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The Chameleon Effect

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By Joe Arden
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In the glitzy world of Los Angeles, aspiring actor Will O'Connell reinvents himself as the charming Liam O'Connell of Dublin to stand out in Tinseltown. When he meets Raven Locke, the tattooed costumer with attitude, the sparks fly both on and off set. But as Liam's star rises and their romance deepens, the truth about his identity threatens to undo their picture-perfect love story. The Chameleon Effect is a witty and heartfelt rom-com about identity, ambition, and finding love behind the masks we wear.
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Lights. Camera. Action...

I've got everything it takes to make it in Tinseltown: confidence, charisma, and a killer chin. Now all I need is a chance.

But Los Angeles is full of hot young hunks, and talent might not be enough to separate me from the cookie-cutter crowd.

Well, you know what they say: Fake it till you make it.

So I devise a wild scheme to get noticed. Pretend I'm someone I'm not—goodbye Will O'Connell of Cincinnati and hello Liam O'Connell of Dublin.

"Liam" and his talent with accents is enough to get my foot in the door, but I never anticipated meeting the woman who has me more worried about keeping my foot out of my mouth.

Enter Raven Locke, the dark-haired bombshell who puts the 'tude in tattooed.

On set, she's the costumer tasked with fitting my pants, but all I can think about is how to get into hers.

As my—I mean, Liam's—budding career begins to heat up, so do our feelings.

While Raven pursues her passion for fashion, I chase her heart.

Our picture-perfect screenplay seems sure to send us riding off onto Sunset Boulevard...

Until Raven finds out that Comedy and Tragedy aren't the only masks I'm wearing. Our romance might be destined for the cutting-room floor, unless I can salvage our story with a plot twist she won't see coming.

The Chameleon Effect is the debut solo novel written and performed by acclaimed, award-winning romance narrator Joe Arden, with a special guest appearance from Maxine Mitchell.

A secret-identity romance from the man with the secret identity!

This male POV rom-com has it all: lots of heat, plenty of heart, and a Hollywood-worthy HEA.

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ISBN: 9798991592246

Publisher: Blue Nose Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 22 August 2022

Imprint: Blue Nose Publishing

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 14.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 481g

Pages: 232

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