The Villain Edit (Over the Top Love, #3)

The Villain Edit (Over the Top Love, #3)

Sarah Brenton

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Ashley Foley is the bad girl everyone loves to hate—a role she embraced long before a series of betrayals branded her as one of reality TV’s all-time greatest villains. But now she’s too toxic to get work and worse, she just watched the man she loves walk down the aisle with the wrong woman—again. What’s a bad girl to do? Seduce the groom at the reception, of course. But when the wrong man walks into the room, her plans blow up in her face. Hollywood Golden Boy Gabriel Sinclair should have left that room the moment he sensed the trap. But getting caught with TV’s bad girl might give him the edge he needs to hold onto his gritty superhero role in the face of a fandom that sees him as too much of a do-gooder to play their beloved morally-gray superhero. And Ashley’s reputation could use his shine. But fake dating means bringing Ashley on his cross-country road trip. She’s a temptation he can’t afford, especially once he realizes she might not be that bad after all. Because Gabriel Sinclair isn’t the good boy he’s been pretending to be. THE VILLAIN EDIT is the third and final book in the Over the Top Love series and can be read as a standalone. This fake dating, road trip, celebrity romance features a starchy hero who isn’t what he seems and an unlikable heroine on a reluctant path to redemption finding their Happily Ever After. It also contains explicit sex scenes and strong language. Content notes can be found on the author’s website.

Publication Year: 2024


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  • Jan 29, 2025
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    Thank you so much to the author and Netgalley for providing an advanced copy of this! All thoughts and opinions are still my own.

    I've really enjoyed this series over all! I was skeptical going into book 1, but was thoroughly impressed with the series as a whole.

    This was definitely my least favorite in the trilogy. But I think that's based more on personal romance preferences than the book itself.

    I'm not big on the fame trope and this one deals heavily with fame. I just don't usually enjoy the exploration of the spotlight or media influence. So the plot of this one just wasn't my favorite.

    However, if you're a reality tv fan or do enjoy discussions of fame, I think there were a lot of things packed into this one - from the standards women are held to versus men, socioeconomic bias, and parasocial behaviors.

    I'm so glad I found this author and I can't wait to see what she releases next!

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  • DocRobReads
    Mar 26, 2025
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    I have been a fan of Sarah Brenton's since her first book, and I really enjoyed this last book with these characters. Brenton has a gift for creating characters that are flawed and trying, and really are just doing their best to be good humans who love and are loved. I'm not gonna lie...I spent the first 15% of this book thinking, " There is no way this charcter is redeemable." And I was wrong, because they totally were. If you are in the mood for steamy and angst-filled story with some top tier banter, then you will really enjoy this story. I can't wait to see what this author does next!❤️

    I received an ARC in return for an unbiased review. 

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  • treesbookscandles
    Apr 02, 2025
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    Easily my favorite book of the series, and I loved the first two! So much goodness—golden boy movie star meets reality TV show villain, enemies-ish to lovers, road trip, and fake dating (in a realistic and not annoying way). I liked that the FMC was different than the typical romance heroine without falling into caricature. Plus, who doesn’t love a truly epic grovel when the MMC realizes how thoroughly he has screwed up? Here

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