cover image Blind Item

Blind Item

Kevin Dickson and Jack Ketsoyan. Imprint, $26.99 (352) ISBN 978-1-250-12225-4

Ohio native Nicola never thought she’d end up in Hollywood working as a publicist and attending birthday parties for the rich and mostly famous. But when her meth-dealing boyfriend is thrown in jail, her best friend Billy, a freelance “journalist” selling gossip to the highest bidder, sets up a new life for her in L.A., far away from the drama back home. Nicola soon finds herself in compromising situations with some of Hollywood’s biggest heartthrobs while trying to keep herself out of the spotlight. Falling in love with an actor is the last thing she wants to do, but leading man Seamus O’Riordan is doing everything in his power to sweep her off her feet. Between managing her roommate Kara’s burgeoning reality TV stardom, Billy’s romantic escapades, and scandalous entanglements, Nicola can barely keep herself rooted to the ground. Hollywood insiders, entertainment reporter Dickson and Hollywood publicist Ketsoyan, take “write what you know” to a whole new level: sprinkled throughout this rags-to-riches wish-fulfillment story are real scandals that busy publicists and managers managed to hush up and hide. (June)