J C Patrick

A Hollywood Classic J C Patrick

From the author of The Reinvention of Janey and How to Disappear: A Carlotta DuBois Mystery A Hollywood Classic - J. C. Patrick's debut novel chronicles an enthralling and heartfelt story about a young woman who comes to life after she immerses herself in the magical world of Hollywood. Eight years earlier, Sophie Oliver moved to Los Angeles with dreams of an exciting life, like the characters in her favorite classic movies, but now that she's thirty-one, Sophie's living without romance or a real life plan. To make matters worse, Sophie is let go from yet another accounting job and becomes convinced bad luck is following her around. Tempted by a hint of good fortune, Sophie seizes her chance to work in Hollywood, but after she becomes an assistant to ambitious movie producer Tyler Adams, Sophie's new reality only seems to bring her misery. Her boss will do whatever it takes to be successful in Hollywood, even if it means controlling everyone and everything around her. When a handsome and successful screenwriter Damon Vandenberg arrives for a meeting and mistakes Sophie for her boss, Sophie learns that she, too, will do just about anything to have what she wants - even if it means being deceptive in order to be with the man of her dreams. Sophie comes to embrace a Hollywood she never knew existed, from the scripts to the people and sets that bring great stories to life, but she also discovers real troubles don't always magically work out like they do in movies. Sophie will need to come clean about masquerading as her boss, if she wants to finally get her life on track. Follow Sophie on her captivating and, at times, chaotic journey to unmask her own truths in order to become a first rate version of herself. And find out if Sophie attains her dream of starring in her own Hollywood Classic!