Oh, Hollywood! The land of angels! The Big Orange! The entertainment capital! The city has many nicknames and many people dream of going there and finding success and becoming a superstar!! (I hope you get the reference…) The Land of Lucifer Morning Star!! (I hope you get that reference too…)

However, for us readers, Hollywood is also the land of stories and novels that can give us drama, hopes, sadness, and a mix of everything while reading them! Many have already The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and how the story is about a celebrity! A movie star and her entertaining life! But here, we will cover other stories that will give us that sparkle and spotlight that only Hollywood has! So, let’s see what stories will starstruck us hard!

First, let me start with some historical novels:

This Was Hollywood by Carla Valderrama

What if you could go over the forgotten past of the old Hollywood stars? This is a one-of-a-kind history that you won’t want to miss! In this novel, the creator of @ThisWasHollywood reveals the many stories that we have forgotten in the best style of classic magazines! From legends who faded into obscurity to new stars! Get this book if you want to learn all those little dark gossips that will fascinate you about the Golden Age!

Tinseltown: Murder, Morphine, and Madness at the Dawn of Hollywoodd by William J. Mann

An account of ambition, scandal, intrigue, murder, and the creation of the modern film industry. Isn’t this like intriguing? Already, sounds like a movie that I would watch! Around The Great Gatsby era, by 1920 the movies had suddenly become America’s new favorite pastime and it is booming and becoming that one industry that all people want peace of! Never seen before, nothing has ever had this power of influence, but this new sparkling golden industry is also ascending headline tragedies, like the murder of William Desmond Taylor, the popular president of the Motion Picture Directors Association! This… is a crime that has remained unsolved until today!

Now some fiction!

Once upon a Time in Hollywood by Quentin Tarantino

Rick Dalton had his TV series, but now he is a washed-up villain-of-the week drowning his sorrows in whiskey sours – yum yum. Cliff Booth is Rick’s stunt double, and the most infamous man because he’s the only one who might get away with the murder of Sharon Tate – gasp. What will happen? I mean there is a movie, we all know what will happen. XD This is an adaptation XD

How to Fake It in Hollywood by Ava Wilder

Grey Brooks is on a mission to keep her career afloat now that the end of her long-running teen TV show has her (unsuccessfully) pounding the pavement again. Ethan Atkins just wants to be left alone. Between his high-profile divorce, struggles with drinking, and grief over the death of his longtime creative partner and best friend, Ethan has slowly let himself fade into the background.

Though their juicy public relationship is less than perfect behind the scenes, it doesn’t take long before Grey and Ethan’s sizzling chemistry starts to feel like more than just an act…. I am gonna stop here if you are into fake dating lovers… I mean this is the one you need!

The Only Woman in the Room by Marie Benedict

She possessed a stunning beauty. She also had a stunning mind. Could the world handle both? Her beauty almost certainly saved her from the rising Nazi party and led to her marriage to an Austrian arms dealer. She devised a plan to flee in disguise from their castle, and the whirlwind escape landed her in Hollywood. She became Hedy Lamarr, a screen star.

But she kept a shocking secret than her heritage or marriage: She was a scientist.

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Hollywood has too many stories… It has too many secrets, excitement, and dangers based on these stories, so don’t assume that you know everything you need to know about the city… Who knows what other stories and mysteries we will find in these novels…

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