First published 2018
Sydney Wells thought she had built the perfect life with her wealthy husband Andrew. At forty-nine, she enjoys luxury and security until Andrew dies suddenly in an accident. The comfortable world she knew crumbles when she learns Andrew left her out of his will entirely. His hostile daughters now control the estate, leaving Sydney with no money and no home. Desperate to survive, she takes a job in the fashion industry against her own daughters' advice. Sydney enters a treacherous world of international business deals and corrupt colleagues. Her boss manipulates her into illegal activities, and she faces criminal charges that could send her to prison. Stripped of her husband, her wealth, her reputation, and her freedom, Sydney must rebuild everything from nothing. She draws on forgotten strengths to revive her career as a designer, taking her from New York to Hong Kong. In an unfamiliar and dangerous business landscape, Sydney discovers the courage and resilience she never knew she possessed.
Genres: fiction, contemporary, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fish-out-of-water, rags-to-riches
Setting: Hong Kong, New York
Period: 21st-century
320 pages · Hardcover · Delacorte Press