The Hostess. Blood and Celluloid, #2

Power has a price. Val Roberts is about to learn what it costs. At twenty-eight, Valentina Roberts is VP of Production at Titan Pictures. Her parties at the Gloria Chandler estate have become legendary-the place where careers are made and destroyed over wine and whispered secrets. But VP isn't enough. Val wants the top spot. When Studio President Richard Sutherland tries to use her as a scapegoat for the company's struggles, Val deploys the skills she learned from her mob underboss uncle.
She investigates. She discovers Richard's gambling addiction. And she watches him self-destruct. Within months, Val is promoted to Studio President-the youngest in industry history. But success breeds isolation. When rising actress Nicole Reyes publicly distances herself from Val to protect her own career, Val makes a choice that will haunt her. She destroys Nicole with blackmail, forcing her back into compliance. The victory is complete.
Val has the power she craved. But she's utterly, devastatingly alone. Book Two of the Blood and Celluloid series shows the true cost of ruthless ambition. Val has conquered Hollywood's summit-and discovered there's nothing at the top but cold wind and emptiness.