California Girls

by Susan Mallery

First published 2019

Finola discovers her husband's affair with a pop star while hosting her morning show in Los Angeles. The news breaks on live television, turning her private humiliation into public scandal. She struggles to maintain her cheerful on-air persona while her marriage crumbles. Her sister Zennie gets dumped but doesn't mind. She prefers surfing to dating and agrees to carry a baby for her best friend. The pregnancy isolates her when her family disapproves of her choice. The youngest sister Ali faces her own rejection when her fiancé sends his brother Daniel to cancel their wedding. Daniel keeps appearing in her life afterward, claiming he wants to help. Ali wonders if he sees something in her that others have missed. All three women must rebuild their lives after their romantic disappointments. They lean on each other as they navigate heartbreak, unexpected pregnancy, and new possibilities for love.

Genres: fiction, romance, contemporary-romance, family-drama

Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking

Tropes: found-family, second-chance

Setting: Los Angeles

Period: 21st-century

464 pages · Kindle Edition · MIRA

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