{Review} Public Relations by Katie Heaney & Arianna Rebolini (@KTHeaney @AriannaRebolini @GrandCentralPub)

Young PR star Rose Reed is thrown into the big leagues when her boss leaves town the day of the firm's meeting with Archie Fox, a young, hot, internationally famous British singer-songwriter. The meeting is going badly until Rose suggests a staged romance with up-and-coming, young indie star Raya. He'll do it, but only if Rose becomes his publicist. 

As the faux-mance begins to rehabilitate Archie's faltering career, Rose finds his herself having unexpected, inconvenient and definitely unprofessional feelings for the crooner. But do late night texts and impromptu burrito binges mean he feels the same? In the end, Rose will have to decide whether to let her fantasy crush go, or to risk her reputation to be with the charming, handsome, scoundrel-y but sweet pop star she's grown to love.

​Rose Reed wasn’t even supposed to speak during the morning meeting.  She was only to appear in the absence of her boss and ended up in charge of Weaver-Girard’s newest acquisition – music’s favourite bad boy Archie Fox.
 
Her idea of staging a romance between Archie and teen sensation Raya is an instant hit. It’s the chance that she’s been waiting for.  If only she could keep her mind on business and not on her unexpectedly sweet client.

​“He just finished up in Europe. Oh my God, you didn’t see that Vine from his last night in Madrid? With the hip thrust?” She tossed her head back in feigned ecstasy. “It probably killed about ten thousand girls in that stadium.”

​Archie Fox shot to instant stardom on YouTube and never looked back.  Rebranding his image with his new publicist isn’t the chore that he thought it would be.  Rose is honest and real – two qualities that are increasingly rare in his life. 
 
Can he convince her to put her heart and career on the line for love or will she always think of him as just another cardboard cutout?

Archie laughed, but then he leaned in closer to me and I stopped smiling. He looked at me for a moment or two (it was impossible to tell how long) and then I saw, in my peripheral vision, the package of fish rising up between us.

“Rose,” he croaked, holding the fish in front of his face. “Please. Don’t mess this up. My friend and I shan’t have died in vain.”

I laughed, and swatted the fish away. “I think that’s my cue to open a bottle of wine.” I pointed to a smaller paper bag on the counter. It was a complete (and not unpleasant) surprise to find that Archie Fox, international rock star, tabloid-rumored lothario and bad boy, was kind of… a dork.

Public Relations is the perfect fast-paced swoony read to kick off the summer of 2017!  Katie Heaney and Arianna Rebolini have crafted a fascinating combination of modern media culture and heartwarming romance that is as edgy as it is entertaining.
 
You will laugh out loud one moment and then cheer for Team Archie the next – and you’ll remember exactly how much fun it is to be a fangirl…