Single mother Hester Wallace reluctantly begins to care about comic book creator Mitch Dempsey; and cynical Booth DeWitt becomes unwillingly fascinated with actress Ariel Kirkwood, who is playing the role of his cruel ex-wife.

After learning that her deep voice is keeping her from being cast in plays at her exclusive performing arts school, Jordan Sun, junior, auditions for an all-male octet hoping for a chance to perform internationally.

Violence reunites an estranged couple in Nappa Valley, California. It happens when film actress Cassandra Winter receives a near-fatal beating from an unknown assailant. Despite an eight-year separation, her husband, wine grower Chase Tessier, offers his protection as he suspects the assailant will try again. And he does. By the author of Pearl Moon.

A young orphan boy is ordered by his master to infiltrate Shakespeare's acting troupe in order to steal the script of "Hamlet, " but he discovers instead the meaning of friendship and loyalty.

"From the bestselling author of High Fidelity, About a Boy, and A Long Way Down comes a highly anticipated new novel. Set in 1960's London, Funny Girl is a lively account of the adventures of the intrepid young Sophie Straw as she navigates her transformation from provincial ingenue to television starlet amid a constellation of delightful characters. Insightful and humorous, Nick Hornby's latest does what he does best: endears us to a cast of characters...

"John Connolly recreates the golden age of Hollywood for an intensely compassionate study of the tension among the commercial demands, artistic integrity, and the human frailties behind even the greatest of artists"--

After a series of odd mishaps befall a young Broadway actress, Rebecca decides to find out if someone is trying to keep the starlet off the stage.

A Hollywood actress, who had been competing with Sammy's mother for an important role, is murdered, but thirteen-year-old Sammy and her friend Marissa are on the case.