Halfway Perfect
By Julie Cross and Mark
Perini
Published by: Sourcebooks Fire
Publication date: May 5th 2015
Genres: Contemporary, Young Adult
Synopsis:
Bestselling author Julie Cross
teams up with Ford model Mark Perini to pen a poignant and gritty YA novel
about love and the dark side of modeling and the fashion industry.
Eve’s time as a fashion model
nearly destroyed her-now she’s determined to build a career behind the camera
lens. But landing a coveted photography internship brings her face to face with
her dark past-and her ex.
While Eve is snapping pictures,
up-and-coming male model Alex is launching his career-which, for him, involves
maintaining a fake relationship with his (secretly) underage co-star, Elana.
But Alex is falling for Eve, and
Eve won’t let herself get hurt again. If Alex can pull off a fake love with
Elana, can he convince Eve to risk a secret affair with him?
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Five Facts About HALFWAY PERFECT
1)
Co-author, Mark Perini, was the model
who portrayed the main character on Julie Cross’ Tempest series books. He’s
also been on many other YA covers https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/21313153?shelf=books-i-am-on-the-cover-of
2)
In the book, main character, Alex
books a big job modeling for Calvin Klein. CK is one of the few big
designers/labels Mark hasn’t worked with (yet). Both authors are big CK fans
3)
co-author, Julie Cross, started out
writing Eve’s chapters, and Mark writing Alex’s, but plot elements and scenes
required occasional swapping
4)
Mark wrote parts of Halfway Perfect
while in Milan, Italy for Fashion Week
5)
Julie has never met a model in real
life, not even Mark.
Top 5 Places to Spot a Model in NYC
1) Polo Bar:
1 E 55th St
If you're on the hunt for a model sighting look no further
than Ralph Lauren's Great Gatsby themed
Polo Bar. We’re told there’s at least a one-month wait. This may be because
it's one of the hottest spots in town for Models & A-listers alike.
2) The Boom Boom Room
at the Top of the Standard:
848 Washington St
If you're looking to dance the night away in one of NYC’s
most decadent and hard to get into clubs look no further than the Boom Boom
Room. Come after Fashion Week and you're almost guaranteed to rub elbows with
fashion elite.
3) Sisley-Paris
Boutique
343 Bleecker Street
Is a secret weapon for the top catwalkers who want glowing
skin before major shows. Models no longer need to travel to Paris for Sisley's
award winning skin treatments.
4) Equinox
421 Hudson Street
If you're going to be a successful model you've got to
eat-sleep and dream of the gym. So it goes without saying that the best places
to spot one is at a gymnasium. Equinox is grounded in the idea of
high-performance living, empowering our members to be bold, be risk takers and
push their limits, inside and outside of the club. Perfect future everest
rock-climbing models of all shapes and sizes.
5) Books of Wonder
18 W 18th St
Want to guarantee you'll run into a model? Head to Books of
Wonder for the launch of event May 8th 6-8 PM international model Mark Perini
will be signing copies of co-authored Halfway Perfect with Julie Cross.
AUTHOR BIO:
Julie lives in Central Illinois with her husband and three children. She's a former gymnast, longtime gymnastics fan, coach, and former Gymnastics Program Director with the YMCA. She's a lover of books, devouring several novels a week, especially in the young adult and new adult genres. Outside of her reading and writing credibility's, Julie Cross is a committed--but not talented--long distance runner, creator of imaginary beach vacations, Midwest bipolar weather survivor, expired CPR certification card holder, as well as a ponytail and gym shoe addict. You can find her online via twitter, her personal website, email, facebook, Goodreads, or co-moderating the YAwriters section of reddit.
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AUTHOR BIO:
Mark Perini began his career as an international fashion
model ten years ago, while simultaneously obtaining a business degree from
Seton Hall University. Turns out fashion's hurry-up-and-wait
mentality lends itself quite well to writing. Mark is now a New York City
based author, and Halfway Perfect is his first young adult
novel. He is also a featured author in the New Adult anthology, Fifty
First Times.
When he's not working, Mark's traveling the world. He's made a blood pact with friends to see all seven ancient wonders of the world before he's thirty. Four down three to go.
When he's not working, Mark's traveling the world. He's made a blood pact with friends to see all seven ancient wonders of the world before he's thirty. Four down three to go.
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