Thanks to Putnam for the copy of this book!

Falon Ballard takes on a more emotional celebrity, second chance romance in Right in Cue, and it’s a delight. It was way too easy to binge most of this book in one sitting - Emmy and Grayson are an easy couple to cheer for, and the side characters are just lovely. My favorite part of this is the way Emmy and Grayson built each other up when they were struggling with feelings of being insignificant or inadequate. They balanced each other so, so well.

Read if you:
- aren’t too old to need your mom
- have or want a partner who makes you feel capable
- sometimes get caught up in the emotions of a situation
- enjoy celebrity romance, coworkers with benefits, or second chance romance tropes

3.75 - Cute rom-com set in Hollywood! With these types of books you always know what to expect but I found Emmy’s narration to be particularly fun to read and relatable. I will say that the third act break up was extremely frustrating in this case but again…it’s all fairly predictable and comes with the territory of this type of book. The banter and chemistry between the FMC and MMC was cute!

Enemies to lovers while making a Hollywood romcom

Emmy and Grayson first collide as teens starring in a romantic movie. Their initial chemistry transforms into antagonism after she overhears him making unkind remarks. 15 years later, they meet up again. Emmy is now an award winning screenwriter preparing to star in her upcoming romcom. Grayson is an action adventure star who has been drafted to play the lead role in the movie. Both are out of their comfort zone and need to figure out how to work together. As they film spicy scenes together and communicate about what happened in the past and how they view each other now, they move from costars and adversaries to friends to more.

Ballard develops their closeness very convincingly. Their longstanding chemistry develops as they support each other, open up with each other, and have fun together. As they build a new, more mature relationship, they are also experiencing the small town and holiday experiences of the romcom.

Both main characters are very likable, with believable vulnerabilities. Emmy is insecure because her parents are famous and she worries that people view her as a nepo baby. Grayson worries that he's perceived as a himbo and that people attribute his success to his looks. Ultimately, they both learn about the importance of communicating.

Satisfying feel good story!

Thanks to the author, publisher and netgalley.com for the advance copy. This is an honest review.

I loved this book! The relationships between the characters were solid and adorable. Yes, the a couple of the conflicts may have been predictable but I was so sucked into this book I didn't mind and I couldn't stop reading it. The main characters had a couple things I wish had been explored or resolved but I highly recommend giving this book a shot!

Falon Ballard and celebrity romances are like my two favorite things. 🤣

Short Synopsis:
Emmy Harper is an Oscar winning screenwriter. When she pens her next romcom, and struggles finding a leading lady, she steps in front of the camera. Only to have Grayson West play opposite of her - a guy she has loathed since she was a teenager.

My Thoughts:
I love a good celebrity romance and love that we got one from Falon this year. This one was so cute! There were so many swoony moments from this book. I do wish we got a dual POV from it though. I felt like I didn’t know or understand Grayson’s motives.

If you go in expecting a book like Falon’s last two - funny one-liners, epic friend text group, etc you might be disappointed. This one is different. Not better or worst but evolved in a different way. It’s more emotional, steamier and heart wrenching.

Read if You Like:
🎥 Forehead Kisses
🎥 Second Chance romances
🎥 Celebrity romances
🎥 Real insecurities
🎥 Enemies to lovers

I really enjoyed this! This was such a charming yet spicy rom com! I flew through this book because it was so good! I loved the banter and tension between Emmy and Grayson. I also loved that Liz and Emmy’s mom would call her out on her crap. This made it feel more realistic and you could connect with the characters more. Falon’s writing has a way to make you fall in love with not only the main characters but all of the characters.

I loved this book and highly recommend it along with Lease On Love and Just My Type!

What to expect:
- Enemies to Lovers
- Celebrity Romance
- Workplace Romance
- Banter
- Tension
- Forced Proximity

Right on Cue by Fallon Ballard is another easy weekend read! The beginning of the book was a little slow for me, but picked up after a few chapters then I couldn't stop reading. I enjoyed the characters in the story, but would have preferred more back story or even a chapter from their previous movie to be more invested in the "enemies" side of the trope. I can always count on Fallon Ballard's books to be cute and easy to read and I love that! I will absolutely be recommending to my followers!

