Julia Kent's RANDOM ACTS OF FANTASY, book three in her Random series hits all the same salaciously hilarious notes as the previous two (and indeed as in many of her other series.) Darla, Joe and Trevor are still feeling their way in their relationship, when the band gets a gig that may be the start of the big time. Think Spinal Tap meets Fantasy Island.

Kent's series' tend to intertwine a bit, with characters from one sometimes showing up in another but never to the point to cause confusion. Although the character's reactions tend to seem a bit overwrought, which is not unusual in the New Adult genre, and in fact it seems to add to the feeling of being pleasurably bounced from one shenanigan to the next. RANDOM ACTS OF FANTASY is not all clowns and balloons though. There are some deeper levels where issues like a stalker ex and the vulnerability true love brings are touched upon.

If you are looking for a substantial tome with vague metaphors and angst-ridden everyman characters this is definitely not the book for you. If you want something to lift your day, give you some guffaws and plunge you into some hot and steamy scenes, you can't go wrong buying this series. RANDOM ACTS OF FANTASY is like a hot bag of kettle corn; salty, sweet and great for a snack. Julia Kent's unabashedly raunchy writing sparkles and never fails to take me away for a bit, to come back with cheeks aching from smiling.