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* InsultingFromBehindTheLanguageBarrier: : Jo's father calls Emma a slut in Cantonese, knowing that she won't understand it while Jo does. Infuriated by this, Jo tells him off about it along with other things.
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* TwoferTokenMinority: Jo started as a teenager playing an adopted Chinese-American girl raised by a white family. No other characters of color were on the show. She complained about it later in a column along with the racism which she'd suffered while acting. Jo makes sure her own show, ''Innocents'', is more diverse (including with not only ethnicity but sexual orienation, as she's a closeted lesbian).
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* TwoferTokenMinority: Jo started as a teenager playing an adopted Chinese-American girl raised by a white family. No other characters of color were on the show. She complained about it later in a column along with the racism which she'd suffered while acting. Jo makes sure her own show, ''Innocents'', is more diverse (including with not only ethnicity but sexual orienation, orientation, as she's a closeted lesbian).
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* FelonyMisdemeanor: Emma acts like Jo befriending her sister Avery and supporting her struggling bakery through an investment are huge betrayals. Jo agrees, and the book's narrative does too. The reader however might be baffled as to why it's anything but at most a minor gaffe, given Jo was actually helping Avery. Emma treats it like they're in a committed relationship and Jo cheated on her almost. Jo feels the need to seriously apologize.
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* TheBeard: Jo's publicist suggests she defuse the rumors that she's dating Emma through being seen going on a date with a man. She immediately rejects the idea. Jo is not out as a lesbian to the public, but won't go along with any "cover" like this.
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* CallingTheOldMan: Jo and her father get on poorly. He's always disapproved of her Hollywood career, unlike her late mother. When he insults Emma, Jo's assistant and suggests she be fired, Jo finally snaps. She tells him off angrily and orders her father out. Her best friend Evelyn notes it was a long time in coming for her to do this.
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* CallingTheOldMan: CallingTheOldManOut: Jo and her father get on poorly. He's always disapproved of her Hollywood career, unlike her late mother. When he insults Emma, Jo's assistant and suggests she be fired, Jo finally snaps. She tells him off angrily and orders her father out. Her best friend Evelyn notes it was a long time in coming for her to do this.
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* OneHeadTaller: Jo is described as pretty short. Emma, on the other hand, is taller, described as having long legs and must bend over when kissing Jo.
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Hollywood showrunner Jo Jones and her assistant Emma share a moment of laughter together while on the red carpet. Almost immediately the tabloids declare they're a couple, which isn't true. Due to her long-standing policy of not commenting on her personal life though, Jo says nothing.
Emma is deeply annoyed by the media writing about them, but goes along with Jo's policy. While they both strive to deal with not only this but the obstacles women in Hollywood face, the two grow closer. In time it's clear that, while they weren't dating, perhaps Emma and Jo might want that after all...
!Tropes:
* AgeGapRomance: Emma is twenty seven and Jo forty one. They fall for each other and become a couple in the course of the story, having been [[MistakenForRomance mistaken as one]] earlier.
* AlliterativeName: Jo took Jones as her stage last name, resulting in this.
* AlmostKiss: Jo and Emma almost kiss. Emma realizes as a result she finds Jo attractive.
* TheBeard: Jo's publicist suggests she defuse the rumors that she's dating Emma through being seen going on a date with a man. She immediately rejects the idea.
* BerserkButton: Jo is infuriated at her father calling Emma a slut and suggesting she be fired. She orders him to leave her office and bars him from returning without her prior permission.
* TheBigDamnKiss: After they have both realized their feelings for each other, Emma kisses Jo.
* BrokenPedestal: Emma had strongly admired director Barry Davis, who'd talk her more about how to direct films in one hour than all the books which she'd read about it. All that implodes after he offers her career advancement if she'll give him a handjob, which devastates her on top of her horror at the sexual harassment.
* CallingTheOldMan: Jo and her father get on poorly. He's always disapproved of her Hollywood career, unlike her late mother. When he insults Emma, Jo's assistant and suggests she be fired, Jo finally snaps. She tells him off angrily and orders her father out. Her best friend Evelyn notes it was a long time in coming for her to do this.
* ClosetGay: Jo is a lesbian who's out to her family, but not publicly. She considers it none of their business, and doesn't want to have her personal life gawked at more than she's already suffered from her Hollywood career.
