First published 2016
Ruth Saunders thought the hard part was over. Six years after leaving Massachusetts with her seventy-year-old grandmother to chase screenwriting dreams in Los Angeles, her sitcom "Best Possible Option" finally gets approved for production. Ruth will oversee everything on set, watching her words come to life in the fascinating world of Hollywood entertainment. But getting the green light was just the beginning. Demanding actors complicate every scene. Executive producers scrutinize each expense with microscopic detail. Ruth finds herself falling for her boss, who shows no signs of returning her feelings. Meanwhile, her grandmother announces upcoming wedding plans that threaten to upend their California life together. Ruth must navigate the cutthroat machinery of television production while managing her personal chaos. The showbusiness setting reveals how Hollywood productions actually work behind the glamorous facade. Ruth discovers that creating television involves far more than writing good scripts.
Genres: fiction, drama, contemporary, comedy
Vibes: fast-paced, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, found-family
Setting: Massachusetts, Los Angeles, California
Period: 21st-century
488 pages · Paperback · Sonia Draga