Unforgettable Loretta Darling

<p><strong>An aspiring makeup artist takes on predatory Hollywood in this addictive debut novel with bite--a sultry thrilling blend of <em>The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Killing Eve </em> and <em>A Promising Young Woman.</em></strong></p><p>It's 1950 and Loretta Reynolds is newly arrived in Hollywood fresh off a con that brought her from England to the sunny shores of California. She's running away from a complicated past to fulfill her ambition of becoming a makeup artist to the stars.</p><p> When her new husband a would-be actor takes her to a sex-fueled Hollywood party on their wedding night--hoping to trade her to a powerful director for a favor--she discovers the dark side of Tinseltown and sets out on a path of revenge against the cruel men who use their money and power to play with lives and dreams.</p><p> In her quest for vengeance Loretta gathers a band of La-La-Land misfits: a fading starlet past her prime a friendly neighborhood sex worker and a brooding screenwriter who proves yes not all men are evil--just most . . .</p><p> Now Loretta is about to get her big break--and Hollywood better beware. Loretta has learned a lot about makeup and more. . . and some of her clients might not make it out alive.</p>