Jennifer Procup (61:45)
Okay, I have another one, Celebrity Normie, which is the Mechanic by Reina Torres. And in this one, it starts off with our celebrity. Her name's Blake, and she has been. She's, like, a famous actress, but, like, I essentially view her as, like, Molly. No, Melissa McCarthy. Right. So she's always cast as, like, the sort of funny sidekick, best friend rather than being, like, the, you know, the leading lady in these movies. But she is really well known. She's had a couple of, like, really famous roles, and so. But she's just not like, everybody, you know, she's. I. I think it's pretty clear. They sort of established that she's, like, kind of plus size, maybe, or just, like, not beautiful, but she's, like, a working actress that, like, kind of everybody would know. Anyway, the book starts with her actually waking up in a car. She's sleeping on the side of the road, and a cop has, like. She's not on the side of the road. She's at a rest stop, but it's the middle of the night, and a cop, like, essentially is knocking on the window, like, are you OK in there? And the cop recognizes her, and she, like, gets out and kind of, like, kind of feels like, you know, he's been really kind to her to, like, check in on her. And she realizes, though, that, like, this maybe will, like, come back to bite her, because the person chasing her will then, like, know where she was if this guy, like, posted on social media. And so you're like, hey, what? What's going on? Then we go to a little town in Montana, and we meet Adam, who is a mechanic who essentially, like, apparently this is part of a, like, a Brotherhood Protector series. And I haven't read any of the other books, but the lead Brotherhood protector is like, do you want to work for me? And he's like, no, I just want to be a mechanic. He's moved back to this town because his sister lives there, and she was a single mother, and he wanted to support her and his niece, like, right. His sister was pregnant when he came back home from the military. So he's like, I've got my hands full. Well, then the next Time we see Blake, she has essentially spent all of the cash. She has to, like, trade in her car and buy this, like, beat up VW Rabbit or, like, Beetle maybe. And it, like, she crosses into this town, which is where she was going. She has, like, one friend who she used to work with who was also a movie star who's like, come, you know, come come visit me. And she's so she kind of is like, I can go to Sadie's house and just like, figure it out. Well, her car dies in Adam's parking lot, and he's like, let me help you. He can tell that she is exhausted, really overwhelmed, does not recognize her, but is like, well, I know everybody in town. If you're going to Sadie's, I can take you there. And so she agrees. She has, like, town's too small for Uber, I guess. I also think this is an older book. Takes her to Sadie's, and then Sadie's kind of like, oh, my God, I'm so happy to see you. But, like, why are you here? And then it's like her. Sadie's husband is like, come in, you know? And then on cnn, we see Blake is, like, missing, right? So it's like now a big news story. And she was with Zoe, another actress, and they had been working on a movie, and both of them have disappeared. And this is when we get sort of Blake's story. Like, she walked in on the producer essentially kind of pressuring Zoe to have sex, right? And she gets Zoe out of there and, like, kind of is always like, just take me back home, it's fine. And she really. And it's clear that Blake has in her past potentially been a victim of sexual assault herself and is really like, I don't know if I should leave you alone, but does. And then realizes that Zoe is missing and goes on the run herself. So essentially the story is like, they're both missing, but in fact, Blake is on the run and she is really worried that the guy she interrupted, right. Potentially has made Zoe disappear. So it's a bit of a mystery and kind of like a Hollywood romance. And I also. What I liked about this is, you know, Adam, of course, is just like, of course his protective instincts kicked in and all that stuff. He's, like, really into her from the beginning. But the whole idea of, like, my celebrity ness can not protect me, right. I thought was, like, a really good element. And even though I'm now kind of in Montana, in this small town, how do I. People will know me wherever I go, which means it will be very easy to find me. Right. So it feels like it has that romantic suspense element. But the celebrity normie part is a really big part of the story as well because it plays into why it's so hard essentially for her to stay. Stay missing in some ways. So that's the mechanic by Reina Torres.
