Reviewed by Tammy
TITLE: Wild Card (What’s His Passion?) 
AUTHOR: Megan Slayer
PUBLISHER: Pride Publishing
LENGTH: 181 Pages
RELEASE DATE: April 12, 2016
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Following his heart and passion will be his biggest role of all.
Kris Hunter wants out. He’s done pornographic films for the last six years. The pay’s been good, but his creativity is nearly dead. His passion is to act and to be a star on the big screen in mainstream films. When he auditions for famed casting director, Zayn Mason, he’s convinced he’s on the right path. He doesn’t want to take the casting couch route to success, but he certainly wants Zayn in his bed. Can he follow his dreams and the man he desires or will forces beyond his control derail his progress?
Zayn Mason sees the potential in Kris. As a casting director, he looks for the right actor to fill the roles in movies. He’s seen plenty of talent come and go, but no one stirs his soul both creatively and physically like Kris. But Zayn knows the pitfalls of the movie industry. Crossing over from porn isn’t easy and Hollywood isn’t always forgiving. Besides, he’s got demons of his own. Can these men get beyond their pasts and find a future together under the bright lights of the silver screen?
Reader Advisory: This book contains scenes of voyeurism and intimacy with multiple partners.
REVIEW:
Kris Hunter is one of the most popular gay porn stars today except he hates making porn and wants to start making “real” movies. Kris decided some time ago that he was going to do whatever it took to make his break so he started saving every cent he could. Kris has been turned down for just about everything he’s auditioned for and he doesn’t really expect this one to do much better until he meets the famous casting director Zayn Mason.
Zayn is not only immediately attracted to Kris but he’s stunned at how well Kris portrays the character he’s reading for. Zayn decides Kris is perfect for the part until the producer recognises Kris as a porn star and won’t touch him with a ten-foot barge pole! The more Zayn gets to know Kris the more he believes he can help him make the transition so, he makes a few calls to get a few auditions for Kris.
Kris can’t quite believe Zayn is helping him out of the goodness of his heart, he must want something, right? It takes a while for Kris to believe that yes, Zayn does want to have sex with him but he won’t because getting Kris’s acting career off the ground is far more important to him right now. Kris is shocked when most of Zayn’s friends say yes after hearing him read for them. Of course the first movie isn’t much, it’s a little horror movie but it’s a step in the right direction.
So starts Kris’s “real” acting career.
Things almost come unstuck for Kris when Zayn’s ex-boyfriend becomes aware of the relationship that has developed between Kris and Zayn and he decides to pin together a collage of Kris’s current movie with his porn movies. Luckily for Kris he’s too good an actor for the producer to say no. When the hubbub dies down about Kris and him being an ex-porn star he has a chance to read for an incredible part that once again the producer vetoes him for the starring role when everyone else wants him.
This is how Kris gets his name the Wild Card. He is the wild card in these movies because everyone is taking a gamble whether anyone will even watch a movie with an ex-porn star in a straight role. Then there’s the relationship between Kris and Zayn that Zayn declared wasn’t ever going to happen. Between them both Kris and Zayn have a lot of baggage and unfinished business to sort out, so it’s a good thing they decided to work on their relationship while they were going!
The Wild Card is all about hope and determination. If you have enough of them both you will generally always succeed! I you want to read an uplifting story about someone who deserves to win actually winning, this is the book for you.
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