* HidingBehindTheLanguageBarrier: Jo's father calls Emma a slut in Cantonese, knowing that she won't understand it while Jo does. Infuriated by this, Jo tells him off about it along with other things.
* TheImmodestOrgasm: [[spoiler:Emma screams when she climaxes while finally having sex with Jo. She's glad Jo has nobody close by her house so no one will hear her.]]
* InformedJudaism: Emma is revealed to be Jewish when Jo thoughtfully provides kosher-friendly treats (with beef rather than pork). She doesn't actually keep kosher, but appreciates the gesture. Emma doesn't attend synagogue very often apart from on the High Holy Days, but does celebrate Hannukah with her family.
* LipstickLesbian:
** Emma reveals she's bisexual. She's got long hair and is overjoyed to wear a very pricey, stylish dress.
** Jo turns out to be a closeted lesbian, with a similar personal style to Emma's from what's said.
* MissingMom: Jo's mom died when she was still a teenager.
* MistakenForRomance: Jo and Emma, her assistant, are taken for a couple while having what's actually just a friendly moment laughing together in public as reporters looked on. Due to Jo's long-standing police of not commenting on her love life, the rumor mill just keeps spinning.
* NaturalizedName: Jo uses the last name Jones, since when going by Cheung nobody in Hollywood gave her jobs. She's understandably bitter about this.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Jo's full first name turns out to be Josephine, but only her father calls her that.
* RotatingProtagonist: Jo and Emma are co-protagonists in the book. Different chapters alternate the two's perspectives.
* SexualExtortion: Barry Davis, who's a famous Hollywood director, offers to advance Emma's career if she'll give him a handjob. Emma's shaken and horrified by this, telling her boss Jo who reacts furiously. Jo bans him from her building and having any part in the show she's writing, before issuing a release about what Davis did. Soon several actresses publicly state Davis harassed them too.
* SleepingTheirWayToTheTop: Emma is presumed to be having sex with Jo as a means of advancing her career by Barry Davis and Jo's father. Davis sexually harasses her with a similar offer, Jo's father claims she's [[SlutShaming a slut who should be fired]]. In neither case [[MistakenForRomance are they right about this]].
* SleepingWithTheBoss: Jo and Emma, her assistant, are perceived as dating. [[MistakenForRomance It's not true]], but the gossip outlets play up the idea nonetheless.
* SlutShaming: Emma gets this multiples times over her [[MistakenForRomance supposed relationship]] with her boss Jo, which is thought to be for [[SleepingTheirWayToTheTop career advancement]].
** Barry Davis, the film director Emma admires most, sexually harasses her, assuming this. Emma is [[BrokenPedestal devastated over his behavior]].
** Jo's father calls Emma a slut and Jo should fire her. This infuriates Jo, who orders him to leave.
* SwitchingPOV: The book switches between Jo and Emma's perspectives.
* TranquilFury: Jo never raises her voice or shows outward emotion after Emma tells her she's been sexually harassed. However, Emma can tell she's furious at this, and later Jo trembles in rage while telling her staff as well.
* TwoferTokenMinority: Jo started as a teenager playing an adopted Chinese-American girl raised by a white family. No other characters of color were on the show. She complained about it later in a column along with the racism which she'd suffered while acting. Jo makes sure her own show, ''Innocents'', is more diverse (including with not only ethnicity but sexual orienation, as she's a closeted lesbian).
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Hollywood showrunner Jo Jones and her assistant Emma share a moment of laughter together while on the red carpet. Almost immediately the tabloids declare they're a couple, which isn't true. Due to her long-standing policy of not commenting on her personal life though, Jo says nothing.
Emma is deeply annoyed by the media writing about them, but goes along with Jo's policy. While they both strive to deal with not only this but the obstacles women in Hollywood face, the two grow closer. In time it's clear that, while they weren't dating, perhaps Emma and Jo might want that after all...
!Tropes:
* AgeGapRomance: Emma is twenty seven and Jo forty one. They fall for each other and become a couple in the course of the story, having been [[MistakenForRomance mistaken as one]] earlier.
* AlliterativeName: Jo took Jones as her stage last name, resulting in this.
* AlmostKiss: Jo and Emma almost kiss. Emma realizes as a result she finds Jo attractive.
* TheBeard: Jo's publicist suggests she defuse the rumors that she's dating Emma through being seen going on a date with a man. She immediately rejects the idea.
