"<B>Can you blame a publicist for blurring the lines between what's real and what's a dream, when her client is a gorgeous actor?</B> Alison Sweeney's novel is an entertaining, backstage glimpse at those who organize the lives of the Hollywood elite. It's great fun for any reader who secretly sneaks peeks at <EM>People</EM> magazine in the checkout line at the grocery store, and wonders, What if . . . ?" --Jodi Picoult, <EM>New York Times</EM> bestselling author of <I>Lone Wolf</I> and<I> The Storyteller </I><BR><BR>Sophie is a Hollywood publicist who has a fabulous job, a fabulous boyfriend, and a fabulous life. She even scores her PR firm's most important actor client and every woman's dream—Billy Fox. <BR> <BR>But will a steamy make-out session in a restaurant alley with her big-name client cost Sophie her job? And does she really want an escape from her life and her loving, if imperfect, relationship with her investment banker boyfriend? <I>The Star Attraction</I> takes us on a wild ride through one woman's daytime soap come to life. <STRONG><EM>Publishers Weekly</EM>:<BR></STRONG>Actress and reality show host Sweeney (<I>The Mommy Diet</I>) hits it out of the park with her engaging fiction debut about an L.A.-based star publicist who lets her love life get in the way of work�Sweeney uses many familiar chick-lit tropes�but does it very well and also infuses her story with insider-y Hollywood situations and realistic depictions of relationship woes. It all adds up to a pleasurable read, and a particularly impressive first foray into this genre. <BR><BR><STRONG><I>Kirkus</I>:</STRONG><BR>A highly entertaining debut from Sweeney, host of <I>The Biggest Loser</I> and star of <I>Days of Our Lives</I> for 20 years. Sweeney's insider knowledge adds authenticity to this laugh-out-loud story of working and romancing in Los Angeles. What makes the book remarkable is not so much the plot�but Sophie's reactions to what happens. You just have to love this girl. That sense of humor that can save a person in real life makes this an extremely fun read.