Yayyyyy!

I finally finished Charlatans. Characters are loosely based on real life people. In case anyone wanted to know... it's about a girl who goes to New York to reinvent herself and be with the boy she thinks is her true love, despite his hatred of her and despite the fact that she's engaged to someone else. With the help of her gay model friend Adrian, she becomes a singing sensation and manages to catch the eye of her beloved. Problem is, it's under a new identity, and if he or his friends figured out who she was, all hell would break loose. Oh, and as an added twist, the guy's best friends are Adrian's cousin and her ex-girlfriend from college. Oh yeah, and her sister pulled a bunch of shit in New York before she came, so after she's inevitably revealed, she's stuck cleaning up not only her own mess but her sister's as well.

Characters

Adrian Bolynski, best friend of Graegori Craven. Blonde, green-eyed, male model, Graegori's agent, often mistaken for female. Keeps his hair back in a ponytail. Despite the fact that he's perceivedly gay, women seem to hit on him all the time.

Leyton-Star: Mysterious computer repairman and the reason Graegori moved to New York. Green eyes, brown hair, and a penchant for cherry spritzers.

(He's actually MUCH better developed than that tiny little summary, but I don't want to confuse people too much...)

Jillian Valteuil
Alter ego of protagonist Graegori Craven in my series, Charlatans. Good looks aside, Jillian is everything you DON'T want in a girlfriend. What happens when she is visited by some ghosts from her past? How long can she play the affluent songstress before her true identity is discovered? Hazel eyes, brown hair, and a penchant for gowns and chocolates. Named after the song Jillian by Within Temptation. (Before I forget, Adrian was also named after a song: Adrian by Jewel)

So yeah, my protagonist and antagonist are the same person. Woo.

(Actually, the TRUE antagonist is her older sister, but Jillian's role is more central to the story itself.)

Quiet, mousy Genevieve is committed to living her life as a woman of virtue. But she's in for a nasty surprise when she goes to visit her friend Leyton in New York and in so doing meets the one dark spot from her past.

Note: Not all of the plot is actually mentioned in the story. It's implied.

For those of you who actually want to see the story, it's here.