Wallflower in Bloom by Claire Cook (2012)

A lovely novel--from the author of Must Love Dogs--about a woman who works for her famous guru brother and campaigns to be on Dancing with the Stars instead of him.   She has an extremely close, sometimes uncomfortably so, family and the familial relationships are realistic and touching. I love that she's pretty self-obsessed, which is a fine line to take with a character, and tricky to make a character like that both realistic and likeable, but Cook pulls it off beautifully.

Along with her own personal struggles, this is an interesting exploration of the inner workings of celebrity life (on a number of different levels). I loved this line by her dancing partner, Ilya, who is trying to get her out of her funk:  "He shrugged. 'Whatever comes at you, it's all energy. You have to take it and make it work for you. My best dances come from that place.'"  A great, realistic novel about a woman in transition with just enough humor to make it endearing as well.