"Queen Bee and the Turk: Take 1"

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Beatrice Fredricks, a former Texas teacher, spent years pining over her best friend, Brandon. His brother, Matthew and girlfriend, Sarah, all moved on to bigger and brighter things leaving Beatrice spending her evenings grading papers and facilitating online movie nights. When her school becomes the newest victim of the school violence epidemic, Beatrice decides she has zero-ed out and decides to shake up her life, but on her terms. With the help of her dedicated friend group, she takes on the challenge of becoming a personal assistant to a Turkish actor with his breakout role in Hollywood. Why? Why not? When she’s asked to be the maid of honor at her best friend’s wedding back home, her boss, Ihsan, accepts the challenge to help her transform into a confident woman able to bear the heartbreak of watching the man she loves commit to someone else. But daily exposure to the handsome actor churns feelings she moved to LA to escape. Beatrice refuses to make the same mistake but Ihsan doesn't make it easy. Zeki, Ihsan's Great Dane, decides Beatrice is his new dog toy, keeping her on her toes. Ihsan Zorlu, already an international Turkish film star, lands the role of a lifetime in Hollywood. In an unconventional move, Ihsan hires Beatrice to ensure that Ihsan's career will be her entire focus. Living in the same mansion creates as much lively banter as it does wistful reflections. Beatrice's "take no prisoners" attitude toward every task he puts to her and her unexpected charisma is exactly what Ihsan needs to make this exciting new career move successful. As Beatrice and Ihsan's partnership evolves the more they realize that it is more than friendship, something neither one could have predicted. Does Ihsan have what it takes to make it big in Hollywood? And can he convince his assistant that she’s perfect and beautiful the way she is? Will Zeki ever understand personal space?