{"id":6874,"date":"2011-02-05T11:28:52","date_gmt":"2011-02-05T16:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/\/?p=6874"},"modified":"2011-02-06T01:32:30","modified_gmt":"2011-02-06T06:32:30","slug":"stars-collide-by-janice-thompson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/?p=6874","title":{"rendered":"Stars Collide by Janice Thompson"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>MY REVIEW:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Packed with Janice Thompson&#8217;s signature\u00a0 humor, <em><strong>Stars Collide<\/strong><\/em> is a fun filled journey behind the scenes of Hollywood. The story features Kat Jennings and Scott Murphy whose on-screen romance has secretly crossed over into real life. When Kat&#8217;s memory challenged grandmother confuses the sitcom plot with reality and and begins to put out the word about their upcoming wedding, chaos ensues. How Scott and Kat deal with the resultant flak is the stuff that makes for good entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>As always, Thompson has woven a subtle Christian lesson into the plot. Her characters are fun with a zany one or two in the mix. <em><strong>Stars Collide<\/strong><\/em> is lighthearted and entertaining reading and is great for just relaxing with a good book.<\/p>\n<p><br class=\"spacer_\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"divider2\" src=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/divider21.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"52\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>This book was provided for review by Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Available January 2011 at your favorite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>ABOUT THE BOOK:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/StarsCollide.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6875\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"Stars Collide\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/StarsCollide.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"223\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/StarsCollide.jpg 223w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/StarsCollide-96x150.jpg 96w, https:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/StarsCollide-150x232.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/><\/a>New Series Takes Readers Into the Glamorous Life of a Hollywood Sitcom Celebrity and Her Quest for Love<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>From author who is a seasoned screenwriter with an insider\u2019s perspective on the entertainment industry, comes the first book <em>Stars Collide <\/em>in the new series from Janice Thompson, \u201cBackstage Pass.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In <em>Stars Collide, <\/em>Kat Jennings and Scott Murphy don&#8217;t just play two people who are secretly in love on a television sitcom\u2014they are also head over heels for each other in real life. When the lines between reality and TV land blur, they hope they can keep their relationship under wraps.<\/p>\n<p>But when Kat&#8217;s grandmother, an aging Hollywood starlet with a penchant for wearing elaborate evening gowns from Golden Age movies, mistakes their on-screen wedding proposal for the real deal, things begin to spiral out of their control. Will their secret be front-page news in the tabloids tomorrow? And can their budding romance survive the onslaught of paparazzi, wedding preparations, and misinformed in-laws?<\/p>\n<p>From the sound stage to a Beverly  Hills mansion to the gleaming Pacific Ocean,\u00a0<em>Stars Collide<\/em> takes readers on a roller-coaster tour of Tinseltown, packing both comedic punch and tender emotion<\/p>\n<p><strong>ABOUT THE AUTHOR:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/JaniceThompson3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-6877\" title=\"Janice Thompson\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/JaniceThompson3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"133\" height=\"149\" \/><\/a><\/em>Janice Thompson<\/strong> is a seasoned romance author and screenwriter. An expert at pulling the humor from the situations we get ourselves into, Thompson affords an inside look at TV land, drawing on her experiences as a screenwriter. She is the author of the Weddings by Bella series and lives in Texas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MY REVIEW: Packed with Janice Thompson&#8217;s signature\u00a0 humor, Stars Collide is a fun filled journey behind the scenes of Hollywood. The story features Kat Jennings and Scott Murphy whose on-screen romance has secretly crossed over into real life. 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