First published 2015
Caroline McAfee built a successful home renovation show called Gut It! alongside her daughter Jamie. Their partnership crumbles when the network decides Jamie should replace Caroline as host. Caroline feels betrayed and discarded. Jamie struggles with guilt over the career change and her mother's fury. Then tragedy strikes. A fatal accident leaves Jamie responsible for her two-year-old half-brother. Her fiancé refuses to accept the child into their lives. Jamie must navigate single parenthood while her relationship with Caroline remains fractured. Both women find their carefully constructed lives falling apart. Caroline reconnects with an old friend who rekindles feelings she thought were gone forever. Jamie discovers an unexpected romance that helps her breathe again. As they rebuild their separate lives, mother and daughter must decide whether their bond can survive professional rivalry and personal upheaval.
Genres: fiction, contemporary, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
416 pages · Hardcover · St. Martin's Press