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Dead Extra (Episode 1)
Liberty Strong is a daytime darling, a soap opera star in the Hollywood sky. But will that star be extinguished? She’s angered the powers that be and now a shadowy network boss is spying on her, her shrink is sabotaging her and near, far too near, is an elusive and menacing fan. Add to that the open casting day known as The Scramble—the one day each year the studio gates are open wide to the public, where would-be soap opera stars line up, fresh blood for a dying daytime world. They won’t stop at her lines--they’ll steal her life. If Liberty were smart, she’d run. But Liberty is stubborn. And Liberty is strong.
69 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 17, 2013
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January 15, 2014
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4 Exciting Stars!
Compelling and Scandalous! A Fascinating Start That Left Me Craving More!
The Review:
Being a fan of soap opera’s, specifically General Hospital, since the age of six, when my mother would sit me down with her to watch the latest drama unfold over the airways and being a huge fan of Elizabeth Webber’s character and remembering the days of Juan Santiago, Emily, Liz and Nicolas, when I heard Michael Saucedo who played Juan was pairing with Nik Price to write a serial type book about a struggling soap opera darling based loosely on certain aspects of the Daytime Drama lifestyle, I was totally in! The fact it was inspired by Michael’s wife, Rebecca Herbst (Liz Webber) and has her proudly pictured on the cover only endeared me to it more.
Dead Extra (Episode 1) is about 68 pages in length and is the incredible first installment to a six part serial where we enter into the cutthroat world of the daytime drama, Deceptions, a soap opera in which the beautiful Liberty Strong plays character Rebecca Carrington.
Liberty’s real life is in distress. Her career is being threatened, she’s suffering the effects of divorce, a declining housing market and she’s in financial debt. She’s the mother of two small children with no help from her ex-husband. And to top it all off, it seems someone out there might want to cause her harm.
Fictional or not, I loved this look into what its like to live in the public eye. It was fun trying to decide what events were pulled from reality and what events were the creativity of the authors. The writing is fluid and entertaining and there is an amazing cast of intriguing characters within these pages. This is a stunning introduction for what is to come with the next five installments and had me completely hooked from the chilling beginning to the astonishing end.
The Wrap Up:
I can’t wait to see what happens next for Liberty and the rest of the cast. In true soap opera form, this book leaves off with a cliffy that will have you aching for the next scene!
4 Exciting Stars!
Compelling and Scandalous! A Fascinating Start That Left Me Craving More!
The Review:
Being a fan of soap opera’s, specifically General Hospital, since the age of six, when my mother would sit me down with her to watch the latest drama unfold over the airways and being a huge fan of Elizabeth Webber’s character and remembering the days of Juan Santiago, Emily, Liz and Nicolas, when I heard Michael Saucedo who played Juan was pairing with Nik Price to write a serial type book about a struggling soap opera darling based loosely on certain aspects of the Daytime Drama lifestyle, I was totally in! The fact it was inspired by Michael’s wife, Rebecca Herbst (Liz Webber) and has her proudly pictured on the cover only endeared me to it more.
Dead Extra (Episode 1) is about 68 pages in length and is the incredible first installment to a six part serial where we enter into the cutthroat world of the daytime drama, Deceptions, a soap opera in which the beautiful Liberty Strong plays character Rebecca Carrington.
Liberty’s real life is in distress. Her career is being threatened, she’s suffering the effects of divorce, a declining housing market and she’s in financial debt. She’s the mother of two small children with no help from her ex-husband. And to top it all off, it seems someone out there might want to cause her harm.
Fictional or not, I loved this look into what its like to live in the public eye. It was fun trying to decide what events were pulled from reality and what events were the creativity of the authors. The writing is fluid and entertaining and there is an amazing cast of intriguing characters within these pages. This is a stunning introduction for what is to come with the next five installments and had me completely hooked from the chilling beginning to the astonishing end.
The Wrap Up:
I can’t wait to see what happens next for Liberty and the rest of the cast. In true soap opera form, this book leaves off with a cliffy that will have you aching for the next scene!
January 3, 2014
As a fan of General Hospital and soap operas in general I love this book and snice it's wrtten by Michael Saucedo (ex- Jaun GH) and based on his wife who plays Elizabeth Webber on GH Rebecca Herbst on the cover and she was his inspiration for the story.
January 28, 2014
This charming little e-book is about a soap opera star named Liberty Strong. Without giving anything too much away, she's basically popular with the fans, but not the bosses. She has financial woes, an idiot ex husband, & a stalker to boot! But she's feisty & stubborn, & not willing to give up that easily!
Fantastic & quick read. This is part one in (I believe), a six part series. If you're into the soap genre, this book is right up your alley! Very reasonably priced at only $1 a piece as well. Very enjoyable & fun. I've already bought (& almost finished) part 2, & part 3 is just weeks away. I'm hooked & can't wait for the next part! It's definite must-read for all soap fans. And the fact that one of the writers is a former soap star, (Michael_Saucedoho, a.k.a. former character Juan Santiago) married to ANOTHER soap star, (Rebecca Herbst, a.k.a. Elizabeth Webber on General Hospital) it has all the feelings & "inside scoop" from a REAL soap opera! (Makes me wonder if some of the idea for the story is based on the fiasco with the former head of Daytime for that network...wink wink! lol) Feels real, suspenseful at times, & you really root for this heroine!
I highly recommend this great little e-book!
December 23, 2013
A great start to this series. This series is coming out in six "episodes" and the first installment is juicy. Liberty Strong is a Soap Opera star who is coming to a crossroads in both her personal and professional life. There is a murderer on the loose and Liberty is about to get caught in the middle of the mystery. Between the character she plays being put in a coma and a mysterious person blackmailing her in real life what is Liberty to do? I can't wait for the next episode!
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