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Published Sep 2006
192 pages
Genre: Literary Fiction
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Thirty-year-old celebrity journalist Ann Roth has one last chance to prove herself. She is different from the other reporters at Famous, the L.A. magazine, where she has her dream job interviewing stars like Britney Spears and Angelina Jolie. She values her ethics—she doesn't pick through people's garbage, doesn't print rumor and gossip, doesn't try to pervert the truth. But when her editor tells her she's too nice, that what he needs is a killer journalist who'll do whatever it takes to get a story, she realizes that she must do something drastic ......
"Heller dishes up a gem of a summer read filled with insider Hollywood snippets and heartwarming moments." - Booklist.
"The ending is an inevitably happy one, but the road to it is full of twists and turns." - PW.
"Flawed heroines are a mainstay of this genre, but clueless Ann is often more annoying than endearing. A breezy, if implausible, love story." - Kirkus.
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Jane Heller promoted dozens of bestselling authors before becoming one herself. She is the author of thirteen books including Confessions of a She-Fan, An Ex to Grind, Infernal Affairs, Name Dropping,Female Intelligence, and Lucky Stars. Nine of Jane's romantic comedies have been optioned for film and television. Currently, she and her husband divide their time between New Preston, Connecticut and Santa Barbara, California.
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