New on the Girlfriends’ Cyber Circuit:
Julie Kenner, author of The Givenchy Code, returns with The Manolo Matrix, a novel of extreme gaming. Booklist says:

“A fabulously fun heroine with a math-geek’s mind and a passion for fashion outwits and outplays a ruthless killer in the latest ingenious literary creation from Kenner, whose sharp sense of wit is the perfect accessory for this chic blend of chick lit and thriller.”

As for Julie’s literary soundtrack, “I don’t listen to music when I write,” she says. “I am listening to the soundtrack of WICKED when I swim laps. Does that count??”

Well, yes, of course! Anyone who swims laps and listens to music at the same time is, in my athletically challenged opinion, wildly ambitious.

“As for a song title that would make a great book title,” Julie says, “How about Run, Joey, Run for this book. Only you’d have to change it to Run, Jennifer, Run.”

About the book:”Aspiring actress Jennifer Crane knows all about games-the games girls play to get a guy; the games actresses play to land a part; and the good old game of credit-card roulette…But she never expected to be playing a game with life-or-death consequences. Unable to successfully score an acting gig, she has, instead, been cast in the role of reluctant bodyguard to a real-life assassin’s target-a dashing FBI agent of all people!-and must embark with him upon a scavenger hunt across Manhattan in search of the ultimate prize: survival. Before this, Jen’s definition of fighting dirty has been elbowing her way to the front of the line at a Manolo sample sale. Now, if she wants to stay alive, she’s going to have to learn a few new uses for her stilettos . . . and they ain’t pretty.”

Check out Julie’s upcoming appearances here or read an excerpt here.