In Picture This (A Marsden Novel #2) by Jayne Denker, Celia is working in New York as an assistant to a big name photographer. When Celia is forced to take the place of a leg model very unexpectedly, she meets Niall…a famous actor. Niall manages to make her laugh and relax, and stays on her mind after the photo shoot. Celia is also on Niall’s mind. Especially after she shows up at his place, in the midst of a party, and they hide out in the closet for a while together. Niall is very intrigued by Celia, but he is also famous and has a girl friend. As much as Celia wants to get to know Niall, she knows they can’t be together. Niall is determined though. Celia doesn’t know the whole story and he 
wants to get to know Celia even if it’s just as friends for now.
Just as Celia decides to try a friendship with Niall, she has to rush back home to Marsden to help with her Grandmother. When the opportunity arises for Niall to go with her he jumps at it. And once he gets there, he’s staying for a while, much to Celia’s surprise! Helping with a local talent show puts Niall smack into the middle of not only Marsden, but of Celia’s life. Especially since she’s taking pictures for the show. With romantic conflict galore and small town life, Celia is spending a lot of time in Niall’s company. As Celia struggles with family issues and her growing feelings for Niall, soon Celia will have to decide if it’s time for her to follow her own dream…and does that include a future with Niall?
Jayne works the theme of small town girl and a super star very well in Picture This. Niall can play the part when he has to, but the more I got to know him, the more down to earth he really was. It was fun seeing Niall trying to get used to living in a small town! Celia has a lot going on in her life…her grandmother’s health, her job, her family, and Niall. I loved how Jayne grew Celia’s character. At first she seemed a bit immature and inexperienced, but that thought was soon set aside as Jayne delved deeper into Celia’s character…her responsibilities and past heart breaks for example. Niall and Celia are two opposites who really do attract! They have real life issues that make them believable characters, and that makes it easy to fall into their world.
The small town of Marsden is a lot of the charm in Picture This. There is gossip galore, no one forgets anything, but everyone really cares! With many secondary characters adding so much depth to Picture This, I was most intrigued with the relationship of Celia and her family, especially her Grandmother. This is a strong secondary plot in Picture This, one that I found just as intriguing as the developing relationship between Niall and Celia. The dialogue and interactions between all of the characters provided lots of laughter and entertainment.
Jayne’s writes Picture This with smoothly flowing prose that is easy to follow. I haven’t read the first book in this series, but didn’t feel like I had missed out on anything. I would recommend Picture This to romance readers who want to be entertained enormously, and feel that heart squeeze only great main characters can give you.
Book Info:
Published July 17th 2014 by Kensington Publishers | (A Marsden Novel #2)
It’s where everyone knows your business—and remembers everything you’d rather forget. But somehow the little Catskills town of Marsden draws the most unlikely people back home, turns their lives every which way, and helps them finally figure out what—and who—they want most…
As a celebrity photographer’s assistant, Celia Marshall is used to seeing all kinds of weird antics. But subbing as the model in irrepressible movie star Niall Crenshaw’s latest endorsement ad—while wearing his silk boxers, no less—is definitely not in her job description. Neither is falling for him, especially since he’s dating his latest co-star. To complicate things further, Celia is returning to Marsden to keep an eye on her eccentric grandmother—and Niall is driving her there, then staying to judge a talent contest…
Soon Celia is pulled in a dozen different directions, trying to get her grandmother to act her age, placating her frantic former boss who’s organizing the contest—and attempting to stay away from funny, sexy Niall. Celia’s always been level headed, but suddenly she’s wishing she could get reckless right along with him. Has the time come for sensible Celia to cut loose?…
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Looks cute