First published 2008
Abigail Taylor and Dara MacLeod forged an unexpected friendship at St. Andrews University despite their opposite natures. Abigail acts professionally and uses charm to keep love at arm's length. Dara works as a counselor and throws herself into romance with dangerous intensity. Years later, both women believe they have found lasting love. Abigail dates Sean, an academic boyfriend. Dara falls for Edward, a tall violinist who literally tumbles at her feet. When Dara moves into the apartment below Abigail's on Fortune Street, their living arrangement seems perfect. Then trouble arrives. Someone sends Sean an anonymous letter claiming Abigail has been unfaithful. Meanwhile, Dara's estranged father Cameron reappears after abandoning the family when she was ten. His return stirs up painful emotions she thought she had buried. Through four interconnected perspectives, the story reveals how chance and choice shape their lives. Tragedy eventually strikes the house on Fortune Street, testing both friendships and romantic bonds in ways none of them anticipated.
Genres: fiction, drama, literary-fiction, contemporary
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Fortune Street, St. Andrews University
Period: contemporary
336 pages · ebook · HarperCollins Publishers