Kristin Wallace is back in the spotlight with her new Inspirational Romance,
Acting Up
This looks like such a fun read!
Acting Up
Covington Falls Chronicles
Covington Falls Chronicles
Blurb:
Acting Up is a contemporary inspirational romance set in the
fictional Southern town of Covington Falls.
Addison Covington is the reigning Ice Queen of television.
Until her producer husband falls in love with her on-screen daughter and a
well-placed punch on national television casts her as the wicked ex-wife. Fired
and disgraced, she escapes to Covington Falls to try and figure out how to save
her career. Before Addison can say “Casting Call” she's drafted to direct the
high school musical.
Life is constantly on the brink of chaos for widower and
single father Ethan Thomas. As a high school principal he also has to deal with
hundreds of students. Now, he’s short one drama teacher and if he doesn’t find someone
to direct the spring musical he’s going to have a riot on his hands. His
childhood neighbor, Addison Covington, could be an answer to prayer. Or one
more complication he can’t afford.
Soon Addison dealing with some off-key caterwauling, a
bitter stepson showing up, and the sexiest high school principal she's ever
met. One thing Addison and Ethan agree on is that there’s no room in their
lives for romance. He’s got too much at stake, and she needs to reclaim her
former glory in Hollywood. In the end, these two lost souls will choreograph a
happy ending with the help of Grace, Love and a Curtain Call.
Excerpt:
Chapter One
Dear
Diary... I died today.
Deliberately plowed down in the middle
of the street by the proverbial black, unmarked car. My funeral will be mobbed
by the movers and shakers of the fashion world on three continents. The inquiry
into my death will bring about a national manhunt for my killer and spark at
least a half a season’s worth of who-dunnit
episodes.
The list of suspects will
be a mile long. My faithless husband? My nemesis and rival in romance and in
business? My drug-addicted son? My angelic daughter? Wronged business partners?
Wronged business adversaries? Pretty much anyone who ever had the misfortune to
cross Corrine Barrett. Or get in my way.
“Cut!”
“We got it.”
“Let’s set up for the next
scene.”
Shouts went up as the
director called out instructions to the crewmembers. With a deep sigh, Addison
Covington opened her eyes. Rolling onto her hip, she performed an inventory of
the various parts of her body. After being jerked back by the harness attached
to her waist and landing on an air mattress in the middle of the street, she’d
expected to feel like the roadkill Corrine had become. Her back would be
protesting the abuse tomorrow, but for now she was only a little sore.
One of the grips approached
her landing pad and helped her stand up. “You all right, Addison?”
“Never better, Charlie.”
Yeah, she wasn’t really
dead. It just felt that way.
Corrine Barrett-Channing,
ice queen and ruler over the Barrett Empire in the hit drama House of Fashion, was toast. But Addison
Covington, her portrayer, was sadly still of this earth.
She slipped off the jacket
of her white Armani suit so Charlie could remove the harness and fought back a
wince. Perhaps she’d been wrong about only being a little sore.
Charlie scowled. “I told
you to let your stunt double handle the fall.”
“I’ll be fine.”
Even as he unhooked the
contraption, other crewmembers removed her landing pad, setting up the scene to
reveal Corrine’s body lying in the street. At least Addison would be spared the
humiliation of having to play dead. That job would go to her stand in.
Addison’s job here was
finished. Literally.
“Stubborn woman,” Charlie
said with a gruff affection as he took off the harness.
“Thank you, Charlie,” she
said, kissing his cheek. “You’ve always been a prince.”
He shuffled his feet and
then leaned in closer. “You deserve better, Addison.”
“Not according to the
gossip rags. They all think I should be burned at the stake.”
From behind her, a familiar
feminine voice rang out. “You punched America’s sweetheart in the nose. What
did you expect?”
Addison glanced around to
see her on-screen nemesis and off-screen best friend, Sydney James,
approaching. “I expect it should be acceptable to rearrange someone’s face
after she’s stolen your husband, but then I’m old-fashioned that way.”
Sydney laughed, and they
both stood on the sidewalk watching the organized chaos unfolding. For several
moments neither of them spoke.
Then Sydney bit her lip. “I
hate this,” she said, fury and desolation etched in every word. “I hate what’s
happened to you. I hate that you won’t be here with me anymore, and I hate that
he gets away with everything.”
“Look on the bright side,”
Addison said, digging her nails into her palm, hoping the pain would stave off
the urge to curl up in a fetal position and wail. “You’ll probably never have
to film a fight scene in a mud-bath again. Who knows, maybe Merrick will change
his mind, and I’ll be back as my evil twin someday.”
A gurgle of laughter mixed
with a sob escaped. “I think Corrine Barrett is the evil twin,” Sydney said, tears swimming in her green eyes.
“The good twin then. It
would certainly be a stretch for me to play, right?”
Sydney took Addison’s arm. “Come on,
there’s nothing more to see here.” They headed to the dressing trailers down
the block. “You’ll need a hot bath tonight. Otherwise you won’t be able to move
tomorrow.”
“What I need is my job and my husband.”
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About Kristin Wallace
Growing up Kristin devoured books like bags of Dove Dark
Chocolate. Her first Golden Book led
to Laura Ingalls Wilder, Nancy Drew, Encyclopedia Brown, C.S. Lewis
and the Sweet Valley High series. Later, she discovered romance novels and
fell in love all over again. She writes inspirational romance and women’s
fiction filled with love, laughter and a leap of faith. When she’s
not writing her next novel, Kristin works as an
advertising copywriter. She also enjoys singing in her church choir and
worship team and playing flute in a community orchestra. Kristin is a member of
Romance Writers of America and serves as President of the local affiliate
chapter, Florida Romance Writers. This is the second book in the Covington Falls Chronicles. Be sure to
check out the first book in the series, Marry Me.
Connect with Kristin:
Website: http://KristinWallaceAuthor.com
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