Rose Dearling has fiercely stood by her older brother Will since he was sentenced to life in prison over ten years ago for the strangling murder of his girlfriend, Alexandria Smiley. Despite the overwhelming evidence, Rose remains determined to prove his innocence. She authored The Smiley's Next Door, a fictionalized true crime account of the case with an altered ending, attributing the Florida murder to Alexandria's father, Gary. The book became a bestseller, but after Gary

In 1962, Judy Greenberg, a recent college graduate, is eager to launch her journalism career. Although she's ambitious and capable, she faces unforeseen challenges as a young woman. When she interviews at The Washington Digest, she's relegated to the typing pool. Undeterred, she plans to prove herself and get noticed. When she takes a message from the editor's private line, she realizes she's uncovered a significant story. Having already made cute reporter Jack Fields' work l

In the summer of 1969, Eleanor Bell Strickland was about to turn 69. She had just received the devastating news that she was in the early stages of dementia. This diagnosis, the recent loss of her husband, and her upcoming birthday, prompted her to reflect on her younger days when everything seemed possible. She had been a musician who was going to set the world on fire. But she never did. And it was time to recapture that feeling again while she still could. Eleanor packed h

In 1870, Los Angeles was a small city predominantly populated by men. It was home to miners, immigrants from Mexico and Europe, and roughly 180 people from China. Beautiful, seventeen-year-old Yut Ho (Dove) was sold by her family and transported to Los Angeles for an arranged marriage to an older man, a successful merchant, who left his first wife and children in China. During her journey, she meets Sing Yee (Petal), who was sold by her impoverished family, sent to America (t