The Velvet Rope Diaries — Daniella Brodsky

From the author of Diary of a Working Girl and Princess of Park Avenue, a witty, heartfelt new novel about what happens when you get the opportunity of a lifetime, but you're just not ready for it...

HOT:
Anna's career -- that is, after her private commentary regarding her boss's penchant for plastic surgery accidentally goes public....Despite the shady motives of a senior editor, Anna realizes her dream and lands a New York City nightlife column of her very own.

NOT HOT:
Last season's Marc Jacobs sandals...at least according to the bouncer at the most fabulous club of the moment. And if you're trying to write a nightlife column, getting past the velvet ropes is a basic job requirement.... But Anna's unfashionable exterior only mimics what's going on inside her heart and head -- and it's not too pretty in there, either. Still reeling from her father's death so many years earlier, she's just not ready to let herself grab life by the martini glass in the way this situation requires.

VERY HOT:
The sexy stranger who sneaks Anna in -- outdated shoes and all -- and plants the kiss of the century on her lips. Now, ready or not, Anna's got a career and social life that would make most scenesters swoon. But what it makes her do is face down her demons -- once and for all. And when she does, Anna finds herself wondering if the most desirable things in life truly are on the A-list....