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Breaking Character Kindle Edition

by Lee Winter (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 1,460 ratings
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Life has become a farcical mess for icy British A-lister Elizabeth Thornton. America’s most-hated villain stars in a top-rated TV medical drama that she hates. Now, she’s been romantically linked to her perky, new co-star, Summer, due to the young woman’s clumsiness. As a closeted actress, that’s the last thing Elizabeth needs. If she could just get her dream movie role, life would be so much better. The only problem is that the eccentric French film-maker offering it insists on meeting her “girlfriend”, Summer, first.Summer Hayes is devastated when her co-star shuns her for accidentally sparking rumors they’re lovers. Now the so-called British Bitch has the audacity to ask Summer to pretend to be her girlfriend to get her a role? Elizabeth doesn’t even like Summer! Oh, how she’d love to tell her no. And Summer definitely would if it wasn’t for the fact she’s maybe a tiny bit in love with the impossible woman.A lesbian celebrity romance about gaining love, losing masks, and trying to stick to the script.
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Jane Clements at Goodreads rated it five starsWow! I loved this book. I already know I'll be rereading it. Lee Winter is one of my favourite authors but she's outdone herself with this one.
On the surface, it seems like a by-the-numbers lesbian romance. Fake relationship? Check. Two beautiful protagonists with glamorous careers? Check and check. Ice queen? Check.

Because it's Lee Winter, though, these familiar tropes are taken and woven into a satisfyingly long, clever and compelling narrative. The story reminds me a little of one of my other favourite books, K. E. Lane's And Playing the Role of Herself. If you liked that (as many fans of lesbian romance seem to) then you'll like this too.

About the Author

Lee Winter is an award-winning veteran newspaper journalist who has lived in almost every Australian state, covering courts, crime, news, features, and humour writing. She is now a full-time author and part-time editor. Lee is a 2015 Lambda Literary Award finalist and Golden Crown Literary Award winner (The Red Files) and a 2016 Lambda Literary Award finalist (Requiem for Immortals).

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07KQ2FXPZ
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ylva Publishing; 1st edition (December 5, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 5, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2469 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 1,460 ratings

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Lee Winter is an award-winning veteran newspaper journalist who has lived in almost every Australian state, covering courts, crime, news, features and humour writing. She is now a full-time author and part-time editor.

Lee is a 2015 Lambda Literary Award finalist and Golden Crown Literary Society Award winner (The Red Files) and a 2016 Lambda Literary Award finalist (Requiem for Immortals).

Requiem for Immortals also won a Golden Crown Literary Society Award and it won bronze in the mainstream 2017 Independent Publisher Book Awards for E-book Mystery/Thriller.

In 2018, Shattered won a Golden Crown Literary Society Award for sci-fi/fantasy.

Hotel Queens took out a Golden Crown Literary Society Award for Romantic Blend in 2021.

She lives in Australia with her long-time girlfriend, where she spends much time ruminating on her garden, cute native wildlife, and shiny, new gadgets.

Want to get in touch? Email: LeeWinterAuthor@gmail.com or visit www.leewinterauthor.com.

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Lee-Anne Coetzer
5.0 out of 5 stars Hilariously Good! I love it!
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2021
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Breaking Character by Lee Winter
 
Scoring Criteria - Chemistry (5) – Story (5) – Characters (5) – Entertainment (5) – Scene (4.5). Steaminess level 2. Overall rating 4.9*
 
This is so hilariously funny and charming story of being closeted in the entertainment industry. I love the characters - adore them. The chemistry is a gentle build but gets very intense. This book is very entertaining and will leave you laughing one minute and crying the next. Lee Winters is one of my favourite author's. For me, this is her best book so far. It is very well written, and you do get a sense that there has gone a lot of research into it to help evolve the scenery and the story.
 
Elizabeth Thornton is a British Actress turned highest-paid women on TV. She plays the 'villain' in a medical tv drama. Her character behaviour follows her real-life persona and is dubbed as “difficult” by the entertainment industry. Her name being tainted she wants to break free from this character and move on to more quality performance.
 
Summer Hayes, famous for her childhood acting wants to be taken more seriously as an adult actress. Because of her youthful looks, she still gets casts in youth roles. She finally gets an adult role in a TV medical drama, playing a medical intern. This is where she crosses paths with her heroine Elizabeth Thornton. Dumbfounded and awestruck she fumbles her first scene with Elizabeth and feels humiliated.
 
After building a work friendship their paths are hilariously intertwined as a director assumes, they are a couple, and offer them both a part in his movie. The catch is that they will not have problems with the intimacy scene because they are already romantically involved. This is the beginning of a complicated and intense dilemma for them both. They both want to take on this project to better their careers, but will it be worth it to pretend that they are lovers?
 
