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About the Book
Vanessa Lucas has spent her whole life holding things together.
A meticulously managed household. A successful career. A marriage that looks perfect from the outside. Two children whose futures she has carefully imagined.
Then her daughter overdoses on Christmas break.
Suddenly, control isn’t enough. Her son is pulling toward a future she didn’t choose for him. Her mother-in-law is dying. And the friendships Vanessa once counted on begin to fracture just when she needs them most.
At a coffee shop called Second Cup, Vanessa finds an unexpected circle of women who show up, pray, and refuse to let her face the unraveling alone. Their faith is more real — and more personal — than anything Vanessa has known. But accepting their friendship means risking something she has avoided for decades: being truly known.
As old secrets press toward the surface, Vanessa must decide whether to keep clinging to the control that once protected her or finally loosen her grip on the life she can no longer manage.
What Launch Team Members Will Do
A small circle of early readers who help Second Cup find its audience. Here’s what I’m hoping for:
Read early
Get a free digital advance copy of Second Cup before it releases.
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Share the word
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