* BerserkButton: Jo is infuriated at her father calling Emma a slut and suggesting she be fired. She orders him to leave her office and bars him from returning without her prior permission.
* TheBigDamnKiss: After they have both realized their feelings for each other, Emma kisses Jo.
* BrokenPedestal: Emma had strongly admired director Barry Davis, who'd talk her more about how to direct films in one hour than all the books which she'd read about it. All that implodes after he offers her career advancement if she'll give him a handjob, which devastates her on top of her horror at the sexual harassment.
* CallingTheOldMan: Jo and her father get on poorly. He's always disapproved of her Hollywood career, unlike her late mother. When he insults Emma, Jo's assistant and suggests she be fired, Jo finally snaps. She tells him off angrily and orders her father out. Her best friend Evelyn notes it was a long time in coming for her to do this.
* ClosetGay: Jo is a lesbian who's out to her family, but not publicly. She considers it none of their business, and doesn't want to have her personal life gawked at more than she's already suffered from her Hollywood career.
* HidingBehindTheLanguageBarrier: Jo's father calls Emma a slut in Cantonese, knowing that she won't understand it while Jo does. Infuriated by this, Jo tells him off about it along with other things.
* TheImmodestOrgasm: [[spoiler:Emma screams when she climaxes while finally having sex with Jo. She's glad Jo has nobody close by her house so no one will hear her.]]
* InformedJudaism: Emma is revealed to be Jewish when Jo thoughtfully provides kosher-friendly treats (with beef rather than pork). She doesn't actually keep kosher, but appreciates the gesture. Emma doesn't attend synagogue very often apart from on the High Holy Days, but does celebrate Hannukah with her family.
* LipstickLesbian:
** Emma reveals she's bisexual. She's got long hair and is overjoyed to wear a very pricey, stylish dress.
** Jo turns out to be a closeted lesbian, with a similar personal style to Emma's from what's said.
* MissingMom: Jo's mom died when she was still a teenager.
* MistakenForRomance: Jo and Emma, her assistant, are taken for a couple while having what's actually just a friendly moment laughing together in public as reporters looked on. Due to Jo's long-standing police of not commenting on her love life, the rumor mill just keeps spinning.
* NaturalizedName: Jo uses the last name Jones, since when going by Cheung nobody in Hollywood gave her jobs. She's understandably bitter about this.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Jo's full first name turns out to be Josephine, but only her father calls her that.
* RotatingProtagonist: Jo and Emma are co-protagonists in the book. Different chapters alternate the two's perspectives.
* SexualExtortion: Barry Davis, who's a famous Hollywood director, offers to advance Emma's career if she'll give him a handjob. Emma's shaken and horrified by this, telling her boss Jo who reacts furiously. Jo bans him from her building and having any part in the show she's writing, before issuing a release about what Davis did. Soon several actresses publicly state Davis harassed them too.
* SleepingTheirWayToTheTop: Emma is presumed to be having sex with Jo as a means of advancing her career by Barry Davis and Jo's father. Davis sexually harasses her with a similar offer, Jo's father claims she's [[SlutShaming a slut who should be fired]]. In neither case [[MistakenForRomance are they right about this]].
* SleepingWithTheBoss: Jo and Emma, her assistant, are perceived as dating. [[MistakenForRomance It's not true]], but the gossip outlets play up the idea nonetheless.
* SlutShaming: Emma gets this multiples times over her [[MistakenForRomance supposed relationship]] with her boss Jo, which is thought to be for [[SleepingTheirWayToTheTop career advancement]].
** Barry Davis, the film director Emma admires most, sexually harasses her, assuming this. Emma is [[BrokenPedestal devastated over his behavior]].
** Jo's father calls Emma a slut and Jo should fire her. This infuriates Jo, who orders him to leave.
* SwitchingPOV: The book switches between Jo and Emma's perspectives.
* TranquilFury: Jo never raises her voice or shows outward emotion after Emma tells her she's been sexually harassed. However, Emma can tell she's furious at this, and later Jo trembles in rage while telling her staff as well.
* TwoferTokenMinority: Jo started as a teenager playing an adopted Chinese-American girl raised by a white family. No other characters of color were on the show. She complained about it later in a column along with the racism which she'd suffered while acting. Jo makes sure her own show, ''Innocents'', is more diverse (including with not only ethnicity but sexual orienation, as she's a closeted lesbian).
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