Lori Culwell has written a very entertaining novel about a young women getting caught up in the Hollywood “glamour” without really wanting it. It starts with her roommate who signs her up for a mysterious “television project” where she blows away the competition with her girl-next-door looks and inadvertently gets a starring role in a major TV show. She goes from her home state to be a Hollywood starlet overnight. Before she knows about it, she is going through the “Hollywood Car Wash” routine - lose weight, new teeth, blonde hair, etc. There is lots of Hollywood gossip and in order to survive, will she lose her identity? Will she get too caught up by the glitz? - The story will tell you.
The book is a hands-down winner of Touchstone’s “Media Predict” Contest.