The Actress

Single mother and aspiring Hollywood actress Rita Farmer just can’t catch a commercial break…and if she doesn’t find work soon, her ex-husband could take away Petey, her four-year-old son. So when a celebrity defense attorney approaches Rita with an unsual job offer—to act as a private drama coach for tabloid queen and murder suspect Eileen Tenaway—she’s on the case.

Now it is up to Rita to secretly help Eileen, accused of killing her own daughter, seem sympathetic to the jury. She will teach her defendant the subtle cues of body language, facial expressions, even vocal style…but at what cost? Rita’s dream money-making scheme soon turns into a living nightmare as details about Eileen’s private life begin to unfold—and Rita finds her own life, and Petey’s, in jeopardy…