Michelle Plater
24 chapters. Three Christmas drinks, two festive seasons, and one very famous actor...
When all the world’s a stage, love is the only truth...
When actor Theo River accidentally spills a gingerbread latte all over Mia, the last thing she expects is a whirlwind kiss, a viral photo, and radio silence. She’s even more confused when she sees him playing festive boyfriend to another woman on every tabloid front page.
But in a season of second chances, fame, forgiveness, and fairy lights, Mia and Theo might just discover that the best love stories aren’t scripted, and sometimes the most magical Christmases are the ones you never saw coming.
Cassie Wright knows how to curate the perfect life online. Calm, capable, and always in control, she’s built a career managing other people’s worlds while keeping her own carefully guarded.
When she crosses paths with award-winning actor Devan Osbourne, an unexpected connection sparks. But just as their story begins, Cassie is pulled into the orbit of another man, charming, powerful…and dangerous.
As the lines between truth and illusion blur, Cassie must navigate a world built on performance, where charm becomes a weapon and love is the only thing that feels real.
Revealing what’s behind the smoke and mirrors could cost Cassie everything. But how long can she survive in a world built on illusion and lies, and what will remain when the truth finally comes out?
Told with heart, heat, and startling emotional honesty, Smoke & Mirrors is a slow-burn contemporary romance set in London and Los Angeles about grief, growth, and the terrifying beauty of letting someone in, especially when they’re the one person who might see all of you…and stay.
Smoke and Mirrors is perfect for hopeless romantics, lovers of celebrity and rockstar romances and for fans of Beth Moran, Phoebe MacLeod, Robinne Lee and Taylor Jenkins Reid.
“A festive, funny, emotionally rich novella told over 24 chapters — perfect to read in one sitting or a chapter a day throughout December.”
But when Theo Rivers crashes into her world (and her outfit) in the run-up to Christmas, the spark between them threatens to rewrite her carefully planned festive season.
But when Theo Rivers crashes into her world (and her outfit) in the run-up to Christmas, the spark between them threatens to rewrite her carefully planned festive season.
When all the world’s a stage, love is the only truth…
Cassie Wright knows how to curate the perfect life online. Calm, capable, and always in control, she’s built a career managing other people’s worlds while keeping her own carefully guarded.
When she crosses paths with award-winning actor Devan Osbourne, an unexpected connection sparks. But just as their story begins, Cassie is pulled into the orbit of another man, charming, powerful…and dangerous.
As the lines between truth and illusion blur, Cassie must navigate a world built on performance, where charm becomes a weapon and love is the only thing that feels real.
Revealing what’s behind the smoke and mirrors could cost Cassie everything. But how long can she survive in a world built on illusion and lies, and what will remain when the truth finally comes out?
Told with heart, heat, and startling emotional honesty, Smoke & Mirrors is a slow-burn contemporary romance set in London and Los Angeles about grief, growth, and the terrifying beauty of letting someone in, especially when they’re the one person who might see all of you…and stay.
Smoke and Mirrors is perfect for hopeless romantics, lovers of celebrity and rockstar romances and for fans of Beth Moran, Phoebe MacLeod, Robinne Lee and Taylor Jenkins Reid.
But when Theo Rivers crashes into her world (and her outfit) in the run-up to Christmas, the spark between them threatens to rewrite her carefully planned festive season.
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It's hard to believe this is a debut novel, Michelle writes with an assuredness and knowledge of her celebrity filled world you believe everything she says, and fall head over heels for Devan & Cassie. A breathtaking, occasionally heartbreaking, joy of a novel.
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Wow wow wow!!! To say I couldn’t put it down is an understatement! It’s fantastic!
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OMG, OMG, OMG!!!! Spellbindingly delicious and un-put-down able!! I loved it.