Down and Out in Beverly Heels

From Publishers Weekly
Scott (Dark Passages), best known for her star turn on the TV show Dark Shadows, delivers a unique novel about a Hollywood actress short on cash and down on her luck. Meg Barnes is reduced to reading for a guest part in a pilot after prior success in a popular television series. Her husband, Paul, has disappeared after bilking investors in a scam that bankrupted Meg and let her homeless. She assumes Paul is dead – until a friend mentions seeing him in San Diego, Calif. Gamely, Meg films her own pilot during the week and goes on madcap weekend adventures in search of Paul and answers. Mystery and romance are craftily combined as Meg finds a new love interest in Jack, the FBI agent who investigated Paul’s disappearance. Scott gives the readers a first-hand view of the fickle nature of Hollywood in a fast-paced story complete with eccentric characters and a plethora of mysterious twists and turns.

From Booklist
Some women really do have it all: money, fame, beauty. But, just like that, it can all be taken away. That's the story of Meg Barnes in actress Scott's debut romance, a tale of a rich and famous woman reduced to desperately trying to prove her innocence to the police. Hollywood actress Meg takes great pleasure in shelling out big money for designer shoes, until FBI agent Jack Mitchell starts questioning her about her husband, a criminal she never really knew. Meg has to give up her drastic shopping splurges to focus on proving to the world that she's innocent, while allowing herself to trust people who may or may not have her best interests in mind. Scott, who played Josette DuPres, the vampire bride in the television series Dark Shadows, combines a classic story of love and loss spiced with mystery that will surely keep readers entertained until the very end. — Carissa Chesanek