A debut novel for fans of Jane Austen, Elin Hilderbrand, andGilmore Girls,Worse Than Strangersis a beachy retelling of AustensPersuasionset against the backdrop of a cottage on Nantucket about finding romance, second chances, and a new path in life.

Rose and Lily are best friends first, mother-daughter second, which is good because right now, Lily could really use a friend. Recently fired from her NYC magazine job and heartbroken, Lily has fled to the family cottage in Siasconset. She is shocked when she stumbles across her first love at the grocery store holding hands with his new fianca fianc he never mentioned on their many, many late-night phone calls.

Rose has secrets, too. A therapist about to start her own private practice, Roses world is rocked by the handsome renter staying in their guest cottage, Th