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 (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: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #776,432 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Kristin Harmel is a novelist whose books have been translated into numerous languages and are sold all over the world. Visit her at www.KristinHarmel.com.

A longtime reporter for People magazine, Kristin's other magazine credits include Ladies' Home Journal, Woman's Day, American Baby, Men's Health, American Way and Runner's World magazines. She also appears regularly as the travel expert on the nationally televised morning show "The Daily Buzz." Kristin's novels include: HOW TO SLEEP WITH A MOVIE STAR (Warner Books, Feb. 2006), THE BLONDE THEORY (Warner Books, Feb. 2007), THE ART OF FRENCH KISSING (Hachette Book Group, Feb. 2008), WHEN YOU WISH (Random House/Delacorte Books For Young Readers, Feb. 2008), ITALIAN FOR BEGINNERS (Hachette Book Group, Aug. 2009) and AFTER (Random House/Delacorte Books For Young Readers, Feb. 2010). Her new novel, THE SWEETNESS OF FORGETTING, will be out in August from Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. Translation rights for the novel have already sold in 12 territories.

Kristin graduated summa cum laude from the University of Florida's College of Journalism and Communications. She has lived in Paris, Los Angeles, New York, Boston and Miami and now resides primarily in Orlando, Fla. Visit her at KristinHarmel.com, or follow her on Twitter at twitter.com/kristinharmel.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful

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

By Little D

Format: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.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars It's heart was in the right place... June 28, 2006

By DevJohn01

Format:Paperback

'HOW TO SLEEP WITH A MOVIE STAR' has all the right ingredients to make it a modern day Cinderella story. The very handsome and exceedingly nice movie star and the cute, up and coming magazine editor who meet at an interview and are immediately drawn to each other. I thought that I was going to love this book when about fifty pages into it, movie star Cole Brannon and journalist Claire Riley first meet and the sparks begin to fly. However, the book took a turn that I wasn't quite expecting, Claire began to push this gorgeous and very sweet movie star away (who in real life would do that???) and her self-esteem seemed to get lower and lower as the book went on. Claire seemed to make a lot of irrational decisions, such as wanting to take back her cheating boyfriend just days after catching him in the act when all the while Cole was clearly pining for her, for no apparent reason. Also there wasn't a whole lot of Cole Brannon in this book, a character that I, for one, really enjoyed.

'HOW TO SLEEP WITH A MOVIE STAR's heart was definitely in the right place but unfortunately it didn't come together in the way that I had hoped. The ending was good, Cole Brannon was a gem, and Claire's best friend Wendy was the kind of friend we all wish we had but the "Cinderella story" I was looking for wasn't quite there. Overall this book gets 3 1/2 stars.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

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

By A. Boston TOP 500 REVIEWER

Format: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!!