A review by phantomparagrapher7
Lonely for You Only by Monica Murphy

adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A

4.5

I am going to be sad to see the Lancaster Prep series finish as I've only got two more books sitting on my bookshelf to read until I am up to date with this series and have to wait for Monica Murphy to write more of the next generation of Lancasters. At the end of New Year's Day, we saw Scarlett Lancaster and Tate Ramsey on TV as he sang in Times Square as the ball dropped.  Lonely for You Only is their story and how their story began. It all started with Scarlett's 18th birthday party and her desire to impress and finally tell Ian how she felt about him, only for him to leave the party. Her father had hired Tate as a surprise as 13/14-year-old Scarlett had been in love with him and had his poster above her bed, now he is just a washed-up pop star but after singing at the party, he is now a viral act and the records and studios want him back as he is currently a hot commodity. The thing though is while he was at the party, the paparazzi caught him in a fake kiss situation with Scarlett Lancaster and the world went crazy and believed that these two are romantically involved. This couldn't be further from the truth but the studio wants them as a package deal. Now Tate has to convince Scarlett to become his fake girlfriend, it helps though that there is chemistry between the pair of them as we read sparks flying between the pair. What will happen though when the record company wants him to choose between Scarlett and his music? Who will he pick? The girl he loves or his music dream finally coming true again. He messed up once before and made the wrong decision, can he choose the right one this time around? I have to also admit, that I loved Scarlett's parents Fitzgerald and Gloria Lancaster, something that I never thought I would say about Lancaster's Parents but they were "the nicer" Lancasters and you could see that they cared and loved their daughter and wanted the best for her. I do wish though that we had seen a bit more of Scarlett's twin siblings as it felt in this book that in parts, she was treated as an only child and then you were like Oh, that's right - she has two younger siblings.
 I am now excited to continue in my Lancaster journey by Monica Murphy but will be sad when it ends.