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Paige Lancaster has come back to the East Coast to live with her mother after experiencing a number of setbacks with her job at a Hollywood TV studio, where she was a scriptwriter for a popular detective series.
Shortly after arriving in Connecticut, Paige drops off her daughter, eight-year-old Izzy, at school and runs into John Anderson, an old boyfriend from high school. Their meeting is friendly but a bit awkward, as so much has changed between them. She finds out that he’s married with kids, but he doesn’t mention his wife’s name.
"Like any good mystery, the story takes a lot of twists and turns. And like any good mystery writer, Kieran Scott tosses in several red herrings throughout the narrative."
Paige gets invited to the Parent Booster Association’s annual Parents and Pinot fundraiser, one of the major events of the year, held at Ainsley Anderson’s house. The president of the PBA, Ainsley runs the organization with a lot of bullying and browbeating of members to get what she wants. This doesn't sit well with Paige, who is strong-willed and doesn’t like to be bossed around.
While at the party, Paige runs into John again. That’s when she learns that he’s married to Ainsley, who later that evening is found dead at the bottom of a flight of stairs at her home. Earlier, Paige overhears what sounds like an incriminating conversation between two guests at the party.
Paige has been befriended by an officer of the local police department. He asks her to go undercover and spy on the PBA members to see if she can figure out who committed the crime. Paige reluctantly says yes. The "detective" part of her is curious about what really happened to Ainsley. But even so, she wonders if she is cut out for the job. And will she be putting her own life in danger?
The writing in REGRETS ONLY is fast-paced, keeping you engaged and furiously turning the pages to see what happens next. The characters are believable and relatable. Everyone knows someone like Ainsley, who was the leader of a high school clique, the one who nobody wanted to cross.
Like any good mystery, the story takes a lot of twists and turns. And like any good mystery writer, Kieran Scott tosses in several red herrings throughout the narrative. The way she writes will have you second-guessing yourself about "whodunit" and rethinking the entire plot line. Keep reading, though, as it all comes together in the end.
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Paige Lancaster has returned to the East Coast from her prestigious, well-paid job in Los Angeles, writing for the smartest detective series on television. Something terrible happened to her, leaving her broke, homeless, and living with her widowed mother and eight-year-old daughter, Izzy. Paige meets the movers and shakers of Izzy’s school’s Parent Booster Association, run by the intimidatingly gorgeous Ainsley Anderson, who just happens to be married to Paige’s old high school flame, John. Then she shows up at the annual Parents and Pinot fundraiser, held at Ainsley and John’s dazzling mansion, where she’s caught in a compromising position with John. Later that night, Ainsley turns up dead at the bottom of her own driveway. Did she fall? Or was she pushed?
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Paige Lancaster has returned to the East Coast from her prestigious, well-paid job in Los Angeles, writing for the smartest detective series on television. Something terrible happened to her, leaving her broke, homeless, and living with her widowed mother and eight-year-old daughter, Izzy. Paige meets the movers and shakers of Izzy’s school’s Parent Booster Association, run by the intimidatingly gorgeous Ainsley Anderson, who just happens to be married to Paige’s old high school flame, John. Then she shows up at the annual Parents and Pinot fundraiser, held at Ainsley and John’s dazzling mansion, where she’s caught in a compromising position with John. Later that night, Ainsley turns up dead at the bottom of her own driveway. Did she fall? Or was she pushed?
About the Book
In this “fast-paced, juicy read full of flirtation, danger, and lies” (Kristin Harmel, New York Times bestselling author), a single mom goes undercover to investigate a host of disturbing secrets held by the leaders of a local suburban parent-school association, including embezzlement, bribery, adultery and murder --- by the bestselling author of WISH YOU WERE GONE.
Paige Lancaster, single mom and prodigal daughter, has returned to the East Coast from her prestigious, well-paid job in Los Angeles, writing for the smartest detective series on television. Something terrible happened to her back in Hollywood. Okay, two terrible things, one featuring a misplaced tire iron --- and now she’s broke, homeless, and living with her widowed mother and eight-year-old daughter, Izzy, in her Connecticut hometown.
Paige needs to buckle down and find a new writing gig but first, she meets the movers and shakers of Izzy’s school’s Parent Booster Association, run by the intimidatingly gorgeous Ainsley Anderson, who just happens to be married to Paige’s old high school flame, John.
Then she shows up at the annual Parents and Pinot fundraiser, held at Ainsley and John’s dazzling mansion in the toniest part of town, where she’s caught in a compromising position with John, accidentally destroys the guest bathroom, overhears an incriminating conversation, and discovers that her purse has gone missing. And later that night, Ainsley turns up dead at the bottom of her own driveway.
Did she fall? Or was she pushed?
Paige may have only written about detectives, but she is convinced she can handle a little undercover sleuthing. After all, it’ll give her an excuse to spend more time with John. Still, she can’t help but wonder: could he be capable of murder? Or could one of the PBA members have planned a dastardly crime to reach the top? But the most important question of all: will Paige ever get her life back on track?
Audiobook available; read by Amanda Dolan, Sura Siu and Lanna Joffrey
