Take Two, Birdie Maxwell

Informationen zum Autor Allison Winn Scotch is the New York Times bestselling author of nine novels, including Cleo McDougal Regrets Nothing , In Twenty Years , and Time of My Life . She lives in Los Angeles with her family and their two rescue dogs, Hugo and Mr. Peanut. Klappentext "Birdie Robinson thought she'd gotten everything she wanted out of life: fame, adoration and an A-list career as Hollywood's most beloved ingenue. But after an on-set feud goes viral, she's forced to go into hiding in the one place where no one would think to find her: her childhood home. Wallowing in her bedroom, she stumbles upon an anonymous love letter from a former boyfriend and decides that a very public reunion with her nameless suitor could turn the wave of public opinion back in her favor. Life imitating art. What could go wrong? Elliot O'Brien, star reporter, believes firmly in facts, and he knows that life isn't an actual rom-com. Case in point, he's spent two decades repressing his long-simmering feelings for his twin sister's best friend, Birdie. But with his journalistic career cratering, and with Birdie back in town clutching an anonymous love letter, he realizes that chronicling her search for her long ago ex may be his opportunity to right some wrongs. As they hit the road in an ancient RV, Birdie and Elliot retrace her romantic history and come face to face with their own romantic missteps, all while grappling with whether or not happy endings are found only on the big screen--or whether their own happier ever after could be closer than they both ever imagined."-- Leseprobe 1 BIRDIE Birdie Robinson arrived on her childhood street much like she had left: unceremoniously, with little fanfare, and certainly with no red carpet. She dropped her leather duffel, stuffed only with clothes designed for a wellness retreat (she had in fact packed for a wellness retreat), and spun toward the stop sign on the corner. But her driver and his Escalade were long out of view, and she suspected sending him away was the first of many regrets she'd have about coming home. She dipped her head back and stared up toward the cloud-covered night sky. The air smelled just as she remembered her hometown's night air smelling: like threatening snow, like chopped firewood, but also like the neighbors had left out rotting garbage. Barton was complicated in that way, and certainly, it was complicated for Birdie. She squeezed her eyes shut and groaned aloud. She hadn't meant to end up here, both in this moment and, well, ever again. She had fled New York earlier that morning, having booked a last-minute trip to the private, exclusive spa outside Los Angeles, the privacy being the most critical criterion for her choice. But as she ran from the paparazzi who greeted her at LAX and threw herself into the waiting car, she found herself directing the driver here. To Barton. A speck in the middle of California. She hadn't been home in four years, hadn't thought to call her father and stepmother, hadn't thought to text her younger sister, Andie, or DM her best friend, Mona, whose house Birdie could see from her spot on the sidewalk if she were to open her eyes. So now she was moored to the sidewalk in front of her parents' bilevel home as the temperature dipped into the thirties, dressed in a caftan meant for a day spa, and talking herself into ringing the doorbell. She heard her phone vibrate in her bag. Sydney, her agent, or Imani, her publicist. She should tell them she bolted, that she would miss their lunch tomorrow at the spa to "remaneuver" their next steps. That was Imani's word. "Well, the apology video didn't go exactly as planned, so let's meet up and discuss a remaneuver." Birdie was relieved Imani had found a new word for it. She'd heard her publicist say pivot at least several hundred times in the past few weeks, and it was all Birdie could do to stop herself f...

Product details

• Authors: Allison Winn Scotch
• Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.10.2023
• EAN: 9780593546550
• ISBN: 978-0-593-54655-0
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 132 mm x 202 mm x 20 mm
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature