Off Script

REBECCA My life has been a whirlwind of heartbreak, beginning with the death of my brother when I was 18-years-old. He was my best friend. I worked through my grief by writing a book about his life and that book was turned into a movie. That's when I met him. Jensen Boliver, the movie's director. He's younger than me, controlling, and infuriating. For four years, I've denied my attraction to him because every time he shows an ounce of compassion, he takes it away and I refuse to beg for mere crumbs of kindness, no matter how attracted to him I am. Now we're in Hawaii for our friends' wedding. The hotel has lost my reservation...and Jensen shows up with a solution. "You can stay in my suite." JENSEN I grew up fat in fatphobic Hollywood. All my life I was told to hate myself and my body. Then I met her. Rebecca Taylor. She's beautiful, intense, and makes me feel things I've convinced myself I didn't deserve. So, for four years, I let her believe I hated her. I don't. I never did. How could I when she's everything I've ever wanted? Despite my hesitation, our attraction to each other has grown, and last year, we both caved. She let me have a taste, but the timing still wasn't right. Now we're in Hawaii and sharing my suite, there's no way this trip ends without her being mine. Rebecca & Jensen are first introduced in Beyond the Bright Lights. While you don't have to read that book to read this one, it is highly recommended. This book has adult themes and deals with difficult topics including fatphobia, bullying, terminal illness (cancer), loss of a sibling, loss of partner, loss of a parent (off page/mentioned), grief, attempted suicide (off page) & suicidal thoughts, addiction & alcoholism, depression, parental abuse (mental), grief, graphic sex

LANA It's been 18 years since I lost my fiancé, and I'm struggling to move on. I grieved him when he died, then grieved him again when his sister wrote a book about his inspiring life a few years later. Now that book is becoming a movie, and I'm about to grieve him for a third time. To make matters worse, the actor cast to portray the love of my life on the big screen just walked into my bar, begging me to help him with the role. "Help me become Tyler Taylor." He's younger than me and infuriating, but I agree to help him. I have to. For Tyler. I can't let Mylan Andrews mess this up because he's battling his demons, and I'm worried he can't win. MYLAN I'm a 25-year-old alcoholic and addict. I just got out of rehab, and this movie is my last chance to save my career. Then I meet her. Lana Young is older, gorgeous, and she's the key to helping me with this role. Every day we're together, my attraction to her grows stronger. Could she be the one to help me win back control of my life? For her to consider me for her future, she must first move on from her past. Beyond the Bright Lights is a reverse age-gap, plus-size romance. My female main character is 15 years older than my male main character. Please note: This book deals with a lot of tough topics which are listed below-some may include spoilers. Grief, the death of a loved one, terminal illness, sexual assault, domestic abuse of a child and spouse, drug and alcohol abuse, suicidal thoughts, depression, miscarriage, fatphobia, and homophobia.