Bought - by Anna David (Paperback)

From the Back Cover

Anna David turns her reporter's eye for detail toward Tinseltown's seedy underbelly yet again and "eloquently and humorously unveil[s] what could be a new subgenre: Chick Lit with a Message" (New York Post).

Tired of gathering banal quotes from the B-list on the sidelines of the red carpet, Emma Swanson publicly yearns for a more substantial career but privately dreams of a hotshot boyfriend to transport her into the beating heart of the Hollywood scene. Instead, she meets Jessica--beautiful, cavalier, manipulative--who shamelessly trades sex for the gifts it can bring. Convinced that writing a story about Jessica and her ilk would seriously boost her journalistic cred, Emma soon finds herself sucked into a world where the luxuries of prettied-up prostitution may cost more than she ever expected.

Review Quotes

"[David] Simultaneously channel[s] Charles Bukowski and Anaïs Nin...with a truly authentic voice that makes Sex and the City look like Disneyland." - Ian Kerner, New York Times Bestselling author of She Comes First

"[David] eloquently and humorously unveil[s] what could be a new subgenre: Chick Lit with a Message." - New York Post

"David presents a glitzy, glamorous, gossipy novel." - Booklist

"Trying to pick sides is all part of the fun, as is asking yourself: What would you do to get what you want?...I practically devoured this." - Nerve.com

"David's debut novel combines a candid picture of addiction and recovery with scandalously funny, only-in-LA adventures." - Redbook Magazine

"An inspirational story--a triumph over the red carpet, instant intimacy with celebs and an open bar." - Liz Smith, The New York Post