SUMMARY
Publicist Shaunna Noble is no stranger to the ego-filled dysfunction of Hollywood's elite, but is she ready for her two biggest clients to turn into her worst nightmare?
Kyle Petersen and Michelle Cooper are Hollywood royalty, everyone's favorite celebrity couple, but while on location filming their new summer blockbuster, Kyle ambushes his wife with divorce papers and orders Shaunna to destroy Michelle in the media. Unwilling to comply, Shaunna spectacularly and publicly quits her job, humiliating Kyle in the process.
David Quinn, a struggling actor cast alongside the A-listers, is caught in the crossfire. When pictures surface of David and Michelle out on the town, media and fans rush to crown them Hollywood's new hot couple. Kyle explodes, tensions boil over, and everyone's lives and careers are thrown into jeopardy.
So what's a publicist to do? Especially when Shaunna finds herself falling in love with the sexy and talented David. Can she put out fires on the set while keeping the flames burning in the bedroom?
Love, lies and passion. What happens when the naked truth is exposed?
About the authors
Morgan and Jennifer Locklear met in 1989 as teenagers and became high school sweethearts. They have been married since 1995 and live in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States with their two children, a son and daughter.
Although both enjoyed creative writing in their youth, they have only been working as a writing team since 2010. Since then they have created a dozen full-length and short stories together.
Jennifer has been employed in fundraising and development for a non-profit organization since 2000. She also enjoys participating in charitable activities, both locally and online. In her (limited) free time she is an avid reader.
Morgan has been employed in the hospitality industry since 1998. He has been active in the local performing arts community since childhood with many acting and directing credits to his name. He is also a musician and songwriter and has recorded 6 albums.
EXCERPT:
Shaunna was staying at a Radisson along with Nathan and the
rest of the cast and crew. She saw David from time to time but they’d never
spoken.
She’d first spotted him exercising one morning. She was
about to wander into the hotel's gym herself, but reconsidered when she saw
that even at six a.m., she would not be alone. It wasn’t specifically David’s
presence that changed her mind. She was simply uncomfortable working out in
front of strangers.
However, she was not uncomfortable about pausing to admire
one. She was certain her pony tail did nothing to hide her face should he
happen to look up and make eye contact, so she went ahead and got herself a
good eye full.
David hadn’t seen her and was turned completely around. He
was bending over to heft some free weights and he was wearing shorts. Very
short shorts. In any other context, they would have looked like something
Olivia Newton John might have worn with roller skates, but on him they were
just a sexy, cruel barrier between her hands and his tight cheeks. These
particular shorts were white with dark blue piping. Later on, it would be all
too easy for her to accidentally remember them as underwear.
As she intently studied David's movements, Shaunna lost her
sense of self and squeezed her water bottle hard enough to make it crackle. The
noise was loud in the quiet hallway and she quickly bolted down the corridor,
suddenly determined to enjoy a bowl of Cheerios courtesy of the well-appointed
continental breakfast.
Over the next hour, Shaunna convinced herself David would
not show up in the breakfast lounge, but she also opted for a second bowl of
cereal and a banana, something she normally never did. And then she found
herself hanging around to read the morning paper, which she also never did. As
soon as she admitted to herself that she was stalling her departure, Shaunna
laughed at her reflection in the napkin holder and returned to her room.
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