NEW RELEASE
How Lucky You Are - Kristyn Kusek Lewis (2012)
Waverly, Kate and Amy have been close friends for years. Though very different women who each want very different things in life, they have tried hard to maintain their friendship. Waverly owns a bakery that is not as successful as her friends may think. Kate is from a wealthy family and is married to the new golden boy about to be elected governor of Virginia. Amy is married to a doctor and has a little girl and what appears to be the perfect life she always dreamed of. The three women are all holding on to dangerous secrets that will shock the others. Waverly is in deep financial trouble and unable to deal with it. Kate's future as the the first lady of Virginia is in serious jeopardy. And Amy is keeping a secret from her two friends that is so horrifying that she is in complete denial. Each of these women need to somehow allow her friends to help rather that just keeping up appearances. As the secrets between the friends pile up, the tension builds until it all blows up in a shocking way. This is a fabulous debut novel that will have you questioning how well you really know your friends. (AR)
How Lucky You Are, the debut novel by Kristyn Kusek Lewis, is about three women struggling to keep their longstanding friendship alive. The summary says: "Waverly, who's always been the group's anchor, runs a cozy bakery but worries each month about her mounting debt. Kate is married to a man who's on track to be the next governor of Virginia, but the larger questions brewing in their future are unsettling her. Stay-at-home mom Amy has a perfect life on paper, but as the horrific secret she's keeping from her friends threatens to reveal itself, she panics. As life's pressures build all around them, Waverly knows she has some big decisions to make. In doing so, she will discover that the lines between loyalty and betrayal can become blurred, happy endings aren't always clear-cut, and sometimes you have to risk everything to gain the life you deserve." How Lucky You Are is out in September.