Review: Bell, Book, and Sandals

Title - Bell, Book, and Sandals
Author - Melissa L. Webb
Series or Standalone - Book 1 in the Maxie Duncan Series
Genre - Paranormal Romance
Publication July 31st 2012
(Goodreads) & (Amazon)
Rating 5 out of 5

Synopsis 

Sometimes life can be a real witch. 

Meet Maxie Duncan. Your average 23-year-old blonde. If you can call being wealthy, gorgeous, and knowing what the future holds at times, average. 

After her fiancé blindsides her with a breakup at their favorite restaurant, she leaves Maine for a shot at being Hollywood's new 'it girl.' There's only one problem. She's never acted a day in her life. 

When a big Hollywood director sends her packing, she realizes if she wants to stay in L.A., she may have to become a normal girl after all. But normal has never been in the cards for her. Strange things keep happening wherever she goes, a red-eyed shadow no one else sees is stalking her, and to top it off, she may be falling in love again, with either the bookish guy next door, or Hollywood's hottest leading man. 

But everything isn't what it seems. Someone's keeping secrets from her. Is it her new friends at the apartment building she moved into? Or is it Ryan Everheart, the actor who wants to sweep her off her feet? And why are her feet suddenly floating off the ground? 

It's enough to drive a girl insane. All Maxie wants to do is ride off into the sunset with her one true love and find a killer pair of Manolo Blahniks on the way. But how's a girl supposed to focus on a love life and shopping when everywhere she turns someone or something is trying to kill her?

Opening Teaser 


Was I really destined to be alone? Was I meant to walk this life a spinster in a great set of heels? Is that really what the fates had in store for me? That’s the way it was starting to look. My fiancé had gone and shattered my perfectly manicured world. He dumped me. Like last week’s trends. And before you say those things happen, let me tell you, no, they don’t. Not to me.


Review

I received this book as part of the Bewitching Book Tours in return for a honest review. Maxine is all set to marry her high school sweetheart when he sends her a text asking her to show up at their place, which she expects to be good new since it's the place he proposed, she never expected him to break up with her. After her fiance breaks up with Maxine she decides just like that  it's time to move to L.A. to become a actress.

Maxine isn't prepared for what it takes to be a actress at her first audition she doesn't bring her head shot (photo) or a resume and her acting doesn't dazzle them. Even though it didn't go as planned after a little pep talk Maxie decides to stay in L.A. she even moves into a apartment called Enchantment Cove. Maxie even get's a job, and is amazed when she makes it the first four hours. At her job she meets her crush Ryan Everheart who happens to be working on the movie she tried out for. As if fate had a hand Ryan is head over heels for Maxie putting her on cloud nine but something strange is going on she just can't put her finger on it. Her new L.A. friends don't want her spending time with Ryan but she's to head over heels for Ryan to listen. Then she's attacked by a stranger with large front teeth in the elevator and saved by a shadow creature. After being rescued by her friends after found bleeding in the elevator the truth comes out changing her life forever. It's a whirl wind adventure full enough to keep Maxie busy and she just needs to stay alive. 

I really enjoyed reading Bell, Book, and Sandals it's a entertaining read. Maxie has such a great personality reminds myself a lot of me in the emotional aspect since I'm not blonde or rich. The book delves right in drawing the read and not letting go till the end. I actually couldn't put it down and had to finish it in one sitting.  I feel that character are well written you have a good perspective who they are, and it makes it easier to relate to them. I also love paranormal romance stories and this one was great. I enjoyed the mystery in the story flows along smoothly which is something I enjoy in a good book, plus I love it when I find new twists. Overall a very well written first book, and I can't wait to read the next one since I loved this one.