POWERHOUSE NOVELISTA, GIGI LEVANGIE GRAZER CELEBRATES HER LATEST NOVEL “QUEEN TAKES KING” AT W SOUTH BEACH

POWERHOUSE NOVELISTA, GIGI LEVANGIE GRAZER
CELEBRATES HER LATEST NOVEL
“QUEEN TAKES KING”
AT W SOUTH BEACH

WHO: W South Beach welcomes bestselling novelist and screenwriter, Gigi Levangie Grazer for the Miami launch of her stunningly insightful fourth book, Queen Takes King. Miami insiders will join Gigi for an intimate soirée as she toasts to the success of her wickedly fun and sexy new novel.

Gigi Levangie Grazer is the author of three prior novels: Rescue Me (2000), Maneater (2003), and The Starter Wife (2006). The Starter Wife was adapted for an Emmy Award–winning USA Network miniseries starring Debra Messing, and later for a television series; Maneater was adapted for a Lifetime miniseries starring Sarah Chalke in May 2009. In addition, Gigi wrote the screenplay for Stepmom, starring Julia Roberts and Susan Sarandon.

WHAT: In this must-have summer read of young love, old fools and happy endings,Queen Takes King is a battle of wits and charm, of two of the biggest egos, and bank accounts, in Manhattan.

After 25 years of marriage, most of it squandered on unspoken disappointment, stifled grief and wasted affection, ex-ballerina Cynthia Power and real estate tycoon hubby Jackson are headed for divorce. At the same time, Jackson's latest condo project is teetering and Carolyn's ballet board is in turmoil. Though lesbian daughter Vivienne counsels Cynthia to think three moves ahead, Jackson, torn between his ambitious and reckless lover and imperious father, is staying in the game by sheer grit.

In the end, these volatile emotional wrecks learn to rely on their hearts as they discover that gaining the upper hand in a messy high-stakes divorce requires as many strategic maneuvers and forward thinking as the most complex game of chess.

On a sizzling summer evening in Miami, W South Beach will host Gigi as she chats with guests over the delightful guilty pleasures of Queen Takes King. Guests will be treated to cocktails courtesy of GREY GOOSE Vodka.

WHEN: Friday, August 7, 2009
7:00pm to 9:00pm

WHERE: W South Beach
2201 Collins Avenue
Miami Beach, FL 33139