Expectations are different, viewpoints are different, even values are different. But her daughter's generation is not the same as Daphne's was at that age.

She made her mistakes early in life and learned from them, then tried to pass that wisdom on to her daughter, Ellery. More chick-lit than romance read, this novel is wonderfully contemporary in its treatment of mother/daughter relationships. With no outlet for her frustration, she lets an online flirtation go a little too far, especially considering her pen pal thinks he’s corresponding with her mother.Īs love lives tangle, secrets spill, and indiscretions are betrayed, mother and daughter will have a lot to learn - not only about the mistakes they’ve made but also about the men in their lives and the women they are each hoping to become. Ellery never expected her own life plan to take such a detour. And to support her fiancé in med school, she’s returned home as her mother’s new assistant. Now that she’s divorced and her daughter, Ellery, is all grown up, Daphne’s celebrating the best part of her life, a successful career, and a flirtation with an attentive hunk fifteen years her junior.who happens to be her daughter’s ex-boyfriend.Įllery is starting over, too. Her dialogue is crisp and smart, her characters are vivid and real, her stories are unputdownable.” -Robyn Carr, New York Times bestselling authorįor a good part of Daphne Witt’s life, she was a supportive wife and dutiful mother. As they work together to rehab the once-charming cabin, they create a refuge where Chase can come to terms with her unsettled past, and where Olivia has an unexpected reckoning with her own troubling history.įor two women doing damage control, this is a time for second chances-in life, in finding love, in forgiving family, and in an emerging friendship that might be exactly what each of them needs to heal.A funny, emotional novel full of southern charm about a mother and daughter ready to start over. There they discover a place in need of TLC.

To escape the pressures of Tinseltown, the two women head to Olivia’s cabin in the wilds of Northern California. It’s not just her professional specialty, though-it’s also one way to avoid focusing on building a life of her own. Life coach Olivia Han is devoted to “adulating” boot camp therapy. So does an uncompromising stranger determined to start Chase at square one and help her pull her future into focus. But handsome superstar Spencer Rome has her back. She’s been written off as a Hollywood casualty by almost everyone, including her own mother. USA Today bestselling author Liz Talley’s emotional and heart-lifting novel about facing the past, unconditional love, and a woman on the verge of a breakthrough.Īfter another all-night bender, one more failed stint at rehab, and a parole violation, self-destructive actress Chase London has to deal with her demons.

Adulting liz talley