First published 2026
Dell Danvers can barely pay rent on her closet-sized apartment. Her younger sister Daisy lies comatose in a hospital that wants to disconnect life support. Dell starts a 24-hour livestream as mademoiselle_dell, hoping to raise money for private care. She discovers an unusual talent for consuming extremely spicy peppers, from jalapeños to ghost peppers to Carolina Reapers. Her angry-funny personality and sympathetic story propel her up the platform rankings. Dell bans troublemakers from her stream and builds a growing audience. But as her pepper eating becomes more dangerous and a mysterious troll threatens to reveal secrets from her past, Dell faces the gap between her online persona and reality. Over seven days of continuous streaming, she must confront what true redemption requires beyond internet fame and viewer donations.
Genres: fiction, drama, contemporary, new-adult
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, redemption
288 pages · Hardcover · Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster
Content warnings: addiction, depression, mental-illness