The more I read of Hollywood Girls Club, the more I was sure the author knew what she was talking about. There was a definite sense of insider knowledge about the film industry as the book progressed, beyond the surface knowledge most of us would know. So I wasn't surprised, at the end of the boo...
Champagne chilled in a bucket; rose petals adorned the bed; and chocolate, fruit, cheese and the gourmet lunch he’d ordered for them both rested on the table. Leo had spent two of the last three nights with Gwen, and yet his body still craved her today. He wanted her. The entire morning, as he sa...
They’d stood, arms around each other for what felt like forever, while Ilana told him the story of her newfound family. “This entire time, your father’s family was in Malibu?” Devon asked when she finished. Ilana nodded. “And Mama knew, but didn’t tell me.” “And you’re sure it’s them, right?” “Oh...
The bar suited Idyllwild as much as it suited me. They had a super-cool vintage pool table and three video games. Golden Tee was one of my favorites, and I rarely left Big Daddy’s without leaving behind a couple of tens in that machine. The flat screen over the bar remained muted tonight because ...
Bello’s home. Tank Tabanetti waved to him as he pulled down the street. That guy hadn’t changed since high school. A lazy, complaining sack of lard. Here it was six days before Christmas, with every house on the street already decorated for the holidays, and Tank was just getting his ma’s lights ...
“The light pollution in New York really drowns them out.” “And the air? The first three days, I didn’t know what I was smelling, and then I realized it was actually fresh air. That was the difference.” Justin looked across the darkened Range Rover toward Aubrey. They...
Poppy lay under a heated blanket, her face pressed into the circular cushion of the massage table. Layla dug her fingers into the giant knot in Charla’s shoulder. “Just work.” Charla’s voice sounded like a croak. Layla’s magic hands unwound the terrible lump of pain in her shoulder. “No, girl, yo...
Before Lydia had accepted the job as president of production for Worldwide, back when she merely produced films, she only attended the premieres for her own films and those of her close friends. Now, unless she was out of the country, she was expected to attend the premiere of every film Worldwid...
Choo sauntered into the suite where three makeup artists worked. I sat in the center chair with my half sister, Amanda, to my left and Sophia, my twin, on my right. “We’ve got to get photos of the three Legend girls together. These will be worth more than the pictures of the wedding.” He looked a...
Her eyes glanced over the velvet ring box that lay on his dresser. She wouldn’t take the ring. She’d never intended to keep the gorgeous creation. The idea of taking that ring, even as a bonus for closing a deal, made her heart ache. “Nicely played,” Tristan said. “P...
She placed a sprig of real holly on the end and walked toward the blast chiller. She’d raced back to the bakery around four. The new piece of foundational gingerbread was adhering to the cracked piece of the foundation. They’d know more in the morning. Regardless of how well the fix appeared to h...
Bikram bellowed into his Bluetooth. Liam pressed a hot towel onto the angry red welts that appeared each time the tiny Ukrainian woman ripped a piece of cloth from BAM’s wax-covered back. Liam would have gladly traded places with the blond-headed mistress of hair. Oh, to inflict that pain onto BA...
All of the above went into the win column. Each day Poppy bathed and fed the girls and Mimi went to bed early and left for the hospital each morning. With small children around, an extra pair of hands was essential. How did Mimi manage this every day? Poppy scanned the playground, where Laura sto...
Bob’s office. Energy coiled tight along his spine and yet his arms hung limp. Cade looked up at the dozen diplomas on Dr. Bob’s wall. How did doctors get so many more diplomas on their march through medicine than attorneys got as they traipsed through the law? A chair creaked. Wayne waited, wedge...
Beck stood in the main operations room with Remi. He opened the file. He’d read and reread the letters and the file over the last two days. Each letter had a different picture of Natalie Warner cut from a magazine with a giant red X through the photo. Beneath the photo of Natalie, in an angry red...