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#1 New York Times–Bestselling Author: An actress yearns to become the real-life love interest in a screenwriter's heart in this classic novel.

"When it comes to true romance, no one does it better than Nora." —Booklist (starred review)

In a role that propelled her to daytime television stardom, Ariel Kirkwood's soap opera character reflects her actual playful personality. So when she gets cast as a devious bombshell in famous screenwriter Booth DeWitt's semiautobiographical film, her dreams of a silver screen career seem assured. Impressed with Ariel's believable portrayal, Booth can only see her as his heartless ex-wife, the basis for the character. Reading between the lines Booth projects on set, Ariel finds herself falling for the hopeful man beneath the cynicism. To make Booth see that the real Ariel is offering him a chance for love, she's going to have to change her act.

Originally published in 1985.