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Meet anchorwoman Natalie Daniels. Her husband just dumped her. Her boss is scheming to replace her. And she's hopelessly in love with a man who's engaged to another. What's a woman like Natalie to do-especially in Los Angeles, a city already known for shaky foundations? Teach all of them a... read more
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Natalie Daniels’ husband just dumped her. Her boss is scheming to replace her. And she’s falling in love with her sexy Australian TV news agent –... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters edit
- Natalie Daniels: the prime-time anchor for KXLA just dumped by her husband, whose job is in jeopardy
- Tony Scoppio: the new news director
- Kelly Devlin: Natalie's former protegee and current rival for her job
- Ruth Sperry: executive producer of the prime-time newscast where Natalie works
- Geoff Marner: Natalie's agent
- Miles Lambert: Natalie's husband and tv show writer
- Janet Roswell: Geoff's girlfriend
- Hope Dalmont: Woman who is about to marry a European prince
- Berta Powers: Natalie's attorney
- Howard Bjorkman: managing editor at the news station
- Jerry Cohen: Miles's ex-partner in writing tv scripts
- Julio: cameraman at the news station
- Rhett Pemberley: Chairman of Sunshine Broadcasting, the parent company for the news station where Natalie works
- Harry: a cameraman at the news station
- Brad Fenton: CEO of a MetroSeek (website) that Natalie interviews
- Dean Drosher: news director at another station
- John Bangs Jr.: divorce attorney
- Ken Oro: news anchor
- Darryl Mann: motorist killed in an earthquake
- Elaine Nance: the station's senior attorney
- Suzy: Miles's girlfriend
- Dave: works for news station doing audio
- Russell: Geoff's younger brother
- Dale Tritt: workman at Miles's house
- Rico Jimenez: Kelly Devlin's agent
- Henry: Natalie's former attorney
- Rebecca Himada: young Japanese-American morning anchor on another news station
- Evelyn Parker: Natalie's role model
- Sven: masseuse
- Tina Boone: young woman who gets the position Natalie auditions for at a different station
- Willa: news station employee working in Promotions
- Anna-Maria: Tony's wife
- Feinman: news anchor coach
- Prince Albert: The prince that is engaged to Hope Dalmont
- Ben Stilwell: prominent TV-news agent
- Cary: PR agent for Hope Dalmont
- Eric Mann: Darryl Mann's father
- Sally O'Day: An older news anchor woman who is being replaced by a younger woman
- Bobbi Dominguez, BD: manager at KNBC, a competing news station
- Gino Carlutti: a prior employer of Tony's
- Mrs. Susan Mann: Darryl's mother
- Jim Fuller: morning show anchor at a station where Natalie auditions for a position
- Maxine: Tony's secretary
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First Sentence edit
Natalie Daniels stood apart from the other mourners in the rear of Our Lady Victory Catholic Church, clutching a damp balled tissue.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 3 in Celestial Trilogy. (standard series)
Followed by Catch The Moon.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Diana Dempsey (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Onyx
Country: USA
Publication Date: August 1, 2002
ISBN: 9780451410351
Page Count: 416
Publisher: Onyx
Country: USA
Publication Date: August 1, 2002
ISBN: 9780451410351
Page Count: 416
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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