Age: 34
female
Jess Bush is an Australian actress, model, and visual artist. She is best known for playing Christine Chapel in the television series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Bush was born in Brisbane, Australia, in 1992. She began her career as a model at the age of 19, and appeared in several commercials and fashion shoots. In 2017, she made her acting debut in the Australian soap opera Home and Away. She went on to appear in several other television shows, including The Secret Daughter and Playing for Keeps. In 2022, Bush was cast as Christine Chapel in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Chapel is a nurse and medical officer aboard the USS Enterprise, and is a recurring character in the original Star Trek series. Bush's performance as Chapel has been praised by critics and fans alike. In addition to her acting career, Bush is also a visual artist. She has been selling her paintings and sculptures since she was a teenager, and her work has been exhibited in several galleries in Australia. Bush is also a jewelry designer, and some of her pieces have appeared on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
Lavender House, 1952: the family seat of recently deceased matriarch Irene Lamontaine, head of the famous Lamontaine soap empire. Irene’s recipes for her signature scents are a well guarded secret―but it's not the only one behind these gates. This estate offers a unique freedom, where none of the residents or staff hide who they are. But to keep their secret, they've needed to keep others out. And now they're worried they're keeping a murderer in. Irene’s widow hires Evander Mills to uncover the truth behind her mysterious death. Andy, recently fired from the San Francisco police after being caught in a raid on a gay bar, is happy to accept―his calendar is wide open. And his secret is the kind of secret the Lamontaines understand. Andy had never imagined a world like Lavender House. He's seduced by the safety and freedom found behind its gates, where a queer family lives honestly and openly. But that honesty doesn't extend to everything, and he quickly finds himself a pawn in a family game of old money, subterfuge, and jealousy―and Irene’s death is only the beginning. When your existence is a crime, everything you do is criminal, and the gates of Lavender House can’t lock out the real world forever. Running a soap empire can be a dirty business.
