Josie Brown

Josie Brown writes glam lit, mainly based in Hollywood, with a snarky tone.

She is a feature writer whose relationship articles and celebrity interviews have appeared in numerous publications, and she is also the editor of the internationally syndicated John Gray's Mars Venus Advice column, and the co-editor of the Relationship NewsWire.

She was co-author, along with her husband, Martin, of "Marriage Confidential: 102 Honest Answers to the Questions Every Husband Wants to Ask, and Every Wife Needs to Know".

Josie lives in Marin County, California with her husband and two children.

On the Web

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You can write to Josie at JosieBrownAuthor [at] yahoo.com

Books

Fiction

• Secret Lives of Husbands and Wives - 2010 Simon & Schuster/Downtown Press
• True Hollywood Lies - 2005 HarperCollins/Avon
• Impossibly Tongue-Tied - Coming November 2006 HarperCollins/Avon

Non-Fiction

• Last Night I Dreamt Of Cosmopolitans - 2009 Alpha
• The Complete Idiot's Guide to Finding Mr. Right - 2005 HarperCollins/Avon

About SECRET LIVES OF HUSBANDS AND WIVES

"I loved it! Josie Brown captures the highs and lows of love, lust, and marriage with heart wrenching pathos. I'm recommending it to all my friends as the perfect beach read!" —Lisa Rinna, New York Times bestselling author of Rinnavation

"I loved this juicy-as-it-is-heartfelt novel about love, marriage, friendship—and sharp, manicured claws. Could not put it down!" —Melissa Senate, author of The Secret of Joy

"Hollywood's got nothing on the cast of characters living in the bedroom community of Paradise Heights, who have the secrets, sex, money, and scandal of an OK! Magazine cover story. Josie Brown is a skilled observer whose clever dialogue and feisty style make for truly entertaining reading." —Jackie Collins

"Poignant and funny! Josie Brown’s protagonist is strong, resilient and unflinchingly honest; she has all the skills she needs to navigate the ‘mean streets’ of the gated community of Paradise Heights. A great read!" -- Wendy Wax, author of Magnolia Wednesdays

“Brown proves that a story with suburban bodies can be just as suspenseful as one with dead bodies! Secret Lives of Husbands and Wives is a probing, entertaining fishbowl of married life in a well-heeled, wayward neighborhood. Loved it!” - Stephanie Bond, author of Body Movers

"Fans of DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES will love this story...The quick pace and snappy dialogue make this a fun read." --Romantic Times

About TRUE HOLLYWOOD LIES

. Brown's debut novel confirms just what you suspect about celebrity and unfolds with all the inevitability of a romantic comedy..." --Publishers Weekly

"...The tone is confessional, the writing laced with venomous humor..." --Wall Street Journal

"Josie Brown does an outstanding job capturing the glitz and glamour of Hollywood living yet illuminating the stark loneliness present beneath the façade. Filled with goodnatured humor and witty repartee...An indulgent, fantasy-filled romp with Hollywood's most elite, TRUE HOLLYWOOD LIES is a delightful, entertaining read, sure to leave you wanting more." -- Romance Reader's Connection

"Filled with backstabbing fun...Hannah was a great main character- down to earth, strong and intelligent....Josie Brown keeps the romantic side plots both sizzling and uncertain- one really never knows who will end up with whom until it happens." --Rian Montgomery, ChickLitBooks.com

"...Charming, funny, emotional, with true-to-Hollywood-life characters, this is a fast-paced, thoroughly entertaining read...The characters' flaws only serve to make them more human...Ms. Brown writes with a fresh, unique voice.... --RomanceDivas.com (5 out of 5 kisses)

ABOUT IMPOSSIBLY TONGUE-TIED

"Brad, Angelina, Britney and Kevin may want to check out Josie Brown's new novel, Impossibly Tongue-Tied, for its ripped-from-the-headlines plot that mixes their scandals together..." – PAGE SIX, New York Post

"Josie Brown gives us another page-turning guilty pleasure." – Marin Magazine