Libby Street, Accidental It Girl

Accidental It Girl

Libby Street

Downtown, October 2006, $13.00

ISBN: 0743499247

In New York City, as pushy paparazzi Sadie Price knows that all the celebrities she follows think she is lower than swamp scum, but she is good at what she does; stalk and photograph the famous. Still, she once in a while dreams of being a top rate journalistic photographer who her subjects love not hate, and has fans that enjoy her art not her subject. In other words, one day she would like to be a news photographer in a less intrusive line.

When she tries to take pictures of superstar Ethan Wyatt, he becomes outraged and vows to teach the pest a lesson. Ethan begins to stalk Sadie so that she can become the subject of her odious peers who take photos of her in any situation. She detests the feeling of her every move being watched, which curtails her freedom. However, worse is that she is attracted to Ethan, although he brought the Paparazzi Plague onto her. He, in turn, reciprocates, but like her, hides how he feels, as a star and a paparazzi make the ultimate star-crossed lovers.

The ACCIDENTAL IT GIRL reads like a 1930's romantic romp brought into 2006 Manhattan to the delight of contemporary readers. The amusing gender war is fun to follow, as Ethan turns the tables on Sadie by making her the subject of the hunt. Fans of lighthearted stories will want to read Libby Street's battle of the sexes.