The Year of Living Famously

Laura Caldwell. Red Dress Ink, $12.95 (328pp) ISBN 978-0-373-25075-2

A fashion designer struggles to cope with second-hand fame when she marries a hot young movie star in Laura Caldwell's The Year of Living Famously. Kyra Felis's whirlwind romance with Irish actor Declan Kenna begins after a brief encounter at a Las Vegas casino. At first, Kyra loves the glamour, but as Declan's star rises, they're besieged by armies of paparazzi. Can love survive the flashbulb frenzy? Caldwell's probing of the downside of fame doesn't go very deep, but insider dish will satisfy People readers. .

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