Facts and fiction

Suspense, emotional and many suspects to consider.i have long followed Ms Coulter so don’t know how I missed this book but glad to find it now. While the ending wasn’t a surprise it was brought to forefront until the end which kept me wondering if the right villain was chosen during the course of the book.

So so for Coulter. Ran on and on with her soap opera story but could have ended her Goddard Bay story with a few more details and closure.

I really enjoyed this book, way out of Coulter's usual style. Each chapter started with a snippet of information about soaps and the actors who worked them. Every other chapter was the main character's ongoing story on the soap she starred in, so the book was essentially two stories in one. Very snappy dialogue, good plot, lovable characters. What more could one ask for? Oh, maybe a more tied up ending.

I love the pace of Cahterine Coulter's FBI Thrillers. This is an early novel, about a soap opera actress who is threatened by an unknown assailant. First, she is knocked down by a car that aimed right at her in a crosswalk not more than three blocks from her home. Then someone takes a shot at her on the beach and begins calling her with threats. Meanwhile, she is being harassed by a paparazzi and, in her hometown, one murder leads to another. The look into the life of a soap star and the making of one of these serials is interesting. Mary Lisa, our heroine, is funny and gutsy and determined to protect herself. There are motorcycles, a kidnapping, small town and big city police action, and a culminating race to defend the actress. Oh, and the murders in her hometown get solved too, although tat was less satisfying. All in all, an absorbing tale and a good precursor to her current crime series.

More entertaining than expected.

This was a cute, predictable book. Sometimes you just need a little bit of a break. What is surprising is that it’s from the same author who does the FBI thriller series with agent Savich.

This was not as good as other books I have read from this author. It is possible it was the character being a soap opera star, not really interesting. I have to wonder if this was an earlier book as the writing style seems incredibly different. I am glad I did not start with this book or I would not have read others. I have read a lot of her books which have been very interesting and entertaining. I really just wanted to finish this and get it over with.

Mary Lisa is a three time Emmy winner for Born To Be Wild daytime soap opera. Someone is trying to kill her. She makes a trip home and we get to meet her horrible family and her new love interest. The first half of the book had momentum and was interesting. The last half fell flat. The more characters that were introduced the slower and predictable the story became.

This story is about the filming of a soap opera and the lives of the actors and how they cope with an alter ego. When Mary Lisa Beverly won her third Emmy she thought everything was going to be great but nothing is as it seems when someone deliberately tries to run her down with an old car. Needing a break, Mary Lisa goes home to Goddard Bay, Oregon. This is a great story about Mary Lisa and her friends from a Malibu who try to help her find the guy who is determined to kill her. It is also about her friends and family in Goddard Bay and the drama going on there as they try and solve their own murder. Old flames and new friends are all together in this book that will make you laugh and sad at the same time.

Hmmm. I remember reading Catherine Coulter in the past...maybe this was one of her earlier books? I forgot to pack a book when I went to a hot springs, and this was on the book shelf, so I borrowed it while I was there. We went back for New Year's, so I had a chance to finish the book. It was fine, but I'm a little disappointed. Maybe I look for a little more from a book these days? I remembered this author fondly...

Sunday Cavendish is the woman everyone loves to hate. Independent, outspoken and brazenly sexy, she's clearly the star of the popular soap opera, Born To Be Wild, despite her character's machinations.

But Mary Lisa Beverly isn't Sunday - except in front of the cameras. So when a car practically runs hertover in idyllic Malibu, she realizes she needs some time off to escape. Returning home to Oregon, quickly reminds her why she left three years ago. Her ex-fiancé and the sister she found in bed with him are now married, her mother barely tolerates her, and she can't remember the last time she had a date. Her father alone is her refuge, that is, until she meets someone off-limits.

When the attacks on her life continue after her return to LaLaLand, Mary Lisa turns to her friends andtneighbors, her true family, for support. But she doesn't expect to turn to the last man she ever expected totshow up on her doorstep. With the threat of danger lurking in every shadow, Mary Lisa must learn to trustther hometown adversary with her life and her heart.

Chick-lit. Stalker. Murder most foul. Life imitating art and vice versa.

Coulter's breezy story features a soap opera star, the queen of bitch on the screen, being stalked first by a paparazzo nicknamed Puker, a brush with death when the car tries to run her down, a trip to her home town where she meets up with the hunky chief of police who once threw her in jail. Add a hunky attorney, several actors in the soap opera which give the novel its title, a filthy-rich surfer/neighbor in her Malibu Colony neighborhood, and you have the makings of a fun read.

Ideal for a rainy weekend or for a road trip. We listened to the book on a road trip and laughed all the time. Light-hearted, sexy, funny. Yes, a book that entertains. Even a few red herrings about the stalker's identity keep the reader engaged wondering who the bad guy is and why is he stalking her.