Katie Simon, 26, lives in her hometown of Mountain Valley where she runs her late grandmother's bakery, Franni's, while working hard to get a high-end catering career off the ground. The combination of a disastrous dating history and endless work hours equal a distinct lack of romance in Katie's life, and she relies mainly on the company of her two best friends, Tess and Jax. Try as they might to get her to date, Katie's having none of it.
Mason Scott, 30, is one of Hollywood's hottest actors and he's in Mountain Valley on a two-week location shoot for his latest movie, co-starring the glamorous Jessica Thompson. Early one morning he stumbles into Katie's bakery, drawn by the familiar scent of his own grandmother's cinnamon buns. When he meets Katie, it's clear she has no idea who he is. The attraction is immediate, and he's so delighted with his newfound anonymity that he finds every excuse to be with her.
The more time they spend together, the hotter things get. When the truth comes out about Mason's identity and Katie realizes what's at stake, she quickly backs away from a life she'd never coveted. But the dual promise of a chance with Mason and the one shot at realizing her life-long dream make her reconsider everything she's ever believed to be true.
Acting out of Love is the first novel in a series of stand-alone steamy contemporary romance stories based in Mountain Valley.