"Hi. I’m Luke."  That smoldering gaze I admired up on the billboard was now staring back at me in real life. I was so surprised that Daniel’s celebrity client was Luke Mulligan. THE Luke Mulligan. I cracked my gum like a teenager, shocked at the revelation. 
“Hi. I’m…Stella.” It took me a minute, but I wasn’t that star struck that I forgot my name. Just my manners. I cracked my gum again, unable to blink. The man I had watched for hours upon hours onscreen was standing before me.  “The trainer,” I managed to blurt out as Luke’s intense chocolate eyes stared back at me.
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Movie star Luke Mulligan’s world is filled with red carpet glamour, celebrity stylists, and A-list parties. When Luke needs to get into shape for his next film, fitness trainer, Stella Price, enters his world of glitz and glamour. Feeling out of place, she must navigate the high stakes game of Hollywood celebrity while keeping true to herself. The tension heats up between these two energetic fitness lovers as they pump iron and cool off in the pool. Filled with scandal, secrets, and lots of sweat, this love story is sure to keep your heart racing.

Fit for Love is created by M.L. Robish, an EGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

Fit for Love

Luke caught up to me. “There you are. Stella, I’m so sorry.” I noticed he’d put on a hoodie now that the air was getting crisper.


“It’s not your fault. I just feel so stupid.” I continued to walk away from Luke’s house, not knowing where I was headed. The rocky dirt path led up a small hill along a ridge. I could see some other homes, spread out in the distance, but at that point on the path, we weren’t close to any buildings. I enjoyed being away from people, in the open mountainside, at least at that moment.


I stopped walking and looked up at him. How could I explain that the people around him made me feel so out of place? Or that his kindness actually made me believe I could be part of his world ? That is, until the glamorous celebrity part of that world caught up with me and threw me out.


“I don’t fit in with your world,” I said.


Chapter 20: Sunset Stroll