Blind Ambition
(Libby/OverDrive eBook, Kindle)

Lovely draws on family drama and long-buried secrets to craft an engaging tale of two sisters divided by a complicated past that can be bridged only by embracing the truth. So famous she needs only one name, Jett was discovered at age 16, back when she was Jeanetta Scott. Now that she's almost 50, she's struggling to stay on top while living her best life in L.A. and worrying that her singing career is almost over. Her younger sister, Chantel, is a thirtysomething single-mother struggling to pay the bills while working for a local newspaper in Marquette, Missouri, and moonlighting as a jazz singer on weekends. After the unexpected death of their mother, a family secret is exposed that could ruin Jett's reputation just as she's about to reboot her career. Can the sisters prevent a scandal before a blackmailer sells their secret to the tabloids? Money, sex, and a behind-the-scenes look at celebrity life in L.A. keep the pages turning. Recommended for fans of Donna Hill and Eric Jerome Dickey.

Lovely draws on family drama and long-buried secrets to craft an engaging tale of two sisters divided by a complicated past that can be bridged only by embracing the truth. So famous she needs only one name, Jett was discovered at age 16, back when she was Jeanetta Scott. Now that she's almost 50, she's struggling to stay on top while living her best life in L.A. and worrying that her singing career is almost over. Her younger sister, Chantel, is a thirtysomething single-mother struggling to pay the bills while working for a local newspaper in Marquette, Missouri, and moonlighting as a jazz singer on weekends. After the unexpected death of their mother, a family secret is exposed that could ruin Jett's reputation just as she's about to reboot her career. Can the sisters prevent a scandal before a blackmailer sells their secret to the tabloids? Money, sex, and a behind-the-scenes look at celebrity life in L.A. keep the pages turning. Recommended for fans of Donna Hill and Eric Jerome Dickey. Copyright 2021 Booklist Reviews.