Book guide
The Understudy
An unlucky understudy falls for the star’s wife and dreams of his big break.
Genre and trope pairingsRomanceForbidden romanceRomanceCelebrity romanceContemporary RomanceForbidden romanceContemporary RomanceCelebrity romanceContemporary FictionSelf-discovery
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About The Understudy
Stephen C. McQueen is an actor with the wrong name, a failing career and a job understudying celebrity Josh Harper on the London stage. When Stephen falls for Josh’s clever wife Nora, ambition, jealousy and romance collide in a chaotic comedy of show business.
Reading signals
- Spice
- Light
- Darkness
- Light
- Pacing
- Balanced
Content warnings
- addiction
- alcoholism
- infidelity
- sexual content
- racial slurs
- racism
- transphobia
