First published 2026
Lili Lowe gets caught sleeping with her married boss, a respected local politician. The scandal threatens to destroy her life. She runs to her mother Lydia for comfort, but Lydia Lowe doesn't offer sympathy. Instead, she crafts a plan to turn the disaster into opportunity. Lili transforms from a coffee-making assistant into a headline-grabbing media personality. She books talk shows instead of meetings. The scandal becomes a commodity that makes the entire Lowe family famous. Lili's three sisters, Stevie, Iris, and Katie, react differently to their sudden spotlight. Stevie embraces it, Iris retreats, Katie struggles with the attention. The family machine keeps rolling forward, impossible to stop. Money flows in, celebrity grows, but the cost becomes clear. The louder they speak, especially as women, the more people try to silence them. The Lowes learn that fame demands payment in ways they never expected.
Genres: literary-fiction, contemporary, adult-fiction, social-issues, family-drama
Vibes: character-driven, darkly-comedic, dramatic, satirical, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, scandal-to-success, sisterhood
Period: contemporary
352 pages · Hardcover · William Morrow
Content warnings: sexism