by Melissa Cruz
First published 2025
Miranda Montana once commanded movie screens, but now she cycles through rehab centers and failed relationships. Her former best friend Germaine St. Germaine-Chang, daughter of hotel billionaires, has lost direction after her own celebrity peak. Sicily Bell traded her pop stardom for escape from parents who controlled every aspect of her career. These three women ruled Hollywood as teenagers, basking in screaming fans and constant media attention. They believed their success would never end. A decade later, fate brings them back together. The reunion forces them to confront the secrets they kept, the ways they hurt each other, and the family wounds that shaped their falls from grace. Old betrayals surface as they navigate the wreckage of their former friendship. Yet beneath the pain lies something worth salvaging. Their bond, tested by fame's pressures and personal trauma, might prove stronger than the forces that tore them apart.
Genres: fiction, drama, literary-fiction, friendship, contemporary
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
300 pages · Hardcover · Mindy's Book Studio
Content warnings: addiction, depression, mental-illness