What happens when your mother's dying wish becomes your worst nightmare?
What happens when the worldâs greatest literary icon dies before she finishes the final book in her best-selling series?
And what happens when she leaves that book in the hands of her unstable, neurotic daughter, who swears sheâs not a real writer?
Sara Grayson is a thirty-two-year-old greeting card writer about to land the toughest assignment of her life. Three weeks after the death of her motherâa world-famous suspense novelistâSara learns that her motherâs dying wish is for her to write the final book in her bestselling series.
Sara has lived alone with her dog, Gatsby, ever since her husband walked out with their Pro Double Waffle Maker and her last shred of confidence. She canât fathom writing a book for thirty million fansânot when last weekâs big win was resetting the microwave clock.
But in a bold move that surprises even herself, Sara takes it on. Against an impossible deadline and a publisher intent on sabotaging her every move, Sara discovers that stepping into her motherâs shoes means stumbling on family secrets she was never meant to findâsecrets that threaten her motherâs legacy and the very book sheâs trying to create.