was so cute! Grayson and Emmy had excellent chemistry. I loved their witty banter. The spice was top notch!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this arc in exchange for an honest review!

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