We are thrilled to be revealing the cover for Claire Betita de Guzman’s Sudden Superstar! Releasing on 21 November 2023 with pre-order now available, read on to discover the cover and synopsis, but first here’s Claire’s thoughts on her cover:
“I was stunned and so thrilled when I saw this cover! Absolutely adore the colour palette and the impactful design, which I found strong, refreshing, and fun. The cover depicts just the right mix of girl power, vulnerability, and sudden fame. It was the right one for the rollercoaster, celebrity-filled story of Arya’s catapult from obscurity to celebrity, in this exhilarating age of social media. I hope readers will enjoy this heartfelt, adventure-filled story about going viral, finding oneself, and starting over, with lots of breathtaking travel, quirky influencers, an intriguing artist, and tender mishaps in between. Readers will have quite the ride with travel manager Arya Alvarez’s journey of love, loss, and accidental fame.”
What happens when one goes from obscurity to celebrity, overnight?
Thirty-year-old Arya Alvarez is a travel manager at Isle Z, a luxury travel company in Singapore where she creates bespoke trips for celebrities and influencers. Discretion is her specialty at work and personal life: few people know that she’s fled her home city, Manila, to get away from the scene of a devastating break-up.
When she travels to Svaneti, in the Republic of Georgia, Arya briefly encounters the mysterious Dave in a remote village high up the Caucasus mountains. Intrigued, she posts his photos on Instagram-which goes viral the very next day. Turns out, Dave is Davit Nadibaidze, a famous yet reclusive artist who’d retreated from the public five years ago and Arya is the first person to see him since he disappeared.
In less than 24 hours, Arya gains hundreds of thousands of followers. She’s deluged with invitations to talk shows, influencer parties, and celebrity junkets, all as her social media apps overflow with DMs, tags, and comments, both nice and nasty. Men are suddenly vying for her attention, including her ex, Jake.
Arya tries her best to step up, but she also struggles. What she really wants is to finally get over her painful break-up, find herself and a fresh start. But can she really, when she’s caught in this complex whirl of viral fame?
