Adulation - Softcover

Lorello, Elisa

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ISBN 10: 1612184243 ISBN 13: 9781612184241

Publisher: Lake Union Publishing, 2012

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Celebrity screenwriter Danny Masters has the world at his feet. He’s dating a movie-star bombshell and his latest screenplay is a shoe-in for an Oscar. But he’s empty.

With few accomplishments to her credit, longtime bookstore employee Sunny Smith celebrates her fortieth birthday by setting forty goals for herself. Sleeping with her writing idol, Danny Masters, makes the list.

At the premiere of Danny’s new film, the two have a brief but enchanting exchange outside the theater. And after Danny insults the audience during the post-screening Q&A session, he’s thrilled to see Sunny in his autograph line. But as he gently takes her hand, Sunny spits Danny’s insults back at him.

The next day, to her horror, Sunny discovers a video of her tirade has gone viral. Instead of being angry, Danny is more determined than ever to find Sunny—and apologize. And once their lives intersect again, there’ll be no turning back.

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About the Author:

Elisa Lorello was born and raised on Long Island, the youngest of seven children. She earned her bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth and launched a career teaching rhetoric and composition. In addition to teaching, Elisa wrote the Kindle best-selling novels Faking It and Ordinary World, Why I Love Singlehood (co-authored with Sarah Girrell), and Adulation. After six years in North Carolina, she has recently returned to the northeast.

From Booklist:

Sunny Smith is turning 40, and not in a good way. She's still smarting over her divorce and managing the same stockroom in a failing chain bookstore. She still hasn't published any of her novels, and she still has a huge, hopeless crush on hunky celebrity screenwriter Danny Masters. When her two best friends surprise her with a birthday makeover and a trip to attend a Q&A with Danny about his upcoming film, Sunny is delighted to discover her connection with him is more than just a daydream. Until he grievously offends her. Then it's jaded Danny who can't get articulate, pretty Sunny out of his mind. Despite his successful career and bombshell actress girlfriend, Danny is sick of Hollywood. He wants something more real for himself and his teenage daughter—but he'll have to sacrifice his ego to get it. Lorello, a native Long Islander like both Danny and Sunny, gives her readers the gift of two hilarious yet grounded protagonists, whose romance lends truth to what people say about love: “sometimes you just know.” — Amber Peckham

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