Love Sold Separately
Bright lights, big trouble …
Dana Barry has nothing against rules. She just thinks they’re meant to be bent, squashed, and thumped into amusing shapes. So it’s no wonder when the struggling twenty-something actress is fired from her day job in retail. And now her life is a mess … that is, until she hears the Shopping Channel is auditioning. Relying on her nuclear eye for detail, knack for knowing what makes people tick, and sheer bravado, she lands the host job. Before you can say office politics, Dana is caught in the biggest drama of her life. The star host—a diva who terrorized the entire staff—is found dead. But Dana knows the prime suspect is innocent. The heat is on, and Dana thinks she’s ready for it … until she tangles with the tall, dark and smoldering detective in charge. It’s more fuel than she needs right now, as she’s trying to launch her Shopping Channel career. But Dana’s never been afraid to take chances … even when a single spark could ignite everything.
Love Sold Separately is now available in paperback, audiobook and all ereader formats. Links below. If you missed the virtual launch event, you can watch it here.
Paperback
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eBook
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Audio
Audible * Apple Audio * Kobo Audio * Google Audio
Praise for Love Sold Separately
“Witty, clever and full of original characters, it kept me up reading way past my bedtime! Love Sold Separately is a great romp of a read.”
- Candace Bushnell, bestselling author of Sex and the City and Is There Still Sex in the City
“Ellen Meister has crafted a clever cocktail of mystery and laugh-out-loud humor with the perfect twist of romance. Great fun guaranteed.”
- Tami Hoag, New York Times bestselling author of The Boy
"Completely charming! Shopaholics and mystery-lovers alike will devour this witty and irresistible behind the scenes look at the power plays and reality of high-stakes retail TV. Wise, hilarious, and with a determined heroine you will instantly adore, the oh-so-talented Ellen Meister brings her special chemistry to this shopping-and-the-city delight."
- Hank Phillippi Ryan, nationally bestselling and award-winning author of The Murder List
“Love Sold Separately is an absolute delight. Author Ellen Meister has created a complex and comic main character who pitches cool fashion (as well as some hideous designs) on a cable TV shopping network. But that’s not all. Narrator Dana Barry gets a little too involved with drugs, men, network politics, and murder, all the while maintaining her smarts and satirical eye. What fun!”
- Susan Isaacs, bestselling author of Compromising Positions and Takes One to Know One
“With its daring, whip-smart heroine, laugh-out-loud dialogue, and gripping romantic intrigue, Love Sold Separately is an intricately knitted whodunit that delivers twists and turns at a breathless pace. I never imagined I'd be so utterly engrossed by the world of home shopping! It's a joyous, propulsive read.”
- Jonathan Vatner, author of Carnegie Hill
“Meister assembles a genuinely delightful cast of characters while diving deep into the sacrifices people make for the ones they love. Anyone entranced by QVC will adore this glimpse behind the scenes of televised home shopping, while the novel’s twists and turns will keep fans of Kimberly Belle and Tana French guessing until the last page.”
- Booklist
“Meister presents a breezy, fast-paced contemporary with elements of suspense and mystery... [Readers] will enjoy the engaging writing and compelling plot.”
- Library Journal
“Romance, murder, and mystery are the themes of cleverly written Love Sold Separately by Ellen Meister… [It’s] a great way to spend a lazy summer day. I gobbled this one down in an afternoon, and no, I didn’t figure it out although I had my list of suspects.”
—The Book Loft
“Ellen Meister weaves a mystery with heart and has us rooting for Dana to the last page.”
— Long Island Woman Magazine
“It’s a lot of fun and it’s saucy—just a great read!”
— Patricia W. Fischer, San Antonio Living
“With plenty of red herrings and plot twists—along with a dash of shopping jargon and lively product descriptions—this easy, breezy read is the perfect late summer escapism.”
- New York Journal of Books
“Love Sold Separately is a smart, dishy romp that serves up murder, romance and pages of fun.”
- Augusta Chronicle
“It’s Fleabag meets Murder She Wrote.”
- Robin Kall, Reading With Robin
“Love Sold Separately is a cleverly plotted, entertaining escape, complete with plot twists and a shocking ending that readers will never be able to guess.”
- Colloquium