The Stand-In

HOW TO UPEND YOUR LIFE: Get fired by gross, handsy boss Fail to do laundry (again) Be mistaken for famous Chinese actress Fall head-first into glitzy new world Gracie Reed is doing just fine. Sure, she was fired by her overly "friendly" boss, and yes she still hasn't gotten her mother into the nursing home of their dreams, but she's healthy, she's (somewhat) happy, and she's (mostly) holding it all together. But when a mysterious SUV pulls up beside her, revealing Chinese cinema's golden couple Wei Fangli and Sam Yao, Gracie's world is turned on its head. The famous actress has a proposition: due to their uncanny resemblance, Fangli wants Gracie to be her stand-in. The catch? Gracie will have to be escorted by Sam, the most attractive-and infuriating-man Gracie's ever met. If it means getting the money she needs for her mother, Gracie's in. Soon Gracie moves into a world of luxury she never knew existed. But resisting Sam, and playing the role of an elegant movie star, proves more difficult than she ever imagined-especially when she learns the real reason Fangli so desperately needs her help. In the end all the lists in the world won't be able to help Gracie keep up this elaborate ruse without losing herself...and her heart.

HOW TO UPEND YOUR LIFE: Get fired by gross, handsy boss Fail to do laundry (again) Be mistaken for famous Chinese actress Fall head-first into glitzy new world Gracie Reed is doing just fine. Sure, she was fired by her overly "friendly" boss, and yes she still hasn't gotten her mother into the nursing home of their dreams, but she's healthy, she's (somewhat) happy, and she's (mostly) holding it all together. But when a mysterious SUV pulls up beside her, revealing Chinese cinema's golden couple Wei Fangli and Sam Yao, Gracie's world is turned on its head. The famous actress has a proposition: due to their uncanny resemblance, Fangli wants Gracie to be her stand-in. The catch? Gracie will have to be escorted by Sam, the most attractive-and infuriating-man Gracie's ever met. If it means getting the money she needs for her mother, Gracie's in. Soon Gracie moves into a world of luxury she never knew existed. But resisting Sam, and playing the role of an elegant movie star, proves more difficult than she ever imagined-especially when she learns the real reason Fangli so desperately needs her help. In the end all the lists in the world won't be able to help Gracie keep up this elaborate ruse without losing herself...and her heart.

From the bestselling author of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel: "Tainted love, jealousy and, brilliant revenge-this book has got the lot" (New Woman). Thirty-eight-year-old Jules Sampson is barely getting by as a working actor in London-until she gets a job as a stand-in for American movie star Lila Dune. Being the same age and in the same business, the two hit it off, but their careers couldn't be more different. Jules may not be as beautiful and successful as Lila, but she's a far better actor. Her impersonation of Lila is spot-on, and the two even slip into each other's lives. It's all just fun and games. But Jules has made a dreadful miscalculation-one that takes her already simmering resentment of Lila to the boiling point. Consumed by jealousy, Jules is ready for her close-up-and no one is better prepared than her for her next big role . . . Taking readers on a whirlwind of madness and obsession from London to New York to Los Angeles, "Moggach's examination of the unbalanced mind is spellbinding, and the characters horribly believable. . . . This is [her] best novel yet" (Options). "Compulsively readable . . . a triumph." -Sunday Express "Intelligent, persuasive, sensuous, perceptive . . . what an accomplishment!" -Fay Weldon, author of The Life and Loves of a She Devil "An exciting, deftly executed thriller with considerable psychological intrigue." - Publishers Weekly "With a marvelous snap of a windup, an absorbing, inventive chiller, complete with undertones of a sour, wry humor." -Kirkus Reviews

From the bestselling author ofThe Best Exotic Marigold Hotel: "Tainted love, jealousy and, brilliant revenge-this book has got the lot" (New Woman). Thirty-eight-year-old Jules Sampson is barely getting by as a working actor in London-until she gets a job as a stand-in for American movie star Lila Dune. Being the same age and in the same business, the two hit it off, but their careers couldn't be more different. Jules may not be as beautiful and successful as Lila, but she's a far better actor. Her impersonation of Lila is spot-on, and the two even slip into each other's lives. It's all just fun and games. But Jules has made a dreadful miscalculation-one that takes her already simmering resentment of Lila to the boiling point. Consumed by jealousy, Jules is ready for her close-up-and no one is better prepared than her for her next big role... Taking readers on a whirlwind of madness and obsession from London to New York to Los Angeles, "Moggach's examination of the unbalanced mind is spellbinding, and the characters horribly believable.... This is [her] best novel yet" (Options). "Compulsively readable... a triumph." -Sunday Express "Intelligent, persuasive, sensuous, perceptive... what an accomplishment!" -Fay Weldon, author ofThe Life and Loves of a She Devil "An exciting, deftly executed thriller with considerable psychological intrigue." -Publishers Weekly "With a marvelous snap of a windup, an absorbing, inventive chiller, complete with undertones of a sour, wry humor." -Kirkus Reviews