How to Sleep with a Movie Star [Paperback]

Kristin Harmel (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 16, 2006

When Claire lands the plum assignment of interviewing Hollywood's #1 hottie, she knows better than to mix business with pleasure, yet the next morning she wakes up in his bed--without her clothes. The tabloids pick up the story, and she learns that not everything printed is true.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Harmel's modern-day fairy tale, her debut novel, takes a look at celebrity worship and women's magazines through the somewhat starstruck, somewhat skeptical eyes of self-described "nice girl" Claire Reilly, a 26-year-old entertainment editor at Mod magazine. After Claire catches her freeloading boyfriend, Tom, sleeping with another woman, she goes on an uncharacteristic bender, drowning her sorrows in tequila shots. At the bar, she runs into movie star Cole Brannon, whom she interviewed that morning for Mod. Cole kindly ministers to a weepy, drunken Claire and even follows her home to make sure Tom is gone. Cole is so perfect he's almost dull––and Claire's nemesis, beauty and fashion director Sidra DeSimon, is cartoonishly malicious, but Claire's frenzied narrative keeps the story interesting. Sidra leaks a rumor about Claire and Cole to the tabloids and fabricates a Mod article—with Claire's byline attached—about their alleged one-night-stand. But a red carpet confrontation sets Claire and Cole's reconciliation in motion, and the young editor has to weigh her job against the possibility of lasting love. Mod never had a chance. (Feb.)
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About the Author

Kristin Harmel lives in Orlando, Florida.

Product Details

• Paperback: 326 pages
• Publisher: 5 Spot; First Edition, First Printing edition (February 16, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0446694479
• ISBN-13: 978-0446694476
• Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 1 x 8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #922,345 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I highly recommend it., February 4, 2006

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Little D (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Sleep with a Movie Star (Paperback)

I thought when picking this up that it would end up to be another typical chick lit story about a woman that dates a celebrity and because of the spotlight, her life goes in a downward spiral. Boy was I wrong! This was nothing like that. Sure there was the downward spiral of events that took place that had to do with rumors of Claire, the main character, sleeping with the hottest Hollywood hunk, Cole Brannon. That didn't change the fact that this book was better than books of a similar plot.

I absolutely loved this book and I can't wait to read more books from this author. I sure hope she decided to write another book.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars So cute!, July 25, 2006

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A. Boston (Boston, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Sleep with a Movie Star (Paperback)

I breezed through this book in 2 days. I really loved it! I usually hate paying 12 bucks for a book I read so fast, but I had no problems with dishing it out for this cute book. Of course it's nothing new, just girl and movie star going thru multiple hurdles to end up together(kinda like the movie Notting Hill). But her writing style was witty and fast paced and it was totally enjoyable. I would get her next book in a heartbeat! Enjoy!!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How to Make your Dreams Come True, June 21, 2006

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Annalynn1 "Annalynn" (Austin, Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Sleep with a Movie Star (Paperback)

What a great find! I picked this up because of its title and it sounded like a fun read. I mean, who hasn't wanted to have the man of their dreams fall in love with them?

This was a great read, and I could barely put it down. I was reading it over my lunch hour, and I enjoyed it so much I decided to close my office door once I was back so I could find out what happened. Very enjoyable - great characters - and the author is a few notches above many of her contemporaries.