!! GOLD MEDAL WINNER - 2014 READERS' FAVORITE INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARD CONTEST !! Do you think you know what it is like to be a famous teen star? Do you think she is always sexy and looking for her next party? Think again. Discover the Starlet Series and uncover the life of a talented actress caught in Hollywood's web of lies. ~*~ I'm actress Liana Marie Michael. I won an Oscar at 17 but whatever. Really. Celebrity is what it is: marketing a product. I'm part of a tight-knit group of kids of celebrities. I keep to myself and don't complain about my life. I've been happy until lately. Evan dumping me leveled me. Matthew shocked me. I knew he couldn't hurt me with my bodyguard so near, but his eyes...so I have trust issues. Dating super-hot Byron didn't help clear the confusion either. I'm torn between going to church on Sunday and making a living from pop culture. But experience builds perspective. My days of shutting up needed to end. First, I told Manuel. Then I told my mom. It turned out awesome until I learned the truth. Now I'm screwed. Totally. Let's face it: Hollywood's web entangles everyone. ~*~ Winner of the January 21, 2013 IBD Award! Gold Medal Winner, 2013 AUTHORSdb Book Cover Contest! "YA fans will absolutely want to check out this series, where they'll find a new heroine to root for in the flawed but sympathetic Liana." - BlueInk Review ---Genres: YA contemporary romance, teen love and romance, young adult, coming of age fiction, new adult fiction, edgy inspirational romance, multicultural romance. Contains premarital sex and mild swearing. Copyright 2013 by Carla Hanna, 2012 by Carla J. Hanna. All rights reserved. Wattpad version. You can find the edited, final version here: http://www.amazon.com/Starlets-Web-Starlet-Carla-Hanna-ebook/dp/B00A0XPODU

An excerpt from the chapter The Biggest Loss The last word she said to me was "Oh." I think that killed me the most. Probably because I was expecting something along the lines of "Harry, Wait." as I turned to walk away. Not a door slamming in my face. Now it's been two days and I can't stop reliving every second of that moment in my head. What could I have done differently? Maybe I should have just kissed her right off the bat. I mean, actions speak louder than words, right? I can't help thinking of all the things I did wrong. After she shut the door in my face I just sat there on her doorstep for an hour. I listened to her cry. As much as I wanted to knock on the door again and tell her exactly how I feel, I couldn't. I didn't want to risk looking like a total loser because I had managed to let a few tears escape my eyes as well. Ok, maybe more than a few. Actually, I don't know how it is that she didn't hear me crying through the door. We were only about and inch or so apart yet it felt like she was miles from me. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Birdie is a small town girl trying to cope with her best friends sudden fame. She picks up her bags and joins her best friend Cher on XFactor journey. She feels lost and alone being without her family and so far from home. With nothing to do in the new town she turns to her songwriting to keep her company. While Cher is off living the life of a star she sits in her hotel room all day and searches for inspiration.One day she visits the XFactor house and when she leaves forgets her song book. A charming boy named Harry finds it. What happens next? Read to find out more!