Welcome to the Neighborhood: Funny and Heartfelt Romantic Women's Fiction

After years of struggling to make ends meet, Brooklyn single mom Ginny falls for sweet, divorced Jeff, and relishes the idea of moving with her quirky eleven-year-old daughter Harri to his home in an upscale New Jersey suburb. Though she's never been impressed by material things, she is thrilled that getting a second chance at love comes with the added bonus of finally giving Harri everything she never could before. And then she meets the neighbors. Ginny is quickly thrust into the complicated realities of a neighborhood defined by the ever-shifting alliances of PTA moms, Real Housewife contenders, and their mean-girl daughters. When the neighbors' secrets, back-stabbing, and bad behavior take a devastating toll on her daughter and new marriage, Ginny must decide what really matters--and protect it at all costs. NAMED ONE OF USA TODAY'S BEST READS OF 2022 "Discovering you're fiercer than you ever dreamed!" —Abbi Waxman Moving to a new town is hard enough to navigate even without the challenges of the tween years, the mean girls, and the helicopter neighbors. When single mom Ginny remarries and moves with her quirky daughter from Queens to a leafy, beautiful suburb in New Jersey, she has no idea what she's getting into. Though she's never been impressed by material things, she is thrilled that getting a second chance at love comes with the added bonus of finally giving eleven-year-old Harri everything she never could before. And then she meets the neighbors. Including the woman who has her eye on Ginny's new husband... "We need Lisa Roe's side-eye on a fresh start for everyone, with neighbors who put it all at risk." —ANN GARVIN, USA Today bestselling author of I Thought You Said This Would Work "A story about keeping one's feet firmly planted while simultaneously dreaming big." —KATHLEEN WEST, author of Are We There Yet? A heartwarming and life-affirming story of family dynamics, mother/daughter relationships, and second chancesperfect for fans of Maria Semple and Abbi Waxman. After years of struggling to make ends meet, Queens single mom Ginny falls for sweet, divorced Jeff, and relishes the idea of moving with her quirky eleven-year-old daughter Harri to his home in an upscale New Jersey suburb. Though shes never been impressed by material things, she is thrilled that getting a second chance at love comes with the added bonus of finally giving Harri everything she never could before. And then she meets the neighbors. Ginny is quickly thrust into the complicated realities of a neighborhood defined by the ever-shifting alliances of PTA moms, Real Housewife contenders, and their mean-girl daughters. When the neighbors secrets, back-stabbing, and bad behavior take a devastating toll on her daughter and new marriage, Ginny must decide what really mattersand protect it at all costs. How did Ginny and her eleven-year-old daughter Harri end up in a town full of gossipy trophy wives and their mean-girl daughters? The short answer: Ginny Miller fell in love. Her new husband Jeff's lavish house in the suburbs had everything her little walk-up in Queens didn't: a huge backyard, lots of neighbor kids, and a great school system. It looked like the perfect place to build a new life. Then she met the neighbors. Almost immediately, Ginny finds herself tangled up in the complicated realities of Elderberry Lane- a street defined by the ever-shifting alliances of PTA moms, Real Housewife contenders, and pre-teen cliques. But before she can get her bearings, Jeff unexpectedly accepts a job assignment overseas, leaving Ginny alone to fend for herself. When the neighbors' secrets, backstabbing, and bad behavior take a devastating toll on her daughter and new marriage, Ginny must decide what really matters- and protect it at all costs "A touching novel about discovering you're stronger than you think, and fiercer than you ever dreamed."—ABBI WAXMAN, USA Today bestselling author A heartwarming and life-affirming story of family dynamics, mother/daughter relationships, and second chances—perfect for fans of Maria Semple and Abbi Waxman. After years of struggling to make ends meet, Ginny, a single mom from Queens, falls for a hard-working and loving man, and relishes the idea of moving with her quirky eleven-year-old daughter Harri to his home in an upscale New Jersey suburb. Though she's never been impressed by material things, she is thrilled that getting a second chance at love comes with the added bonus of finally giving Harri everything she never could before. And then she meets the neighbors. Ginny is quickly thrust into the complicated realities of a neighborhood defined by the ever-shifting alliances of PTA moms, Real Housewife contenders, and... "What lengths will a mother go to protect what's most important? Ginny Miller's re-marriage is a great opportunity to move with her quirky eleven year-old daughter to an upscale New Jersey suburb-but reality in the Real Housewives of NJ town isn't everything she hoped it would be"-- Provided by publisher