Hollywood Boulevard by Janyce Stefan-Cole (Unbridled Books, April 10, 2012): Is the story of a successful actress who walked away, and her deeply personal journey to make sense of success, a journey that takes her to L.A.’s dark side, into noirish intrigue.

Hollywood Boulevard (an excerpt from the debut novel) by Janyce Stefan-Cole

I was staring at another long hotel night, like looking through binoculars the wrong way. I opened up a carton of Trader Joe’s pumpkin soup, ate it with a glass of wine, washed the pot and bowl, and wondered what next. I killed some time going over neglected bank statements. I changed into a nightgown and was watching an old Bette Davis movie about a rich girl fooling around with mobster types, Fog over Frisco, when Andre came in at midnight. I think he must have been early. He slapped his phone down on the table and headed for the bottle of vodka in the freezer and one of the frozen glasses next to it. It must have been a bruising night.