City of Girls meets Christina Lauren in this rompy rom-com about a Gilded Age of Hollywood actress accidentally married to her costar nemesis and forced to fake a celebrity romance to save her career.
From Entertainment Weekly writer Maureen Lee Lenker comes a swoony romantic comedy set in the world of 1930s film.
Joan Davis is a movie star, and a damned good actor, too. Unfortunately, Hollywood only seems to care when she stars alongside Dash Howard, Tinseltown's favorite leading man and a perpetual thorn in Joan's side. She's sick of his hotshot attitude, his never-ending attempts to get a rise out of her-especially after the night he sold her out to the press on a studio-arranged date. She'll turn her career around without him. She's engaged to Hollywood's next rising star, after all, and preparing to make the film that could finally get her taken seriously. Then, a bombshell drops- thanks to one of his on-set pranks gone wrong, Dash and Joan are legally married.
Reputation on the line, Joan agrees to star alongside Dash one last time and move production to Reno, where divorce is legal after a six-week residency. But between on-set shenanigans, fishing competitions at Lake Tahoe, and intimate moments leaked to the press, Joan begins to see another side to the man she thought she had all figured out, and it becomes harder and harder to convince the public-and herself-that her marriage to Dash is the joke it started out as.
City of Girls meets Christina Lauren in this rompy rom-com about a Gilded Age of Hollywood actress accidentally married to her costar nemesis and forced to fake a celebrity romance to save her career.
From Entertainment Weekly writer Maureen Lee Lenker comes a swoony romantic comedy set in the world of 1930s film.
Joan Davis is a movie star, and a damned good actor, too. Unfortunately, Hollywood only seems to care when she stars alongside Dash Howard, Tinseltown's favorite leading man and a perpetual thorn in Joan's side. She's sick of his hotshot attitude, his never-ending attempts to get a rise out of her-especially after the night he sold her out to the press on a studio-arranged date. She'll turn her career around without him. She's engaged to Hollywood's next rising star, after all, and preparing to make the film that could finally get her taken seriously. Then, a bombshell drops- thanks to one of his on-set pranks gone wrong, Dash and Joan are legally married.
Reputation on the line, Joan agrees to star alongside Dash one last time and move production to Reno, where divorce is legal after a six-week residency. But between on-set shenanigans, fishing competitions at Lake Tahoe, and intimate moments leaked to the press, Joan begins to see another side to the man she thought she had all figured out, and it becomes harder and harder to convince the public-and herself-that her marriage to Dash is the joke it started out as.
Maureen Lee Lenker is an award-winning journalist who has written for Turner Classic Movies, The Hollywood Reporter, Ms. Magazine, and more. She currently writes for Entertainment Weekly, where she maintains a quarterly romance review column, Hot Stuff, in addition to covering film, TV, and theater. She is a proud graduate of both the University of Southern California and the University of Oxford. Maureen calls Los Angeles home, where you'll either find her at the beach or in a repertory movie-house, if she's not writing.
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hijinks!) of the best Golden Age movies to the page. Lenker's
perfectly matched hero and heroine are reminiscent of the most
iconic cinematic pairings, and watching them spar their way to a
happily ever after is pure fun from start to finish." -- Martha
Waters, author of To Have and to Hoax
"It Happened One Fight is a dazzling tribute to old Hollywood
glamor, intrigue, and passionate emotion. Lenker's debut is perfect
for fans of Taylor Jenkins Reid and the classic romance pictures of
the early days of cinema." -- Scarlett Peckham, author of The Duke
I Tempted
"It Happened One Fight is a frolicking, pitch-perfect homage to the
golden age of Hollywood. Dash and Joan--and their gorgeous
transatlantic accents!--practically leap off the page. Maureen Lee
Lenker's sparkling debut is an absolute delight for any classic
film buff." -- Xio Axelrod, USA Today bestselling author of The
Girl with Stars in Her Eyes
"It Happened One Fight is a knockout of a debut romance! Maureen
Lee Lenker pays homage to the Golden Age of Hollywood with
pitch-perfect period details, snappy pacing, and a nuanced
exploration of the cost of fame and the masks we wear to protect
ourselves. You'll smile and swoon as the gutsy, glamorous heroine
and her cocky, charismatic leading man banter and battle their way
to a hard-won and heartfelt happily ever after. What a wonderful,
rollicking ride!" -- Lenora Bell, USA Today bestselling author of
How the Duke Was Won
"It Happened One Fight is an effervescent gem of a romance:
sparkling with wit, dripping with Old Hollywood glamour, and
crackling with enemies-to-lovers chemistry. Dash and Davis jump
right off the page with their cleverness, complexity, and deeply
human choices, and their silver screen-worthy swoons will have you
pining for more of Lenker's bright, verve-filled words!" -- Sierra
Simone, USA Today bestselling author of Priest and Salt Kiss
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banter, touching characters, and the kind of chemistry that lights
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heart." -- Adriana Anders, award-winning author of Whiteout
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playful, sexy romp through Old Hollywood (and Reno!) that just
delighted me at every turn. Lenker's debut is a loving homage to
the classic screwball comedy, told in a fresh new voice romance
readers are sure to fall for." -- Emily Henry, #1 New York Times
bestselling author of Book Lovers
"It Happened One Fight is proof that no one knows 1930s Hollywood
romance better than Maureen Lee Lenker. This book is how you do
witty banter!" -- Nisha Sharma, critically acclaimed author of My
So-Called Bollywood Life
"It Happened One Fight marries the sparkling, romping energy of
Hollywood's golden age with a clear-eyed look at the emotional cost
of success in a man's world--and the buoying effect of love. Davis
and Dash call to mind the great pairings of the era, but lucky us,
we get to see inside their heads in a way we never could with
Bogart and Bacall." -- Jenny Holiday, USA Today bestselling author
of Duke, Actually
"A delightful and deceptively deep ode to Old Hollywood, both its
love stories and the stars at the heart of them. The charm of the
1930s is deftly rendered, but so too is the contemporary resonance.
