Ava Wilder (How to Fake It in Hollywood) gives a new meaning to the age-old question "Will they or won't they?" In her novel of the same name, Lilah Hunter and Shane McCarthy think that their instant chemistry at the final audition for a new TV show will give them the advantage they need to book the job. However, Lilah, an aspiring actress, and Shane, a waiter at a local restaurant, have no idea what Intangible, a paranormal romance between a ghost and a psychic, will mean for their careers--and their lives.
Following the initial success of Intangible, Lilah leaves the show after season five, never expecting to return for the show's final season, but "No matter how the two of them felt about each other when the cameras were off, it was the chemistry between their characters, Kate and Harrison, that made the show worth watching. She knew it. He knew it. The whole fucking world knew it." Their reunion forces Lilah and Shane to confront their past, including their steamy and implosive fling after season one that turned their once lustful attraction to each other into frigid disgust. Their playfully combative banter and lively dialogue drips with sexual tension, creating a glimmer of hope for the old spark's reignition.
Will They or Won't They creatively evokes the nuance of on-screen and off-screen Hollywood romance. Wilder's prose captures irresistible slow-burning tension and edge-of-your-seat anticipation for Lilah and Shane's finale, exposing their behind-the-scenes struggles with crippling anxiety, high expectations, and the search for a true happy ending. --Clara Newton, freelance reviewer