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From Sandie Jones, the New York Times bestselling author behind the Reese’s Book Club Pick The Other Woman and The Guilt Trip, comes her latest electrifying novel.

In Coronado, California in 2011, Nicole Forbes enjoys a peaceful and modest life with her husband and daughter. However, her tranquility shatters when a writer unexpectedly shows up at her doorstep, eager to learn her personal story connected to the dramatic downfall of Britain’s biggest band from the 1980s—a chapter of her life Nicole has desperately tried to leave behind. On that very same day, Nicole’s daughter mysteriously disappears from school, supposedly picked up by an aunt the family doesn’t even have. Certain that the stranger’s arrival and the abduction are somehow connected, Nicole is forced to confront dark memories she’d long buried, risking everything she built in the present to protect her daughter and unravel the truth.

In London, 1986, sixteen-year-old Cassie is completely captivated by Secret Oktober, the era’s most sensational pop band. Determined to gain attention from their charismatic lead singer, Ben Edwards, Cassie eagerly joins the wild crowds of adoring groupies flocking to their scandal-filled backstage parties. But the family’s life takes a turbulent turn when Ben discovers Cassie’s older sister Nicole performing at a local venue, immediately feeling drawn to her and igniting a tangled drama that threatens to unravel their bond.

Filled with vivid references to the vibrant sounds and sensations of the 1980s, Sandie Jones’s compelling new novel powerfully portrays what happens when obsession and celebrity collide, revealing the secrets and emotional fractures that fame and fandom can provoke.