Ghostwriter to the stars, Hilary Liftin (Spelling It Like It Is with Tori Spelling) steps out with a solo effort, a first novel that peeks inside the private lives of the rich and famous.
Lizzie Pepper thinks she knows what life in the spotlight is like. Her stardom started with a prime-time teen drama and escalated into movie deals. Now in her mid-20s, and despite her success, Lizzie is surprised when superstar actor Rob Mars wants to meet with her about a movie part and then asks her on a date. After a whirlwind courtship and engagement, Lizzie and Rob's marriage turns them into America's favorite couple. Inside the fairy tale, Lizzie finds marriage to the industry's most sought-after leading man isn't all wine and roses. Because of paparazzi and potential fan mobs, the newlyweds are virtual prisoners in their admittedly incredible estates. Still more troubling is Rob's membership in One Cell, a lifestyle organization the outside world views as a cult. When Rob credits his success to One Cell, Lizzie decides to join, but after she learns their relationship isn't what she or the American people thought, she finds that getting out will take much more than star power.
Though readers will quickly spot that the book owes a debt to Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, Liftin has plenty of imaginative aces up her sleeve and a solidly likable heroine in Lizzie. Kick back with this light read and enjoy wondering just how much is fiction. --Jaclyn Fulwood, blogger at Infinite Reads