Sarah Strohmeyer crée des romans captivants et provocateurs qui explorent des thèmes complexes avec un esprit vif et des personnages mémorables. Son style littéraire se distingue par sa voix authentique et sa capacité à saisir l'essence des expériences humaines. Les lecteurs peuvent s'attendre à des œuvres qui abordent des questions sociétales contemporaines tout en offrant une expérience de lecture engageante et intelligente. À travers son écriture, Strohmeyer partage de puissants messages de résilience et de découverte de soi.
Facing the challenges of being unemployed and raising a teenage daughter, Julie Mueller's life takes a turn when she receives culinary classes for Mother's Day. These classes reignite her creativity and lead to a rekindled romance with Michael Slayton, a fellow student and a long-lost love. As Julie navigates her personal struggles, she discovers the potential for happiness and new beginnings, blending themes of resilience, passion, and second chances.
There's more to Bubbles Yablonsky than blonde curls and bright outfits. She's becoming as skilled at writing the news as perming hair, but she still needs to add new highlights to her image as a hot reporter.
Facing rejection due to her weight, Nola Devlin crafts an alter ego named Belinda Apple, a thin and glamorous British persona. This transformation leads to unexpected success, including movie offers, television appearances, and romantic interests, all while maintaining the illusion that no one has met her true self. As Nola navigates the challenges of her double life, the story explores themes of self-acceptance, deception, and the societal pressures surrounding body image.
Kat's life in suburban New Jersey takes a tumultuous turn as she suspects her husband Griff of infidelity and preparing for divorce. Confronted with her retail addiction, she vows to cut back in an effort to save their marriage. However, the unexpected return of her wealthy ex-fiancé offers a tempting distraction, forcing Kat to choose between rekindling old flames and prioritizing her current relationship. The story explores themes of love, loyalty, and the challenges of personal habits in the face of marital strife.
A wickedly funny fairytale for modern women from the 'laugh-out-loud funny' (Washington Post Book World) author of The Cinderella Pact. Genie's commitment-phobic boyfriend is finally proposing-on national television. To the woman he's been seeing on the side. It's a major wake-up call for a girl who's hit the snooze button on her life a few too many times. With no names mentioned on the broadcast, Genie finds herself flooded with presents and congratulations. It's up to her to explain the mistake, but sometimes waking up is hard to do. When her parents start planning the reception, she can't help enjoying herself. Why call off the so-called engagement just yet? It's fun to play princess. But unless a prince shows up-and soon-this dream could start getting weird.
Navigating life in the affluent community of Hunting Hills, Ohio, Claire Stark struggles to fit in among the glamorous locals while grappling with her husband's past relationships and the relentless gossip that surrounds her. Torn between her desire to revive her journalism career and her husband's expectations, Claire finds herself increasingly isolated. As she mingles with the elite moms, who blur the lines between childhood and adulthood, she confronts the challenges of authenticity in a world obsessed with perfection.
For readers of Lisa Jewell, Liv Constantine, and Megan Miranda, a lightning-paced psychological thriller about two women, a tragedy that connects them as teenagers, and the terrible reckoning that will decide their fates a decade later. Jane Ellison is a "super recognizer" able to identify strangers by the slightest facial details--the curve of a head, the arch of an eyebrow. When she spies human rights activist and heiress Bella Valencia in a crowded Boston airport, Jane's convinced she's found the person responsible for her sister Kit's disappearance and presumed death eleven years earlier. But her attempt to detain the suspect ends with Jane herself fired and humiliated. As Bella prepares to marry Will Pease, scion of the uber-wealthy, influential, and ruthless Pease family, famous for their wholesome wellness and lifestyle brand, on their private Cape Cod island, she grows increasingly anxious that her dire secret will be revealed and used against her by--of all people--the man she loves. She has reason to fear: Jane is ready to risk everything for the chance to publicly expose Bella's crimes at her upcoming celebrity wedding. But the more she digs into what happened that night, the more she questions her own assumptions. Combining magnetic, wise-cracking narration and a skillfully layered plot, Do I Know You? is a gripping psychological thriller and tale of redemption that reveals the power of a sister's love.
Focused on her academic goals, Addie Emerson prioritizes securing a scholarship to Harvard over romantic relationships. As she navigates her final year of high school, her skepticism about love shapes her interactions and choices, setting the stage for potential growth and self-discovery.
Gigi, Bea, and Neerja are best friends and total overachievers. Even if they aren't the most popular girls in school, they aren't too worried. After all, real life will begin once they get to their Ivy League colleges. But when an unexpected event proves they're missing out on the full high-school experience, it's time to come out of the honors lounge and into the spotlight. The trio makes a pact: They will each take on their greatest challenge and totally rock it. Gigi decides to run for student rep, but she'll have to get over her fear of public speaking—and go head-to-head with gorgeous California Will. Bea used to be one of the best skiers around, until she was derailed; it could be time for her to take the plunge again. And Neerja loves the drama club but has always stayed behind the scenes—until now. These friends are determined to show the world that smart girls really can get what they want—but that might mean getting way more attention than they ever bargained for. . . .
Holly and Robert Barron are attractive young real-estate investors and contestants in a competition run by To the Manor Build, the nation?s most popular home renovation app. With millions in product endorsements and online followers at stake, they?re rehabbing a Vermont home they scored at a bargain price into a chic hilltop estate ideal for entertaining. It?s all camera-ready laughs and debates over herringbone tile until Holly and Robert go missing hours after their picture-perfect wedding?leaving behind a bloody trail. Suspicion falls quickly on Erika Turnbull, the Barrons? twenty-something assistant?eager, efficient, and secretly in love with Robert. Did Erika let her misguided passion turn her into a murderer? So claim the townsfolk of Snowden, Vermont, who still haven?t forgiven her for a tragic accident back in high school. But Erika?s mother, Kim, is not about to let small-town gossip and a cop with an axe to grind destroy her daughter?again. With time running out and their own lives at risk, the mother-daughter duo set out to find what really happened to the Barrons. First, though, they?ll have to confront the vengeful former owner of Holly and Robert?s estate, ruthless reality-show producers, and a secret that might bring their own house down