Beneath a Starlet Sky

Celebutantes authors Amanda Goldberg and Ruthanna Khalighi Hopper return with a dazzling new novel set among the star-studded crowds of the Cannes Film Festival   Lola Santisi—CEO of a struggling fashion line, reformed Actor-holic and daughter of Hollywood Royalty—is now not only bicoastal, she’s Bi-Lola-r: The condition which causes her to swing like a pendulum between the opposing poles of the fashion world in New York and the real world with her Doctor Boyfriend in Los Angeles. She hardly knows which shoe fits her anymore: the Louboutin stiletto or the Croc. Now, Lola’s trying to launch Julian Tennant’s new dress line, and it looks like they’re about to get their next big break: his wedding dresses have been chosen to feature in the top film at the Cannes Film Festival. They better make a big splash in the sunny Cannes crowds, or the company sponsor will snip all the purse strings with a very sharp pair of shears. For Kate Woods, Lola Santisi’s BFF and CAA’s rising star agent, Cannes is all work and no play. Having recently endured a disastrous break-up with Lola’s brother Christopher, Kate is newly single, and focused 24-7 on her clients.  The only thing worse than thinking it was a good idea for Kate to date Lola’s brother, is thinking it was a good idea for Kate to put one of her most loose-cannon clients, Nic Knight, in Lola’s father’s movie. Among Kate’s other mega star clients is Saffron Sykes whose appearance on the cover of Vogue in Julian Tennant could be the difference between Julian Tennant, Inc. weathering the economy or going bust. But when someone throws a wrench in their plans, everyone stands to lose, especially Lola. With her father and brother vying for the same prize and one heartbroken girlfriend about to declare motherhood, it’s all on Lola to come up with the answers.