Synopsis
“Love is a messy thing. That hopelessly devoted, deep-in-your-bones kind of love we used to dream about when we were kids—it turns out that it’s hard. It aches. It takes time. Like a house that weathers the ages, it must be built, brick by brick.”
Snarky and ambitious Dawn Campbell almost had it all: a job producing lavish celebrity events, a hip downtown apartment, and a stud muffin of a boyfriend. But after losing all three in one fell swoop, Dawn finds herself resorting to the unimaginable: returning home to Bridgeport, an oceanside town where the air smells sweet but not much happens.
When a chance encounter brings her into the sturdy arms of John Brown, her childhood best friend, old feelings come rushing back. As the sparks fly, life finally starts to look up for Dawn…until she meets his wife.
Marguerite Brown has everything that Dawn doesn’t: a killer fashion sense, a breathtaking beauty, and a French accent—oh, and the kind of temperament that makes great white sharks seem docile in comparison. Determined to release John from an unhappy marriage, Dawn turns on the charm and makes a plan to finally win back her one-that-got-away.
But after Dawn stumbles upon a secret that, up until now, Marguerite has meticulously kept hidden, the two women are thrust into an unexpected friendship. An Imaginary House by the Sea follows Dawn’s journey towards self-rediscovery, finding purpose, and building a more complex, steadfast kind of love than she could have ever imagined.
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About the Author
Cecily Gates’ superpowers include mixing stiff drinks and writing sappy novels. Often at the same time. She is an author of women’s fiction, co- mingling humor and sentiment to reveal the deep-rooted emotions that inspire us, draw us in, and make us fall in love. When she’s not writing, Cecily is devouring romance novels, hosting dinner parties, slinging GIFs on Twitter, and spending time with her boyfriend Jack. She lives in NYC.Cecily also blogs for The Page Girls, a website delivering weekly themed issues with short stories, book reviews, cocktail recipes, and more.
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