by Kate Fagan
First published 2025
Cate Kay commands global fame as a novelist whose books spawn record-breaking films, yet nobody knows her real identity. Behind the famous pen name stands Anne Marie Callahan, a woman who fled her past years ago and believes no one remains who could trace her origins. Today she lives as Cass Ford, the name her barista calls out each morning and the name she gives to the woman who becomes her greatest love. Three identities have allowed her to compartmentalize her existence, but now Cate Kay decides to reveal her true self to the world. The confession will test whether her devoted readers can forgive the deceptions that built her literary empire, and whether some betrayals cut too deep for redemption.
Genres: literary-fiction, contemporary, adult-fiction, 21st-century
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: deception, found-family, second-chance
304 pages · Paperback · Bloomsbury Publishing