{"product_id":"when-fame-means-blood-sara-pucci-9781066782109","title":"When Fame Means Blood: An immersive, near-future thriller from the author of Who Did I Marry?","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWelcome to The Velvet Academy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne audition. One million dollars. A competition unlike any other...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Megan is selected for The Velvet Academy, an exclusive acting competition hidden in the hills outside Los Angeles, she tells herself it's the opportunity of a lifetime-and her way out from a fiancé she's desperate to escape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the remote academy doesn't just want her talent. It's studying her. Her memories, her fears, her grief.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAI-generated scripts recreate moments only she should know. Contestants who fail leave permanently changed. And the deeper Megan goes, the more she realizes the competition was never about finding the best actor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was built to make sure no one ever says no again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer only ally is Brianna, another contestant who knows something is deeply wrong. But with a handler seducing her toward the point of no return and a mentor whispering that surrender is the only way to win, Megan is running out of time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause inside the Velvet Academy, the ones who don't comply don't just lose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey get replaced.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome doors, once opened, don't let you walk back out the same...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sara Pucci\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1066782105\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781066782109\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Famous Last Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/31\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 404\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Sara Pucci","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49084313698559,"sku":"9781066782109","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/when-fame-means-blood-sara-pucci-9781066782109","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}