[.ca] Soapsuds: A Novel (ISBN 0345470834)

Welcome to the world of soap operas.:
When London stage actress Kate McPhee finds out that her boyfriend and best friend are in bed together, she decides to accept the role offered to her from Hollywood. Off Kate goes to begin her role as gay Detective Devon Merrick on daytime televison show "Live For Tomorrow". Devon is a police detective, a master or martial arts, a love interest for two or more men (and women), and a hard core vampire huntress! The show's wild and unpredictable producer, Daphne del Valle told Kate to "Sell the hut. Sell the rage. Sell the hunger. Sell the loooooove." And that is exactly what Kate does! She is on her way up the escalator of fame. But even though her character on the show is gay, Kate is not in reality. Yet the public is not listening. The character, Devon, has taken a life of her own. Kate decides that what she needs is a man in her bed. But who? There is a magician, a dog with four dogs, a co-star, and no end in sight. Problem is she has no one near and dear except her cat. To make matters worse, there is the show's power-wielding dragon ... uh, diva. Meredith Contini considers herself the queen on the show and resents Kate almost from the start. Not wanting competition from Kate, Meredith begins battle plans to have the newbie fired. **** Welcome to the world of the soap opera, where characters can be killed off or scarred beyond recognition only to reappear the next season with some sort of zany or lame excuse. Finola Hughes and Digby Diehl team up to bring the Hollywood soap opera feeling to life in novel form. Now you can take a soap opera with you where ever you may go. Whether Kate's off camera life is anything like the one of a real soap star is unknown by me. But it sure is a lot of fun to read. Here you will see some of daytime's secrets in making those dramatic, pulse pounding scenes. For those of us who do not watch daytime television, pick up this novel and see how crazy the life of a TV personality can be. It is enough to make the Stars' pull their own hair out. (Perhaps they should put some stock in wigs.) An excellent drama that will have you laughing often. **** Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.

Fun summer read:
After reading through the classics in Univ. for 4 years, I will happily admit that on vacations/ the summer time, I enjoy a good beach read. That's exactly what Finola and Digby deliver in their first collaboration together. I have read my fair share of chick lit, and beach reads, and with the exceptions of Bridget Jones, and more recently Bergdorf Blondes, I have yet to find very many that are consistently fun, cheeky and keep yo you throughly entertained from beginning to end. However, Soapsuds also hits the mark in my humble opinion. It has a few flaws that are typical in a first try, but overall, if you are looking for a fun read, grab Berdorf Blondes (a 5 out of 5) and Soapsuds.