Chase Me (Broke and Beautiful)

by Tessa Bailey

[Cocktails and Books]

This Tessa Bailey story is light hearted with many laugh out loud moments. Roxy Cumerland is a struggling actress living in New York. She needs money desperately and is willing to do just about anything to earn it, even agreeing to wear a bunny costume and sing for the sixty bucks someone is willing to pay her for a singing telegram. On her first assignment, Roxy meets Louis McNally, a young, attorney enjoying his carefree bachelor lifestyle. He’s a nice guy and even though he comes from a wealthy family, I was impressed with his altruistic motives for becoming an attorney. He does a lot of pro bono work and wants to help as many people as he can.

From the moment Louis sees Roxy in her bunny costume, he can’t forget her and does everything in his power to spend time with her. Louis pursues Roxy, but she keeps pushing him away. She likes Louis, but wants to keep things light. For the first time his life, Louis wishes a girl wanted more. Most girls want a commitment and now that Louis has finally found a woman he really likes, she is commitment averse. Roxy is different from all the other girls Louis has known. She’s tough, independent, hard working and vulnerable. I enjoyed this playful, sweet story and it was fun getting a behind the scenes look at the life of a struggling actress. This is the first book in the Broke and Beautiful series and each on is a stand-alone.

Reviewed by Karen for Cocktails and Books