After college graduation, Lucy Kendrick heads home with big plans for work, travel, and relishing her freedom—which means no romantic entanglements. But her two best friends have other ideas. Lucy is seriously steamed when she realizes they’ve signed her up to be a contestant on the reality dating show Soulmates, but she decides not to renege and soon finds herself in Los Angeles a small-town Mormon girl vying for the love of millionaire bachelor Ethan Glass.
At first this cute, smart, fun young woman, who would rather pray than party, bewilders Ethan. But his interest and admiration grow with every encounter. However, the conniving associate producer is determined to stir up some made-for-TV drama and takes strides to make this reality television show anything but real. When the show finally airs, Lucy has been recast as someone she unquestionably is not. Lucy is left humiliated in front of the world, and Ethan is left wondering who the Lucy is that he was falling in love with. Will the duplicities that have created this humiliation ever come to light? And will the truth emerge too late for the would-be soulmates?
Title: Reality Check
Author: Karen Tuft
Publisher: Covenant
Release Date: June 1, 2012
ISBN: 978-1608613977
Size: 304 pages, 6×9, softcover
Genre: Romance
This was a fun, romantic read. I enjoyed the characters and the story!
I think this is one of my favorite books in the reality-TV dating category — a small-town LDS girl caught up in the celebrity drama. While things were all tied up neatly (and probably not very realistically) at the end (not that I mind — I love happy endings!), I really liked the way the main character had to stick up for her beliefs and values.