Charming Falls Apart: A Novel

Allison James is a people pleaser and rule follower, but the day before her thirty-fifth birthday, that all backfires: she is unexpectedly fired from the public relations firm shes worked at for twelve years, only to come home and find out that her fianc has been sleeping with her maid of honor. Feeling lost, Allison takes her friend Jordans advice and uses the time off for some self-reflection. Over the next few months, she devours countless self-help books (albeit skeptically), schedules a soul reading with an astrologer/psychic/magician, and goes on a meditation retreat in Costa Rica, where she finally starts to feel like shes getting her groove back. Back at home, her desire to escape the condo she once shared with her fianc makes her a regular at the new coffeehouse in her neighborhood, where she finds some guidance from (and eye candy in) the attractive owner, Eric. Between Jordans support, the Barnes & Noble self-help aisle, and the Tao of Eric, Allison gradually discovers that her old life wasnt as perfect as she thoughtand that if she truly wants to find her happily-ever-after, shes going to have to start writing her own rules.