Holly Hearts Hollywood
Release Date: 09/23/14
Swoon Romance
Swoon Romance
Summary from Goodreads:
Seventeen-year-old Holly Hart wants to be a star. She moves to Los Angeles from the small town of Cedar Junction, only to hear she’s too fat and ugly to be a famous singer.
But when Shell Shocked Records looks past Holly’s plus-size and less-than-graceful-personality to offer her a recording contract, Holly cannot believe her good fortune. On closer inspection, however, the record execs want Holly to do all the singing, and a thinner and more beautiful girl, Lacey, would lip-sync and get all the credit. Holly goes for it because after all, she wanted to sing.
Contractually bound to secrecy, Holly is more than happy to sit backstage while Lacey shimmies in the limelight and basks in the fame. Before she knows it, Holly is friends with Serena, the pop-star daughter of a music-mogul, flirting with an intern, and developing a strange half-friendship with Lacey.
When Grayson Frost, the biggest country star in America, and coincidentally, a former school bully begins dating Lacey, Holly hopes that he won’t recognize or torment her.
Through a series of embarrassing and weird events, Holly gets to know Grayson and learns that he is much nicer and more mature than he was four years ago. Holly is horrified when she starts falling for him. When Grayson admits he fell for Lacey's voice, what is a girl to do when she can’t legally tell the truth at the moment when the truth matters the most?
But when Shell Shocked Records looks past Holly’s plus-size and less-than-graceful-personality to offer her a recording contract, Holly cannot believe her good fortune. On closer inspection, however, the record execs want Holly to do all the singing, and a thinner and more beautiful girl, Lacey, would lip-sync and get all the credit. Holly goes for it because after all, she wanted to sing.
Contractually bound to secrecy, Holly is more than happy to sit backstage while Lacey shimmies in the limelight and basks in the fame. Before she knows it, Holly is friends with Serena, the pop-star daughter of a music-mogul, flirting with an intern, and developing a strange half-friendship with Lacey.
When Grayson Frost, the biggest country star in America, and coincidentally, a former school bully begins dating Lacey, Holly hopes that he won’t recognize or torment her.
Through a series of embarrassing and weird events, Holly gets to know Grayson and learns that he is much nicer and more mature than he was four years ago. Holly is horrified when she starts falling for him. When Grayson admits he fell for Lacey's voice, what is a girl to do when she can’t legally tell the truth at the moment when the truth matters the most?
Excerpt
Later, 9:45pm—Pink Palm Motel
I’m in Los Angeles, I’m tired, and I’m in the tackiest motel on
the West Coast. I’m also already dreading the trip back home since I’ve decided
I hate planes. The motel we’re staying at is painted this weird shade of salmon
pink. As far as I can tell, LA is pretty sweet. It’s so different than Cedar
Junction. It’s so crowded, and the air is thick with smog, which is something
I’ve only read about. I can’t even see the horizon in Los Angeles. There are
buildings everywhere I look. I’m also very disappointed to learn that the palm
trees here don’t grow coconuts.
Mom has already hung up her favorite dream
catchers all throughout the motel room. I don’t know how she managed to do it,
but she’s already filled this place with the smell of incense and dried
lavender. It smells like home; it’s wonderful.
I don’t know what to wear tomorrow. What
does one wear to a meeting with recording studio executives? I suppose my
Sketchers won’t really cut it. But I know it won’t make a difference what I
wear. I doubt some fancy name-brand clothing will distract people from my
gargantuan girth. Ugh, I’ve got to be body positive! Amanda’s always telling me
to embrace myself, but that’s easier said than done.
I’m bullied every single day at school in Cedar
Junction; why would Los Angeles be any different?
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About the Author
I'm the author of the upcoming YA series Holly Hearts Hollywood, coming September 2014 by Swoon Romance. I'm a twenty-something cat lady who lives in Phoenix, Arizona. When I'm not working my office day job or writing books, you can find me either singing and dancing or binge-watching TV shows on Netflix.
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