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Melissa de la Cruz, author of The Birthday Girl

Before she became a glamorous fashion designer, Ellie de Florent-Stinson was a trailer-park teen about to turn 16. But a night of birthday celebration doesn’t go exactly as planned and descends into a night she’ll never be able to forget. Now, on the cusp of her 40th birthday, it appears Ellie has everything she ever wanted. Except everything is not quite as perfect as it looks on the outside, as Ellie is keeping many secrets. Hiding those skeletons has a cost, and it all comes to a head the night of her fabulous birthday party in the desert.

Week of July 27, 2020

Paperback releases for the week of July 27th include GOLDEN IN DEATH, the 50th(!) book in J. D. Robb's series featuring homicide detective Eve Dallas, who investigates a murder with a mysterious motive --- and a terrifying weapon; HOUSE ON FIRE, Joseph Finder's thriller that marks the return of private investigator Nick Heller, who infiltrates a powerful wealthy family hiding something sinister; WHAT ROSE FORGOT by Nevada Barr, in which a young grandmother wakes up to find that she's trapped in her worst nightmare; Melissa de la Cruz's THE BIRTHDAY GIRL, a domestic thriller about a fashion designer whose secrets come to light in one eventful evening full of twists, turns and surprises; and SOMETHING TO LIVE FOR, Richard Roper's debut novel about love, loneliness and the importance of taking a chance when we feel we have the most to lose.