3.5 stars (rounded up because Courtney Milan) 
 I liked the idea of the story, but I just couldn't get into parts of it. I loved that Tina was an immigrant, and struggling with finances and time management like a regular person, and concerned about her family. I didn't connect as well emotionally with these young contemporary characters as I do with her historical characters (seriously, what's up with that?), but then the story got heart-wrenching, and sweet, and quite emotionally satisfying. I think, overall, my biggest problem was that these characters lived in the public eye. *breaks out in hives at even the idea of living in the public eye* *shudders* 
 I'll read anything by Courtney Milan, even in a subgenre I'm mostly avoiding. I still prefer her historicals.