One to Watch: A Novel by Kate Stayman-London
Bea is proud of the life she's created. After coming out of her shell during her undergraduate semester abroad in France, Bea boldly stepped into the world of fashion and created a successful blog: OMB. When her best friend (who has a gorgeous and traditionally thin fiancée) Ray comes to visit, she lets herself believe that she is who Ray wants forever. In the morning though, Ray is gone. Months later, Bea is watching the premiere of her usual reality dating show Main Squeeze . After perhaps a few too many drinks, she writes a scathing blog post about how the show lacks any kind of diversity from racial to sexuality to body size. When she awakes the next day with a hangover, her post has gone viral and has a surprising consequence: Main Squeeze wants her as their next lead. After meeting withe newly appointed showrunner, Lauren, Bea is convinced that going on the show could be a great opportunity for her. As Lauren said, her brand and fame would rapidly grow, but she'd also ha...