Especially around the issue of owning who you really are and
fighting for what you want, regardless of the fallout. Which is no
longer solely the domain of studio contract-players and silver
screen matinee idols, but everyday people living in the public eye
of social media. Dash and Davis forever!" -- Julia Whelan,
award-winning audiobook narrator
"A fresh voice and a fresh time period and setting in historical
romance. Maureen Lee Lenker's narrative voice sparkles with all the
glitz and glamor of the Golden Age of Hollywood. This
enemies-to-lovers romp, reminiscent of a 1930s screwball comedy,
unfolds in a surprisingly tender tale of vulnerability, facing
one's past, and ultimately living life--and falling in love--on
your own terms." -- Alexis Daria, bestselling author of You Had Me
at Hola
"An absolutely charming debut! It Happened One Fight sparkles with
witty banter, classic Hollywood glamour, and a delectably swoony
adversaries-to-lovers romance!" -- Priscilla Oliveras, USA Today
bestselling author of West Side Love Story
"And the Oscar goes to...Maureen Lee Lenker, for this irresistible
debut that serves up Classic Hollywood with humor, heat, and lots
of heart. As much fun as a night at the movies!" -- Susanna
Kearsley, New York Times bestselling author of The Winter Sea
"In It Happened One Fight, Maureen Lee Lenker takes us on a
romantic old Hollywood romp with a totally modern twist. Reading
this story feels like going back in time and getting a VIP ticket
to hang out with the who's who of Hollywood's golden age. What a
fun ride!" -- Kwana Jackson, USA Today Bestselling author of Real
Men Knit
"In her lively debut, Maureen Lenker pulls back the curtain on
1930s Hollywood with this romantic tale of a smart, ambitious
starlet and a farmboy-turned-playboy actor. Readers will have great
fun following the twists and turns of Reno divorces, run-ins with
difficult directors, and an Academy Awards show unlike any
other--along with fascinating glimpses into industry powerplays. It
Happened One Fight is aces!" -- Deborah Harkness, #1 New York Times
bestselling author of the All Souls Trilogy
"Madcap and delightful, It Happened One Fight is a rip-roaring good
time! Lenker skillfully twists old Hollywood, rom-coms, and
celebrity romances to a hilarious new level, giving us the
historical romance we've all been waiting for." -- Joanna Shupe,
USA Today bestselling author of The Rogue of Fifth Avenue
"Maureen Lee Lenker gives all the old-school feels of Fred and
Ginger, Bacall and Bogart, with Davis and Dash in the vintage
Hollywood love affair, It Happened One Fight. Fast-paced, witty,
and ensconced in the right headlines, readers will be drawn to a
bold heroine trying to make her way out of the gossip columns and
onto Oscar wins, but that pesky thing called love troops the
best-made plans. Fall in love with the 1930s film-noir with a
classic romance by Lenker's golden pen." -- Vanessa Riley,
award-winning author of Island Queen and Queen of Exiles
"Maureen Lee Lenker's It Happened One Fight combines sparkling
dialogue, delicious humor, and swoon-worthy characters into a
must-read for romance fans. Prepare to be swept off your
feet...Hollywood golden-age style." -- Janna MacGregor, author of
The Bad Luck Bride
"Maureen Lee Lenker's adult fiction debut is a charming time
machine into the glitter, glam, and drama of old Hollywood! This
delightful love story is a funny, swoony, and delightful dive into
the choices we make and the choices that ultimately make us happy.
Don't miss this one!" -- Denise Williams, author of The Fastest Way
to Fall
"Maureen Lee Lenker's debut, It Happened One Fight, deftly sweeps
us into the Golden Era of Hollywood with a couple that epitomizes
that delicious "will they or won't they" dance of the classic
rom-com. Her canny explorations on the crushing pressures of fame
and the double-standards for women in the film industry make for a
layered and emotionally charged romance. A funny, sexy debut that
is as smart as it is romantic." -- Adriana Herrera, USA Today
bestselling author of A Caribbean Heiress in Paris
"Old Hollywood meets modern romance and it's a perfect pairing!" --
Abby Jimenez, New York Times bestselling author of Part of Your
World
"Entertainment Weekly reporter Lenker's debut is a unique
historical romance that takes readers back to the days of old
Hollywood and the ritz of Reno, complete with the enduring themes
of love, passion, and betrayal." -- Library Journal
"Lenker's debut delights in playing with the language and tropes of
classic Hollywood films--studio moguls chewing cigars, curtains
strung between beds, and furious banter between the love
interests." -- Kirkus
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