Lights, Love and Lip Gloss
Lights, Love and Lip Gloss

Author: Ni-Ni Simone

Publisher: Kensington Books

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 0758288549

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Finally, London Phillips is defying her domineering mother and taking control of her life. But she's striking back with a weapon that could destroy her future - and her chance at real love. Two too many cuties have left Rich Montgomery desperate for the perfect cover-up - but when her house of lies comes tumbling down, things get pretty twisted..Heather Cummings is more successful than ever thanks to an amazing comeback - and the ultimate Hollywood betrayal, but old habits die hard. Prepare for a Hollywood High comeback.

Divas Don't Cry
Divas Don't Cry

Author: Ni-Ni Simone

Publisher: Kensington Books

Published: 2018-03-27

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 075828859X

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“Simone and Abrams really know how to bring the entertaining drama.”—RT Book Reviews When the celebrity spotlight burns too hot to handle, Hollywood’s elite Pampered Princesses battle for the ultimate crown. But once their secrets are exposed, who will be the last teen diva standing? She’s finally free of her overbearing mother and too much heartbreak. Now supermodel London Phillips is going to get back her billionaire ex—on her own terms. But settling old scores and destroying her former bestie, Rich Montgomery, could wreck her best shot at happiness . . . After all the high-maintenance stunts she’s pulled, Rich will do even worse to hang onto her thug in shining armor. But obsessive jealousy and an unexpected shocker will detonate mega-drama—and spiral her life way out of control . . . Dirty little secrets deployed for maximum damage are Spencer Ellington’s specialty. But when she digs up her family’s skeletons it could blow up in her pretty face—and destroy more than she imagined . . . Still reeling from betrayal and a crash-and-burn comeback, Heather Cummings has nada to lose. And if her reckless moves to become the ultimate queen-B lays total waste to the Pampered Princesses, may the most ruthless diva win . . .

Heels, Heartache & Headlines
Heels, Heartache & Headlines

Author: Ni-Ni Simone

Publisher: Dafina Young Adult

Published: 2017-02-28

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 0758288573

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It’s a showdown for the spotlight as Hollywood’s elite Pampered Princesses scramble to outshine each other for the ultimate crown. But being on top is never what it seems... Heartbroken and humiliated, teen supermodel London Phillips is done with her pity party and ready to move on. But between the mean-spirited media, a shocking realization about her billionaire ex, and a vengeful obsession, London’s discovering that while confessions are good for the soul, deception is so much sweeter... When it comes to juggling her cuties, Rich Montgomery is the queen. But now she’s fallen for a bad boy who comes with more drama than she ever did—and her fairytale love affair soon turns into a nightmare. Will she find a way out, or will pride get the best of her? Spencer Ellington could teach an advanced class in revenge. So when she’s shunned by her frenemy, Heather Cummings, again, backstabbed by her bestie, Rich, and sucked into her parents’ sordid antics, she’s ready to roll up her designer sleeves and pull out all the stops. After all, frenemies fight. Divas wage war...

Caught Up
Caught Up

Author: Amir Abrams

Publisher: Kensington Books

Published: 2014-11-25

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 0758294786

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School's out and sixteen year-old Kennedy Simms is bored. That could be a recipe for disaster. . . Good girls don't go to real parties, like the ones in the hood. Or rock bangin' clothes. Or stay out as long as they want. But I'm sick of my parents' rules and being the perfect little boring suburban princess. It's my life, right? I've decided to have some fun for a change, hitting the streets with my new bestie, Sasha. Best of all, my new gangsta-fine boo, Malik, knows how to treat me right, spoils me like I deserve, and is someone I can finally call my own. Sure, living the life and being with Malik is getting me into mad-crazy trouble. And if I don't tell the truth about him, I could go to prison. But a good ride-or-die girl never snitches. And as long as my friends and my man stick by me, nothing can go wrong, right? "A drama-filled cautionary tale about getting in too deep." --Publishers Weekly on Crazy Love "Abrams again tantalizes us, getting into the mind-set of the young, gifted and beautiful." --RT Book Reviews on The Girl of His Dreams

My Media Coach
My Media Coach

Author: Barbara Clopton

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2014-08-05

Total Pages: 86

ISBN-13: 0990322416

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Want to work in front of cameras like a pro? Don't know what to wear on TV? This how-to studio and style guide is for you. Learn the secrets of successful on-air personalities for better TV and webcast appearances. The book includes: the best and worst colors to wear on TV, choosing the right wardrobe for you, achieving TV make-up with everyday cosmetics, the 10 essentials to take to your media event, what to include in your press kit, a television studio guide from A-Z, dos and don'ts while working live on-air, your rights vs. the media (Freedom of the Press), how to deal with ambush press and much more. With answers to every media situation, get camera ready and media savvy with, My Media Coach, your own personal 24/7 media coach.

