雨中湖畔

本書描寫一位在星海浮沉的影星的心路歷程，自幼喪母而有強烈叛逆個性的少女凱西矢志成為名演員，遭受婚姻破碎的痛苦仍然堅強地奮鬥不懈，終於在情感和事業都尋得歸宿，與著名的導演瑞德恩結成連理，並在相互扶持與愛慕中解開心鎖。

It was no use-- no use at all. Cathy Taylor's promising acting career-- her whole life--suddenly seemed doomed to fail. Wildly, impulsively, she had quit her Hollywood job and driven cross-country in hope of doing summer stock in Upstate New York with the famous director Alex Reardon. She arrived to find every part cast. She was out in the cold!

For a brief time it seemed possible to work as his assistant. But now she had to get away--go anywhere! She could accept the fact that she would never be his leading lady. But why, when he was so clearly the arrogant, imperious man-you-love-to-hate, did she so ache to play the starring role in his life?