In the high-stakes world of filmmaking, where egos clash, budgets spiral, and creative visions collide, Susannah Erwin delivers a romance that feels both authentic to the industry and emotionally resonant. “Love and Other Hollywood Endings” centers around Sutton Spencer and Xavier Duval, who share a complicated history that begins in a college screenwriting seminar and reignites a decade later on a movie set in the Arizona desert. What makes this romance particularly engaging is how Erwin weaves their professional tensions with their personal attraction. The central conflict isn’t merely whether they’ll overcome their past, but whether Xavier—someone who crafts stories for a living—can believe in his own happy ending after experiencing profound loss. The Characters: Complex, Flawed, and Real Sutton Spencer: A Production Executive with Dreams Deferred Sutton begins the story as a production executive at Monument Studios hoping to be promoted to VP. She’s efficient, capable, and willing to make the hard calls, including potentially shutting down Xavier’s film for going over budget. Yet beneath this polished exterior lies a woman who once dreamed …