In the end all the lists in the world won’t be able to help Gracie keep up this elaborate ruse without losing herself…and her heart. But resisting Sam, and playing the role of an elegant movie star, proves more difficult than she ever imagined-especially when she learns the real reason Fangli so desperately needs her help. Soon Gracie moves into a world of luxury she never knew existed. If it means getting the money she needs for her mother, Gracie’s in. I’m someone who tends to gravitate towards horror and thriller books. Lily Chu’s The Stand-In was a very nice way to spend 10 hours and it reignited my off and on search for the perfect to-do list organizer. The catch? Gracie will have to be escorted by Sam, the most attractive-and infuriating-man Gracie’s ever met. There is just this lightness to it that I’ve been missing for a while.

The famous actress has a proposition: due to their uncanny resemblance, Fangli wants Gracie to be her stand-in. It’s about a young girl with terrible sight who feels left out of her family due to her perfect siblings. Sure, she was fired by her overly friendly boss, and yes she still hasn’t gotten her mother into the nursing home of their dreams, but she’s healthy, she’s (somewhat) happy, and she’s (mostly) holding it all together.īut when a mysterious SUV pulls up beside her, revealing Chinese cinema’s golden couple Wei Fangli and Sam Yao, Gracie’s world is turned on its head. First book I remember reading: From Anna, by Jean Little. Get fired by gross, handsy boss Fail to do laundry (again) Be mistaken for famous Chinese actress Fall head-first into glitzy new world How to upend your life: Get fired by gross, handsy boss Fail to do laundry (again) Be mistaken for famous Chinese actress Fall head-first into glitzy new.

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