Changing Roles: a romantic comedy a la Notting Hill

Changing Roles by Melanie Moreland is a friends to lovers romance with a Hollywood twist. Liam Wright is Hollywood’s golden boy and at the top of the A-list but something is missing. He doesn’t know much about life. He thanks his lucky stars for Shelby Carter. Part confidant, part master chef, she is his best friend and the only person who truly gets to see the real Liam. Reeling from her own painful past, Shelby enjoys Liam and his puzzling antics. A very handsome man, Liam is pampered and his antics keep Shelby on her toes. One day, Liam begins to see her as more than an employee and a friend. And he wants her to see him as more than the Hollywood golden boy. Can he truly be the man she needs? Is he up for the greatest role of his life? 

Changing Roles is a celebrity/non-celebrity romance a la Music & Lyrics (2005) and Notting Hill (1999). I know that Notting Hill is considered a romantic comedy classic; but I am not a fan of either movie. If I had known that this book could be compared with these movies, I would have passed on it. I was bored. I did not care for Liam. He is a 28 year old manchild who has no clue about the real world and Shelby, a 33 year old, older woman who was going to teach him. Their relationship is weird from the get-go as he is the employer and she is the employee and yet she wears his shirts and can’t sleep when he is not home? It was weird. If you are a fan of Music & Lyrics and Notting Hill, you may enjoy Changing Roles. 

Changing Roles is available in paperback, eBook and audiobook