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ATDrake · 02-20-2017, 04:08 AM

A Night In With Audrey Hepburn by Wimbledon-resident British author Lucy Holliday, a pseudonym for YA sf novelist Angela Woolfe (ISFDB), is the 1st novel in her A Night In With series of contemporary chick-lit nostalgic humour with magical realism and f/m romantic comedy elements starring an aspiring actress who turns to the classic Hollywood stars of the past (who actually appear to her in some fashion) for inspiration, this installment featuring the spirit (whether ghostly or merely hallucinatory) of Audrey Hepburn showing up to guide her at an especially low point in her life, free for a limited time courtesy of publisher HarperCollins's uncollinated Harper imprint.

For some reason this is filed under Time Travel Romance in the Amazon listings, but the customer reviews would seem to indicate that this is a slightly wrong categorization, unless the heroine gets a lot more hands-on love life guidance from the spirit of Audrey Hepburn than one would normally expect.

Also, the concept of it looks pretty nifty and a nice way to stand out from the usual chick-lit crowd, although I may be somewhat biased since Audrey Hepburn has been my dad's third-favourite classic Hollywood actress for ages (first place goes to Maureen O'Hara, whose films I admit I have never seen, and second place is someone whose name I've completely forgotten).

Currently free @ Amazon UK & iTunes UK & Google Play & Kobo (available to the UK, but decidedly unfree in the other regions I spot-checked, though YMMV)

ETA: If you happen to like the cover art, it turns out you can read a piece written by the designer about her ideas and inspirations for illustrating the series here on the HarperCollins Design blog.

Description
Unlucky in love, failed actress Libby Lomax has retreated into the world of classic movies, where the immortal lives of the screen goddesses offer so much more in the way of romance than her own life.

After a terrible day where she has embarrassed herself in front of heartthrob actor Dillon O’Hara, she plonks herself down on her battered couch in front of her trillionth viewing of Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Libby is gobsmacked to find actual Screen Icon, Audrey Hepburn, sitting beside her. Dressed in her little black dress, wearing her trademark sunglasses, Audrey offers advice to the hapless Libby between ladylike puffs on her vintage cigarette holder.

Has Libby got what it takes to turn her life from a Turkey to a Blockbuster? With a little bit of Audrey Hepburn magic, she might just pull it off…

02-20-2017, 04:08 AM	#1
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	Free (Kindle/Kobo UK) A Night In With Audrey Hepburn [Chick-Lit Magic Realism Comedy] A Night In With Audrey Hepburn by Wimbledon-resident British author Lucy Holliday, a pseudonym for YA sf novelist Angela Woolfe (ISFDB), is the 1st novel in her A Night In With series of contemporary chick-lit nostalgic humour with magical realism and f/m romantic comedy elements starring an aspiring actress who turns to the classic Hollywood stars of the past (who actually appear to her in some fashion) for inspiration, this installment featuring the spirit (whether ghostly or merely hallucinatory) of Audrey Hepburn showing up to guide her at an especially low point in her life, free for a limited time courtesy of publisher HarperCollins's uncollinated Harper imprint. For some reason this is filed under Time Travel Romance in the Amazon listings, but the customer reviews would seem to indicate that this is a slightly wrong categorization, unless the heroine gets a lot more hands-on love life guidance from the spirit of Audrey Hepburn than one would normally expect. Also, the concept of it looks pretty nifty and a nice way to stand out from the usual chick-lit crowd, although I may be somewhat biased since Audrey Hepburn has been my dad's third-favourite classic Hollywood actress for ages (first place goes to Maureen O'Hara, whose films I admit I have never seen, and second place is someone whose name I've completely forgotten). Currently free @ Amazon UK & iTunes UK & Google Play & Kobo (available to the UK, but decidedly unfree in the other regions I spot-checked, though YMMV) ETA: If you happen to like the cover art, it turns out you can read a piece written by the designer about her ideas and inspirations for illustrating the series here on the HarperCollins Design blog. Description Unlucky in love, failed actress Libby Lomax has retreated into the world of classic movies, where the immortal lives of the screen goddesses offer so much more in the way of romance than her own life. After a terrible day where she has embarrassed herself in front of heartthrob actor Dillon O’Hara, she plonks herself down on her battered couch in front of her trillionth viewing of Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Libby is gobsmacked to find actual Screen Icon, Audrey Hepburn, sitting beside her. Dressed in her little black dress, wearing her trademark sunglasses, Audrey offers advice to the hapless Libby between ladylike puffs on her vintage cigarette holder. Has Libby got what it takes to turn her life from a Turkey to a Blockbuster? With a little bit of Audrey Hepburn magic, she might just pull it off… Last edited by ATDrake; 02-20-2017 at 04:57 AM.