First published 2005
Gracie Pollock receives the call that ends her marriage. Her husband Kenny, a Hollywood studio executive, dumps her by phone just months before their tenth anniversary. For nine years, Gracie lived as a semifamous wife with access to Spago reservations, celebrity dermatologists, and VIP treatment at Disneyland with her daughter Jaden. She never embraced the Hollywood status game, but she grew used to the perks. Now the phone stays silent, the mailbox sits empty, and she discovers through her florist that Kenny dates a pop star half his age. Gracie retreats to her best friend's Malibu mansion to recover. She mingles with questionable company: a mysterious man who pulls her from drowning, her community's security guard, and Kenny's boss, a notorious Hollywood player. As images of Kenny's young girlfriend appear everywhere, Gracie must rebuild her identity beyond starter wife.
Genres: fiction, contemporary, divorce, contemporary-romance, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, second-chance
Setting: Disneyland, Hollywood, Malibu
Period: 21st-century
368 pages · Kindle Edition · Pocket Books