Sarah Pekkanen

"Catherine Sterling thinks she knows her mother. Ruth Sterling is quiet, hardworking, and lives for her daughter. All her life, it's been just the two of them against the world. But now, Catherine is ready to spread her wings, move from home, and begin a new career. And Ruth Sterling will do anything to prevent that from happening. Ruth Sterling thinks she knows her daughter. Catherine would never rebel, would never question anything about her mother's...

Paradise isn't quite what it seems as four college friends meet for an island vacation in this captivating new novel from the acclaimed author of These Girls. An all-expense-paid week at a luxury villa in Jamaica-it's the invitation of a lifetime for a group of old college friends. All four women are desperate not just for a reunion, but for an escape: Tina is drowning under the demands of mothering four young children. Allie is shattered by the...

From the author of the acclaimed The Opposite of Me, a poignant, witty novel about marriage, forgiveness, and the choices that give shape-and limits-to our lives. What would you do if your husband suddenly wanted to rewrite all of the rules of your relationship? This is the question at the heart of Skipping a Beat, Pekkanen's thought-provoking second book. From the outside, Julia and Michael seem to have it all. Both products of difficult childhoods...

"The page-turning new novel from the internationally bestselling author known for her "conversational writing style and a knack for making readers care about her characters" (The Washington Post) takes us into the homes of an idyllic suburban neighborhood where we discover the burning secrets hiding just below the surface. Bucolic Newport Cove, where spontaneous block parties occur on balmy nights and all of the streets are named for flowers, is proud...

The divorce has just become final, and Richard is already engaged to someone. One woman is determined to change that situation--no matter what it takes. Soon a tangle of lies binds her life with those of Richard and his new fiancée. A tangle of lies--that hide some dangerous truths.

"When Jessica Farris signs up for a psychology study conducted by the mysterious Dr. Shields, she thinks all she'll have to do is answer a few questions, collect her money, and leave. But as the questions grow more and more intense and invasive and the sessions become outings where Jess is told what to wear and how to act, she begins to feel as though Dr. Shields may know what she's thinking and what she's hiding."--

Die Nr. 1 der New York Times-Bestsellerliste Frauen im Alter von 18 bis 32 Jahren für eine Studie über Ethik und Moral gesucht. Großzügige Aufwandsentschädigung. Anonymität garantiert. Als sich Jessica Farris für die Studie bei der ebenso renommierten wie mysteriösen Psychologin Dr. Shields anmeldet, glaubt sie, nur ein paar Fragen beantworten zu müssen, um das Geld einstecken und wieder verschwinden zu können. Frage 1: Könnten Sie lügen,...