The Princess & The Porn Star

Written by Lauren Gallagher

Narrated by Roberto Scarlato and Avery Caris

A pop star. A porn star. What could possibly go wrong?

When Rachel Taylor finds out a porn star will be dancing beside her in her upcoming music video, she is not happy. The pop princess hasn’t clawed her back from near obscurity to be a laughing stock all over again. Especially not if that includes sharing a stage with the infamous Buck Harder. The minute she meets Buck, though, the chemistry between them sizzles, and before long, she wants to share more than a stage with him.

But there’s more to Lee, the man behind the stage name, than the reason he’s so successful in his career. About the time Rachel starts getting to know Lee, though, the music video is released with disastrous results. Her record label, hell bent on cleaning up the image they’ve created, doesn’t want her anywhere near Buck Harder. Thanks to Rachel’s ironclad contract, they have the power to keep them apart.

Except Rachel didn’t make it this far without a stubborn streak, and no amount of distance or interference can keep her from Lee, even if they have to keep it a secret.

But with the label and paparazzi watching her like a hawk, she can only keep this a secret for so long. And when the truth comes out, she’ll have to choose: the career she’s vowed not to lose again, or the man can’t help falling for?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Bryant Street Publishing
• Release date: Jul 6, 2021
• ISBN: 9781094420882

Lauren Gallagher

Lauren Gallagher is an abnormal romance writer currently living in the wilds of Omaha, Nebraska. She and her husband, along with a coyote-iguana hybrid and two and a half cats, are thought to be in hiding from the Polynesian Mafia and a debt collector in search of a fine for an overdue book from the Library of Alexandria. Lauren continues to skillfully, if somewhat clumsily, elude them, but continues to have run-ins with her arch nemesis, M/M erotic romance author L. A. Witt. The implementation of Operation: I Don't Think So is expected to resolve that problem soon enough.

Reviews for The Princess & The Porn Star

[Natale Michaud · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I really enjoyed the story and the steamy scenes. There was humor, honesty and no drama between the MCs.

[blake · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

It was a great book but the male voice actor sounded SO MUCH LIKE A ROBOT I COULD NOT HELP BUT ROLL MY EYES EVERY TIME HE SPOKE!!!

[Greta · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

OMGOODNESS, I LOVE THIS!!!
I went through every emotion.
Great story!

[Bill Hair · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

3.5 Stars for me.

This one was a decent story that could have been really good. When the MCs go on a talking binge in the middle of oral sex, that is very odd. The story itself is good in the fact that it shows that preconceived notions are often fueled by other issues. In this case, the woman is treated differently because she is in a relationship with a person who does porn. If it was a male with a female porn star, half the guys would be giving him high fives.

The other thing that I liked about both characters is that they acted like adults throughout the story.

[Mélanie Veilleux · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Good story. Makes you understand what the rich and famous goes through.

[aribookzilla · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Warning: Let’s just say there’s a reason Buck Harder went into his line of work, and it ain’t his pretty smile. Wink wink.

Best warning ever y/y?

This book is more of a 3.5 for me, but I'm rounding it up because, yeah, I enjoyed it a lot more than 3.5. I swear, I was grinning like a loon throughout the book.

What I liked about it is that it's a different take on your usual rockstar book - I so wish the title of this book wasn't so off-putting because I think it might turn people away from reading it. Even though it's accurate (she's a pop princess ala Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera and he's an adult movies actor), it kind of cheapens the book.

But I digress.

I really liked both main characters. I loved being in Lee's head. He is such a sweetheart - understanding, nice, charming and just enough cocky to still like him. Also Buck Harder.
Rachel is a girl that picked herself up after a major fall, and I loved how strong she was, so sure she would never go back to that person.

These two had crazy chemistry and I absolutely loved it. It's not really insta-love, it's long after they meet that they realize and admit to their feelings, but you could feel the pull they had towards each other from the moment they meet. It's sweet and cute.
What I mostly liked about their relationship is that there's no drama between them, everything seemed logical. I expected either of them to screw up, to do something typical for books like these, but no. Both of them are it for each other and it's really just lives they lead that stood in their way.

I really liked the writing! It's engaging and funny - there are some GREAT one-liners. The supporting characters and by that I really mean Quinn was a great addition.

Why I'm rating the book lower than my review implies I loved it? It's that there was potential for so much more. You get this insight into what the rumor-mill and living under that magnifying glass can do to two people who are so perfect for each other, and it's literally the focus of the whole book, but I still thought it wasn't enough.

You also get some glimpses into what a porn-star's job is. I mean, obviously we all know what it is, but there is this stigma surrounding people in that line of work, and I could totally understand the conflict in this story.
I liked that Rachel had no problem with it, it seemed more like Lee was struggling.

The ending felt kind-of anti-climatic, although it fit the overall tone of the book. But I absolutely loved the epilogue even if it was same-old same-old.

There are a couple of graphic sex scenes in the book. They were great and I loved them and I'm struggling not to look at other reviews to see if it was as good for them as it was for me.

So overall? I loved this book. It was the perfect lovey-dovey, sweet read I needed after some books I've read lately. And don't be put off by the title - it's really so much more than that.