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Soapsuds: A Novel Audiobook
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Having escaped to Hollywood after catching her boyfriend in bed with her best friend, London stage actress Kate McPhee is offered a gig on the popular daytime television series Live for Tomorrow. As Devon Merrick—police detective, car crash victim, and love interest for at least two men—she knows all the secrets and sins pulsating in fictional Hope Canyon. But the real drama is off the set, where the soap is indeed slippery.
Enter Meredith Contini, the show’s power-wielding diva. Meredith has two rules: Know your place and Stay in it. Kate broke both on day one, which is why she suddenly found her character switching sexual orientation. That brilliant solution came from Daphne del Valle, the show’s barking-mad obsessive/compulsive producer, who drives herself and her actors to enthrall the audience. (“Sell the hurt. Sell the rage. Sell the hunger. Sell the loooooove.”)
As gay detective Devon Merrick, Kate is a smash. The show is a hit. But Kate’s private life seems to be becoming something of a drama itself. Especially since everybody thinks she really is gay, which is a problem since she thinks the best cure for her real-life broken heart is to get a man into her bed. But who? Kirk, her sexy, tan, and talented leading man, is involved with Meredith. There’s Matt, the magician who makes her tea, but will her fourteen-hour days keep them from the promise of tangled sheets? And there’s Wyatt, her handsome new co-star, who Kate believes is the great love of her life. Except that he’s married, and his wife, Christine, is Kate’s new makeup artist and the one sane friend she has made in Los Angeles.
As the line between television and reality blurs with increasing speed, tension tightens and passions surge. Does Wyatt want Kate as much as she wants him? Will Christine find out? Will Kate lose her new friend? Will Meredith finally have Kate fired? Will Kate ever get to “come out” as heterosexual on the set? Are her steamy kiss scenes fated to be only with beautiful women?
Emmy Award–winning actress Finola Hughes whips up a frothy, scathingly funny novel worthy of any afternoon time slot in this delicious romp that takes listeners through the twists, turns, and dish that drive the madness that is daytime television.
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"Genuinely don't understand why this is getting such bad reviews.. I found it to be a great light read. Amusing, interesting plotline, and unlike most books set in Hollywood or the TV scene, it didn't feel cliche and cheesy. I would definitely recommend it."
— Jillian (4 out of 5 stars)
Soapsuds Listener Reviews
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Teresa Bahr, 7/10/2018
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" unbearably smug and mean-spirited. I stopped reading after 50 pages. "
— Mirjam, 9/17/2013 -
" A story of a soap-star. Entertaining. "
— Cindy, 6/5/2013 -
" It just ended. Seemed very anti-climactic. "
— Haughtmomma, 5/23/2013 -
" entertaining if you want a mindless book with no real plot to read. "
— Isabel, 9/22/2012 -
" CD that I listened to in the car on my commute. It was fine for that. British actress on an American soap. Characters were engaging enough for the commute. Ending unsatisfactory. "
— Janet, 9/9/2012 -
" I've been enjoying this so far...I'm glad I persevered (this is the 3rd time I've checked it out at the library). My favorite line is "If a**holes could fly, this would be an airport"...LOVE it! "
— Michele, 6/3/2012 -
" Very very very boring. Many unfinished plots. Better as a door stopper =) "
— Lorentia, 5/16/2012 -
" Short, not much of a story, but very cute. I liked the ending. This is a just for fun book. "
— Sheryl, 4/15/2012 -
" hard to get into but good once you finally get there. "
— Saundra, 3/10/2012 -
" I really didn't like the ending of this one!! It could have been so much better! "
— Amanda, 12/7/2011 -
" Biat-chy, funny, but had abrupt ending... "
— Margot, 9/4/2011 -
" I did not even finish this book. I wouldn't recommend it and I made sure to remember the name so I could not accidentally read it again! "
— Tiffanie, 5/20/2011 -
" Short, not much of a story, but very cute. I liked the ending. This is a just for fun book. "
— Sheryl, 4/27/2011 -
" I did not even finish this book. I wouldn't recommend it and I made sure to remember the name so I could not accidentally read it again! "
— Tiffanie, 6/10/2010 -
" I've been enjoying this so far...I'm glad I persevered (this is the 3rd time I've checked it out at the library). My favorite line is "If a**holes could fly, this would be an airport"...LOVE it! "
— Michele, 5/23/2010 -
" A story of a soap-star. Entertaining. "
— Cindy, 11/11/2009 -
" entertaining if you want a mindless book with no real plot to read. "
— Isabel, 9/20/2009 -
" hard to get into but good once you finally get there. "
— Saundra, 5/19/2009 -
" unbearably smug and mean-spirited. I stopped reading after 50 pages. "
— Mirjam, 4/7/2009 -
" It just ended. Seemed very anti-climactic. "
— Haughtmomma, 11/13/2008 -
" I really didn't like the ending of this one!! It could have been so much better! "
— Amanda, 7/10/2008 -
" Biat-chy, funny, but had abrupt ending... <br/> "
— Margot, 4/22/2008 -
" Very very very boring. Many unfinished plots. Better as a door stopper =) "
— Lorentia, 2/5/2008
About the Authors
Anne Flosnik, a seasoned audiobook narrator, has over four hundred titles to her credit and several awards and distinctions, including AudioFile Earphones Awards, a USA Today Recommended Listening selection, an AudioFile “Best Narration of the Year” selection in 2009, and the American Library Association’s Special Services to Children Award. She has also been a finalist for the prestigious Audie Award for best narration. She is an award-winning British actress with lead credits on stage, on television, and in commercials and voice-overs.
About Anne Flosnik
Anne Flosnik, a seasoned audiobook narrator, has over four hundred titles to her credit and several awards and distinctions, including AudioFile Earphones Awards, a USA Today Recommended Listening selection, an AudioFile “Best Narration of the Year” selection in 2009, and the American Library Association’s Special Services to Children Award. She has also been a finalist for the prestigious Audie Award for best narration. She is an award-winning British actress with lead credits on stage, on television, and in commercials and voice-overs.