The emotions, the banter, the connection, the love.

I loved watching Jordon and Blake's friendship develop into more. Encore is a fun, co-star to lovers, bi-awakening romance. Yet, I can’t walk away from him, and it seems, he can’t walk away from me either. Encore is the fourth and final book, and what a beautiful way to wrap up the Famous series by the talented Eden Finley. There are too many PR problems hooking up with Blake for real would bring, especially when the media thinks he’s the reason my relationship fell apart. But Blake is as irresistible as he is good-looking, and he settles into his role easier than I thought he would. Peggy Noonan’s exquisitely written AI in the Garden of Eden (Declarations, April 22) recalls a time when another technology unleashed an existential moral dilemma. My plan to bury my hurt and anger toward my ex by “method acting” with Blake Monroe is foolish. Why am I always drawn to the straight ones? You’d think I’d learn my lesson, but when our movie is delayed, I repeat old patterns. Our livelihoods are put on the line all because of an ill-timed photo and Jordan’s bitter ex-boyfriend.

Taking on a gay role when I’m straight is problematic in its own right, but when production gets put on hold, and a fabricated story breaks out in the media, Jordan and I have to go into hiding. Encore is the fourth and final book in Eden Finleys Famous Series.

The ideas always begin with a wackadoodle premise, and she does her best to turn them into romances with heart. She doesn’t take anything too seriously and lives to create an escape from real life for her readers. That’s how I’ve ended up here, doing a movie that risks my entire acting career. Eden Finley is an Amazon bestselling author who writes steamy contemporary romances that are full of snark and light-hearted fluff.

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