The Romeo Club
by Rebekah L Purdy
by Rebekah L Purdy
Release Date: 03/25/14
YA CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
Summary from Goodreads:
THE ROMEO CLUB is Hitch meets The Secret of My
Success.
What happens when you agree to help your brother
“de-nerdify” so he can catch the attention of the popular Chloe Anders, and to
everyone's surprise, he actually lands her?
And what if his equally geeky friends come running with girl wish lists of their own, offering money for your services?
And what if his equally geeky friends come running with girl wish lists of their own, offering money for your services?
Well, if you’re sixteen-year-old, Delyla Denson,
then you start The Romeo Club. A secret club where she’ll teach these guys how
talk, act, and be cool around girls. It’s a win-win situation.
She’ll get enough money for the awesome prom dress
she’s had her eye on, and the guys, well, they’ll get dates and maybe learn how
to do something other than beat the next level on their video games.
There are only two problems with this plan. One, her
quarterback/track star boyfriend is getting jealous of how much time she’s
spending away from him and decides to try and figure out what’s going on. And
two, Delyla is kind of falling for her brother’s BFF, Trey who she’s been
hanging out with a lot more. And who thanks to her help, has caught the
attention of the beautiful, perfect, and popular, Portia Rickard. With Portia
and Trey heating up, Delyla realizes that maybe the person she’s meant to be
with has been in front of her all this time.
But falling for Trey means she’ll have to take
drastic measures including sabotage, with a capital S.
I asked Rebekah to tell me who her favorite romantic comedy/romance movies/or
couples in a movie are. And this is what she had to say!
Okay, I admit, I LOVE romance
movies (LOL). I’m a sucker for a happily ever after and people finding true
love (which might also account for me writing YA Contemporary Romance). There
are some movies that I can watch over and over and over again and never get
tired of them. Now, all the movies I’m gonna mention don’t necessarily fall
under the “romance” category, but I love the couples in them (totally
swoonworthy—LOL). Here are my top
five (in no particular order).
1). So I have to say A
Walk to Remember is an absolute favorite of mine. This is true love at its
finest. I know it’s sad as hell,
but I love seeing the characters fall in love. How you have Landon (Shane
West), who is a complete bad boy and hangs out with a bad crowd and Jamie
(played by Mandy Moore) who is the daughter of a preacher who is a good girl to
the core. They find themselves both in drama club (or theatre) together.
Landon, because he got in trouble and the principal made him, and Jamie because
she loves singing and theatre. The movie follows how they become friends then
fall in love—and the huge/sad twist that comes into play testing their love.
Warning, this movie will make you cry (LOL).
2). She’s the Man, is
the second movie on my list. OMG, it’s totally funny. It’s about a girl Violet
(played by Amanda Bynes), whose soccer team at her school gets cut. She still
wants to play, but the boys’ team won’t allow girls to play. Violet has a twin
brother, who got kicked out of their school and is being sent to a different
school. However, he’s actually sneaking off to a music festival. Violet decides
to take her brother’s place at the new school and go out for the soccer team.
Here, she meets Duke (played by Channing Tatum—SO HOT), who ends up being her
roommate, teammate, and a guy she falls for. Problem is, he thinks she’s a guy
and she needs to keep her identity a secret. Super fun and you can’t help but
smile as Violet tries to hide her feelings from Duke.
3). I know Lord of the
Rings is a fantasy/adventure movie, but I LOVE the romance between Aragorn
(played by Viggo Mortensen), who is supposed to be in line to be king, but
doesn’t feel worthy or want it. He spends his time as a Ranger (totally badass
with a sword)—however he’s fallen in love with an elf princess named Arwen (played
by Liv Tyler). I love the romance between them, she wants to give up her
immortal life for a mortal one, so she can be with him. And although he loves
her, he doesn’t want her to give everything up for him. Totally epic!
4). The next one is, P.S.
I Love You. For all the book readers out there, I know this movie doesn’t
follow the book, but I still adored it. It’s about a woman Holly Kennedy
(played by Hilary Swank), who just lost her husband Gerry (played by Gerard
Butler-woot-woot). She’s kind of a hot mess. But then she starts getting these
letters from him, which he’d arranged to be sent to her after he died. They’re
things he wants her to do for herself to kind of realize she’ll be okay. You’ve
got things like “sing karaoke” to “visit Ireland” where Gerry was originally
from and where Holly and he met. You get to see Holly in present day, as well
as get flashbacks of her and Gerry in the past. This is another one that’ll
make you cry, but it also makes you want to root for Holly and hope she can find
happiness again, and realize that she’ll be okay without Gerry.
5). And you can’t mention romance movies or books without
thinking of Pride & Prejudice.
This is one of my all-time favorites. The version I have and watch over and
over is the one with Keira Knightley as Elizabeth Bennet and Matthew Macfadyen
as Mr. Darcy. I don’t know what it is about this story that captivates me. Just
that despite the circumstances , their families, and trying to fight the
attraction they have for one another, these characters still find love. My
favorite scene is right after Darcy’s witch of an aunt visits Elizabeth in the
middle of the night due to rumors flying about in regards to her and Darcy. The
aunt is degrading and belittles her and her family in every way imaginable. She
wants her to promise she’ll never go after Darcy. But of course, I heroine sends the aunt packing. But
after that Elizabeth can’t go back to sleep so she gets up to go for a walk.
And there, sauntering (yes, sauntering in all his hotness) is Mr. Darcy, the
sunrise at his back, the fog parting, coming toward her. It’s here where he
professes his love for her. Best. Love. Story.
Rebekah Purdy
grew up in Michigan, where she spent many late nights armed with a good book
and a flashlight. When not hiding at her computer and getting lost in her
stories, she enjoys reading, singing, soccer, swimming, football, camping,
playing video games and hanging out with her kids. She loves the unexplainable
like Bigfoot, the Dogman, and the Loch Ness Monster (lots of good story
material)! She admits to still having all the books she bought throughout her
childhood and teen years, and she may or may not have an obsession with
anything chocolate…
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I really look forward reading this!! It sounds great!! :)
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DeleteI Love the couple of Aragorn and Arwen.
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