 
 
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Jiffy
5.0 out of 5 stars Chemistry
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2024
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Breaking Character, which is compatible to Lee Winter's fantstic other books in that they all have thoughtfully draw out, and have believable characters. This novel had me routing for Summer and Bess from the beginning. Thank you Lee for yet another story which grabbed me and pulled my heart strings.
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Meghan
4.0 out of 5 stars Wow
Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2023
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Why oh why did it take me so long to read this. I was captivated from the very beginning and couldn't get enough. Fabulous story, wondeful writing and deep meaningful characters. Wonderful job.
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MLTU
5.0 out of 5 stars Really Enjoyed It 😊
Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2024
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I truly enjoyed this slow-burn, fake-dating, celebrity romance. Elizabeth and Summer don't have an immediate connection - sparks aren't going off right away. However, the buildup is what makes this story so intriguing. Elizabeth has a role she can't stand, an ice-queen reputation, and a toxic relationship with her mentor. Summer has a girl-next-door reputation, she's not out to the public yet, and she's long admired Elizabeth's talent.

You root for the pair from the beginning, but everything else keeps you entertained to the end! First book from this author... I'd quite like to read more 👍
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Elizabeth Lopez
5.0 out of 5 stars Btilliant and beautiful
Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2024
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Why have I waited this long to read this incredible story?? From the first sentence, I was snagged and willingly dragged into the Hollywood lives of Elizabeth (Bess) Thornton and Summer Hayes. Their chemistry blazed the pages. The dialogue was so authentic. Rich in how it moved the story along. The side characters were all so well placed. I’m going to miss ALL of them.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning
Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2024
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An absolutely stunning read! I truly wanted things to work out well for these characters. Masterfully written. Very easy story to fall into.
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Judith Rodda
5.0 out of 5 stars An absolute delight.
Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2023
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I loved this book. Ice queen Bess co-stars with bubbly Summer (former child star) on a highly rated TV show. Both are beautiful, talented and in the closet. The characters tug at your heartstrings leaving lasting impressions that are hard to forget. They will stay with you long after you finish the book.
Lee Winters is one of the few writers who can take the same old theme and turn it into a unique and different story. She takes us on a beautiful, thought-provoking journey with Bess and Summer as they navigate their way towards each other.
This is one of those books you can't put down and will find yourself reading over and over again.
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Lia X.
3.0 out of 5 stars Okay
Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2019
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Lee Winter is one of my favorite authors but this was not one of my favorites. She is an incredibly talented writer, but I feel like even Winter couldn't put a different spin on a plot that has been overdone too many times. I can't wait to read what she comes out with next though!
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Sarah
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing characters!
Reviewed in Brazil on September 21, 2021
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From the first moment I started reading this book, I couldn't stop. I got nervous because I had so many things to do, and the book had to be my second-option. My God, the writing is outstandingly beautiful. I love each plot, each character (except that I have a small dislike for the antagonist Grace), but it's understandable, I'm sure. I loved how the author portrayed the characters' feelings like it should; kept it true to the heart and slow when it needed it. It made me laugh, it made me swoon with our main girls, and made me fall in love with all that the book entailed. I also loved to get to know a bit more about Hollywood.

I'm sure I'm going to miss Summer and Bess a whole lot <3
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Shayla Robyn Douglas
5.0 out of 5 stars love
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 8, 2023
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MG
5.0 out of 5 stars Fave
Reviewed in Canada on November 4, 2020
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This is one of the best celebrity novels i have read. Ive read this twice. I just love how the love story is built up and you can slowly feel their connection. You root for them to be together. Never a dissappointing piece from the author. I will definitely read this again and go back to the world of Bess and Summer
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Client d'Amazon
5.0 out of 5 stars Favorite lesbian romance novel so far.
Reviewed in France on December 30, 2019
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Favorite lesbian romance novel so far.
Both lead characters are charming, intelligent, just-the right-amount-of-not-perfect, the story is extremely well written, the romance is believable... Also, I gotta admit i'm an absolute fan of fake-girlfriends-who-end-up-falling-for-eachother novels, but beside that, the whole universe of this book had me falling in love. Really great read, totally would recommend!
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karenin
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb!
Reviewed in Germany on September 24, 2019
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This book was a real page-turner. The two women are very different from each other. They each come with a history. I liked the fact that Summer had a long-standing infatuation with Elisabeth and had to find a way of dealing with her feelings now. Normally, I do not have much patience for background stories or side plots. But here they were very well-done and actually supportive of understanding the relationship between the two women. Grace, for instance, was a very impressive side character. The author managed to show her attractivity for Elisabeth and reveal her ugly sides as well.
Reading how these two very different women finally form a relationship was absolutely captivating. Great character development, steamy sex, big romance. All boxes checked :-)
I put this one on the "Read again" pile of books. Totally worth it!
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