First published 2016
Claire Kelly discovers a spacious loft in Hell's Kitchen but needs roommates to afford it. She finds Abby Williams, a writer escaping her successful Los Angeles family to make her own way. Morgan Shelby arrives four years later with Wall Street ambitions and a finance job. Medical student Sasha Hartman completes their group, living in the shadow of her supermodel twin sister. The exposed brick apartment becomes home as each woman navigates career crossroads and romantic entanglements. Claire battles her conservative boss while building her shoe design business. Abby falls for an exploitative theater producer who undermines her confidence and diverts her from novel writing. Morgan enjoys a relationship with a restaurateur but grows suspicious of her investment manager boss. Sasha throws herself into her demanding OB/GYN residency while worrying about her sister's dangerous lifestyle choices. Their friendship anchors them through professional crises and personal growth, creating a chosen family within their shared space.
Genres: fiction, domestic-fiction, friendship, contemporary, contemporary-romance, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, friends-to-lovers
Setting: Hell's Kitchen, Los Angeles
Period: 21st-century
336 pages · Hardcover · Delacorte Press