
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
ARC provided by author in exchange of honest review
☆☆☆☆☆ 4.5 Lotus Raine Stars ☆☆☆☆☆

Let me first start off and say when I saw that Erika Ashby had an upcoming book titled “How I became Lotus Raine...the porn star,” ummm...there was no ifs, ands, or buts about it, this book screamed A MUST READ!!! And I got to give Ms. Ashby a standing applause on how fucking fantastic this book was. How I became Lotus Raine...the porn star is unlike any romance stories that I have read. Toss out your preconceived notions and judgemental views of porn stars and their romantic lives. Ms. Ashby will introduce and enlighten you on the real behind the scenes and everyday life of Brent Nichols, the porn star. They say the eyes are useless when the mind is blind and so Ms. Ashby will open our eyes in How I became Lotus Raine...the porn star. Nothing is black and white. What defines happiness? Who is to say what is truly right and wrong? Love is not perfect. Can a porn star truly love? And behind the eyes of Brent Nichols and Lucy Rogers aka Lotus Raine is a story to be told.

Ms. Ashby’s ability to weave the past and present into this book was phenomenal. She took an unconventional romance story and gave readers a treat when she allowed us to go behind the eyes of Lotus Raine. How I became Lotus Raine...the porn star is a book that must be read and experienced. I loved that readers got to read and meet a heroine trying to discover her inner self and sexuality. Who says you can’t fall in love with a porn star? We all heard the idiom “Don’t judge a book by its cover,” well Ms. Ashby did an amazing job in allowing readers to see behind the facade, porn stars are real people with feelings too. The storyline flowed so easily in this book that Ms. Ashby will have you devouring this book like crazy and begging for more of Brent and Lucy. The chemistry between these two will have your kindles heating up. And most importantly their relationship felt so raw, vulnerable, and real that you couldn’t help but fall in love with two people finding an unexpected romance.

So if you are looking for a different kind of romance story, then I highly suggest you take a chance with How I became Lotus Raine...the porn star. Trust me, you will have a big fat smile on your face when you can finally know what Lotus Raine can cross off her list. <3
Erika Ashby