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Girl Before a Mirror - Liza Palmer (2015)

Anna Wyatt is on a mission to land the biggest advertising account of her career, which could mean a huge boost for her professionally. To do so, she heads to the Romance Writers' Conference in Phoenix with her new, younger associate, Sasha, and the goal of signing the Romance Cover Model of the Year to star in her campaign. While in Phoenix she meets handsome financial consultant Lincoln Mallory, with whom she has an instant connection. Having just been on a dating time-out after her divorce, Anna is in the process of reevaluating her life in an effort to put herself first, accept her imperfections, and take more chances. Lincoln definitely falls into that last category, but she's not sure getting involved with him is what is best for her at the moment. Once the conference is over and she's back in the real world, Anna finds it increasingly difficult to navigate all of the different directions she's being pulled, from work, to her alcoholic brother, Ferdie, and to Lincoln. Her plan of becoming the heroine of her own life isn't working out as well as she had hoped. Girl Before a Mirror is an enjoyable story filled with real, flawed characters who are at the same time extremely relatable and endearing. Like a lot of women, Anna is juggling work, friends, love, and family while trying to decide if she's actually living the life she dreamed of. I especially like the notion that anyone can change the direction of their life regardless of the path they are currently on. (LEK)



Girl Before a Mirror, by Liza Palmer, is about a woman who must learn how to be the heroine of her own life. The summary says: "An account executive in a Mad Men world, Anna Wyatt is at a crossroads. Recently divorced, she's done a lot of emotional housecleaning, including a self-imposed dating sabbatical. But now that she's turned forty, she's struggling to figure out what her life needs. Brainstorming to win over an important new client, she discovers a self-help book - Be the Heroine, Find Your Hero - that offers her unexpected insights and leads her to a most unlikely place: a romance writers' conference. If she can sign the Romance Cover Model of the Year Pageant winner for her campaign - and meet the author who has inspired her to take control of her life - she'll win the account. For Anna, taking control means taking chances, including getting to know Sasha, her pretty young colleague on the project, and indulging in a steamy elevator ride with Lincoln Mallory, a dashing financial consultant she meets in the hotel. When the conference ends, Anna and Lincoln must decide if their intense connection is strong enough to survive outside the romantic fantasy they've created. Yet Lincoln is only one of Anna's dilemmas. Now that her campaign is off the ground, others in the office want to steal her success, and her alcoholic brother, Ferdie, is spiraling out of control. To have the life she wants - to be happy without guilt, to be accepted for herself, to love and to be loved, to just be - she has to put herself first, accept her imperfections, embrace her passions, and finally be the heroine of her own story." Girl Before a Mirror is out in January 2015.

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