LOVED this book! Fun, fast and steamy. The whole movie-making as the backdrop was so fascinating and I almost wish I could see this "movie"! Falon Ballard is a must-buy author for me. In addition to this ARC, I will purchase my own copy for my shelves. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

This was everything you could want in a romcom. Sweet, spice, humor. @falonballard captured it all with this sweet winter romance.
You can preorder this one today, and prepare to curl up with a cup of hot chocolate and a cozy blanket in February ❄️

Sigh. I had some personal hang ups about Ballard's debut, 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦. I enjoyed her follow up, 𝘑𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘔𝘺 𝘛𝘺𝘱𝘦, so much more. But her latest, 𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐎𝐍 𝐂𝐔𝐄 (Pub 02.21) left me with VERY mixed feelings.

⁣WHAT TO KNOW:
Former actress-turned-screenwriter
Second Chance Hollywood Romance
Forced proximity
Costars w/benefits
Right Person Wrong Time
Sharp dialogue

I enjoyed the characters and setting enough, but miscommunication plays a ginormous role and it was so over-the-top. If you can get past the miscommunication theme you'll find an emotional, sexy, and witty story. The writing is easy, eartfelt and textbook "escapist rom-com"

Thank you to Putnam Books and NetGalley for the advanced digital copy in exchange for my honest feedback.

Ok. Real talk: I kept forgetting I wasn't reading an Ava Wilder book. In a good way!

Falon Ballard is an excellent writer. I've enjoyed all of her books very much. This one felt a little more ... sassy? Saucy? Spicy? YES!

This is great for those who love Hollywood-esque stories as well as the "old flames die hard" trope. There's also some miscommunications as part of the past. Sometimes that bothers me because COME ON JUST TALK PEOPLE but it worked with the story and I didn't mind.

This one is spicy and entertaining!

I am a huge fan of Falon Ballard's previous work, so I was very excited to read this and it did not disappoint. I loved the setting, the characters, and the undeniable chemistry that filled every page. I loved rooting for Emmy and Grayson, and I sped through this book because I needed to know how their story ended.

My only criticism of this otherwise lovely little rom-com was the miscommunication near the end. I've never been a fan of this in other books, and it tends to frustrate me in the worst way. However, it didn't ruin the story for me at all, and I ended up kind of forgetting about it by the end.

Overall, I really enjoyed this. Falon Ballard consistently puts out great work, and I can't wait to read whatever she comes up with next.

Thank you to NetGalley, and Penguin Group Putnam for the eARC!

Sweet, swoony and with all the charm of a Hallmark movie, Right on Cue is everything you want in a romance and then some.

📚 Right on Cue
✍ Falon Ballard
📖 Contemporary Romance
⭐4.5/5
🌶️ 🌶️
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🙏Thank you to NetGalley and Putnam Books for the advanced copy of Right on Cue. All opinions are my own.
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🎯What I loved: Reading Right on Cue had all the warmth of curling up next to the fire on a cold day. The characters were likeable, genuine, flawed and vulnerable and it was so easy to root for them once you saw their initial spark. This had all my favorite tropes: second chance, Hollywood & enemies to lovers and I honestly couldn't get enough. I read this in 24 hours. The plot moved so quickly and I never felt like I was waiting for something to happen; the flow was organic and fast paced. I haven't read a book of Ballard's yet that hasn't become an immediate favorite and this was such a feel good read. Definitely add to your TBR for 2024!

🙅‍♀️What I didn't: I wish we would have gotten a little more resolution re: Grayson's back story but I loved Emmy and Grayson together and felt like they truly became each other's biggest cheerleaders.
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Read if you love:
*enemies to lovers
*on set celebrity romances
*second chance
*let's 'boink' and get it out of our systems
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See also: Love Scenes, Will They or Won't They, The Reunion

Another delight by Falon Ballard. I’ve loved both of her previous novels and this is no exception.

This story is a take on enemies to lovers but more like former kinda lover to new lover. It was entertaining.

Falon is auto buy for me and I can’t wait to get my hands on a signed copy of this one. Out 2/27/24.

title: Right on Cue

author: Falon Ballard

publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons

publication date: February 27, 2024

pages: 336

peppers: 3 (on this scale)

warnings: binge drinking, dead parent

summary: Screenwriter Emmy's production team can't find a good female lead for her new rom com, so they rope her into playing the part, which would have been fine if the male lead she had in mind didn't get a last-minute injury. The actor replacing him is her nemesis, the reason she left acting as a teenager, her first crush, her first kiss, her first heartbreak, Grayson. She has to make herself appear to fall in love on screen while seething over how he derailed her life.

tropes:

enemies-to-lovers
second-chance romance
lets bang it out of our systems
just one time
famous people falling in love
child of famous parents
dead great father and mean living father

what I liked:

clever banter
can't keep their hands off each other
great side characters
good meta setting of romance within romance

what I didn’t like:

hearing only part of a conversation and jumping to a conclusion
not talking things through about then and now

overall rating: 4 (of 5 stars)

Celebrity romance meets enemies to lovers 🎬

-Enemies to Lovers
-Celebrity Romance
-Coworkers with Benefits


Emmy and Grayson were easy to love from the start. I loved the little inn that most of the book was set at. The book also gives readers a look into press/tabloids and intimacy coordinators which was really fun to read and learn about. Also the snowball fight scene has my heart. The epilogue was adorable and gave the characters a much deserved happy ending.

Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Group Putnam/ G.P. Putnam’s Sons for providing an advanced readers copy in exchange for a honest review.

As a fan of romantic fiction books, if I see a book that covers enemies to lovers, it’s hard for me not to take a chance on it. There are some that rush the story, others where the characters and their chemistry fall flat or where the “to lovers” part takes too long to get to and as a reader you lose interest in the characters before they redeem themselves. All that to say, while a popular trope, enemies to lovers isn’t always successful. Thankfully, “Right on Cue” is NOT one of those failures. Witty, adorable and fun, this book kept my curiosity on how romance between Emmy and Grayson would bloom from the very beginning and never disappointed.

The main characters have their own quirks that give them personality. Emmy’s personality and interaction between characters gave her a fun personality without being annoying. Grayson comes off smug but it doesn’t take long to see redeeming qualities, so it’s easy for the reader to root for their eventual get together.

To be honest, the plot was not super original as I’ve read the whole “movie stars who hate each other” story before,(in the last few onths in fact) but there is enough personality in Emmy/Grayson and the supporting cast to give this book it’s own twist. I really got into the story and couldn’t put this book down so if you’re looking for a fun, quick read, give “Right on Cue” fits that bill.

Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Group/G.P. Putnam's Sons for the advanced copy of this book for my honest review. I appreciate the opportunity!!

I always get nervous when I feel like the issue is going to be miscommunication because I'm not a fan of dumb reasons for breaking up/fighting. This one was so good the entire way and the main characters were so good at talking to each other. The last 10%, they faced issues with overhearing and assuming though.
I loved the premise - celebs who got off on the wrong foot years ago are forced to reconnect and discover feelings. I just wish they'd been able to be adults all the way through.

Read this if you like:
•small town romance hallmark movies with spice
•celebrity romance
•enemies to lovers

A book by Falon AND a celebrity rom com? What’s not to like? Honestly I loved this. I read it in one day (2 sittings because of silly work getting in the way lol). This book was just what I needed to read at the right time. Most of the book was on set for a hallmark ish rom com with some spice. I loved seeing them fall in love and both be so vulnerable. I related to both characters a lot in different ways and I can see this playing out in real life.

This comes out in Feb and you won’t want to miss it!

Thank you Putnam & NetGalley for eARC in exchange for an honest review.

Literally exactly what you’d expect from a Falon Ballard. Cute spicy and really fun. The only reason not a 4 star read was the miscommunication at the end I felt was really forced. But overall I consumed this one in like a day.

Thanks to NetGalley for an advanced readers copy in exchange for an honest review