Diva Rules
Diva Rules

Author: Amir Abrams

Publisher: Dafina

Published: 2015-04-28

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 0758294816

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1. Always step out camera ready. 2. Never, ever, fight over a boy. 3. Serve ’em grace ‘n’ face. Fiona Madison has being popular on lock. She’s everywhere everyone wants to be—and she knows just how to keep frenemies, haters, and admirers guessing. Fiona keeps it cute and knows how to turn a party out no matter how tough things get at home—or how lonely she really is. The only relationship a guy can have with her is BWB (Boo-With-Benefits). Anything more is a major not-going-to-happen...Until someone Fiona never sees coming is suddenly too close, understands her all too well—and is turning this diva’s life upside down...

Down by Law
Down by Law

Author: Ni-Ni Simone

Publisher: Dafina Young Adult

Published: 2015-07-28

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 0758287755

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Lesson #1: You come for me, I come back even harder for you. Fair exchange. No robberies. Isis Carter got schooled early on in surviving the streets. When some girls put a beatdown on her, she took back what was hers. When her brother was killed and her mom, Queenie, bailed, Isis fought to stay strong. And when her dad abandoned her for his new family, sixteen-year-old Isis buried the hurt by looking out for herself—and hookin’ up with bad boy Fresh...until a run-in with the law shatters Isis’s world and threatens to destroy her future. Now the only person Isis can rely on is herself...until her secret crush K-Rock steps in. But when Isis lets her guard down, will she be given a second chance to get her life straight or will it cost her everything?

Chasing Butterflies
Chasing Butterflies

Author: Amir Abrams

Publisher: Kensington Books

Published: 2016-09-27

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 0758294832

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Every kid dreams of happily-ever-after. . .until her world is turned upside down. . . At sixteen, gifted pianist and poet Nia Daniels has already known her share of heartache. But despite the pain of losing her mother and grandmother, she's managed to excel, thanks to her beloved father's love and support. He's held her through every tragedy, and cheered her on through every performance. Nia can't imagine what she'd do without him--until an illness suddenly takes him, and she has no choice. And Nia's in for one more shocking blow. The man who'd always been her rock, her constant, wasn't her biological dad. Orphaned and confused, Nia is desperate for answers. But what she finds will uproot her from the life she's always known in California and bring her to the east coast--to Omar. He's a man who's spent most of his life--and all of Nia's--behind bars. He's her biological father. An ex-gang member. Living in the hood. And he's determined to do whatever it takes to win the love of his only daughter and make up for his mistakes. If only she'll let him...

Dear Yvette
Dear Yvette

Author: Ni-Ni Simone

Publisher: Kensington Teen

Published: 2016-11-29

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 0758287771

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All sixteen year old Yvette Simmons wanted was to disappear. Problem is: she has too many demons for that. Yvette’s life changed forever after a street fight over a boy ended in a second degree murder charge. Forced to start all over again, she’s sentenced to live in a group home far from anything or anyone she’s ever known. She manages to keep her past hidden, until a local cutie, known as Brooklyn, steps in. Slowly, Yvette lets him into her heart and he gives her the summer of her dreams... But in Yvette’s world things are never as they seem. Brooklyn has a few secrets of his own and Yvette’s past comes back with a vengeance. Will she face life head-on? Will she return to her old ways? Or will an unexpected letter decide her fate? “Simone’s story is reminiscent of Sistah Souljah’s groundbreaking The Coldest Winter Ever...a hard hitting tale of the inner city’s unforgiving streets.” —Library Journal “Simone knows how to tell a story...and she can also bring the drama.” —RT Book Reviews