Synopsis
Most of the working-class secretaries in New York City don’t
spend their mornings wrestling skirts from beneath roosting chickens or
cleaning egg yolk off their heels. But Sophie Waldrop does, thanks to her
boyfriend, Scott, and the organic egg business he runs out of her 5th floor
walk-up. Though they’ve been dating since high school, Scott no longer pulls
his weight in the relationship—financially or emotionally. Sophie’s ready to
send him, and his chickens, packing.
The day she breaks up with Scott, Sophie’s boss introduces
her to the firm’s new client, Nick Jackson—the hottest up-and-coming actor in
Hollywood. Sophie can’t believe her luck when her boss volunteers her to be
Nick’s date for a red carpet award ceremony that same night. Freshly single, Sophie
tries to keep things in perspective as her “work event” leads to a budding
romance. She didn’t expect to like Nick, and she certainly didn’t expect him to
like her.
When her dream job lands in her lap, Sophie rejoices that
her hard work has finally paid off. But she soon learns that it may have been
Nick's influence that opened the doors and created the opportunities that she
would rather have earned for herself.
Nick’s hectic schedule, the persistent leading ladies with
whom he works, and Sophie’s own promotion and career ambitions further
complicate their fairy-tale romance. Can Nick and Sophie make their love last,
or will their relationship be more like the paparazzi’s camera flashes—fast,
bright, and fading?
About the Author
Tasha
Cotter is the author of That Bird Your
Heart (Finishing Line Press) and Some
Churches (Gold Wake Press). A graduate of the University of Kentucky and
the Bluegrass Writers Studio, her work has appeared in or is forthcoming in
NANO Fiction, Verse Daily, The Rumpus, and elsewhere. You can find her online
at www.tashacotter.com or on twitter @TashCotter.
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