Just one year after experiencing a freak accident during the first leg of her brother’s 1953 North American tour, Pakistani-American would-be journalist Aya Huseinni has been made into a laughing stock in Hollywood. She’ll do anything to be a journalist again, especially if it means a chance to fix everything. When her brother announces his second tour, he makes her an offer she can’t refuse: she can be back on that bus and be a reporter—strapped with a bodyguard…. Well, except that. But chasing your dreams—no matter how out of reach they may be—is no easy feat. What was meant to be an arrangement of peace of mind morphs into her worst nightmare: her bodyguard becomes her ultimate mistake. They fall in love, and everyone’s in on it. Fresh out the British Royal Army, unfulfilled and most of all, jobless, is medic Darren Alexander. War-torn and cold-hearted, he’s made some questionable connections to end up catapulted into Hollywood stardom, when all he’s ever wanted is to be a doctor. It’s mistakes galore for the pair, but two wrongs can make a right, right? With the second North American tour looming and a myriad of press events Aya and her bodyguard Darren must attend prior to that, neither can help but wonder… what if sometimes mistakes are simply redirections, guiding you to the path towards your dreams?

Requirements & Requests

- please be respectful + encouraging when providing feedback - please identify any plot holes ​/​ inconsistencies - identify character growth ​/​ motivations (are they clear? Does it make sense?) - note items that need to be emphasized, cut out, added in, or rearranged to make the story feel more interesting (themes, character dynamics, backstories) - does the romance between the two main characters feel believable and real? - are the main characters relatable?

Comparable Stories:

- Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid - Lala Land (film) - Priscilla (film) - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus - Marvelous Mrs Maisel (tv - Amazon prime video) - Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes (tv - documentary, (HBO) Max)

Trigger Warnings:

- death (chapters 13-14) - child abuse (mentioned) - substance abuse (mentioned) - racism via hate crime (attempted murder, mentioned)