Cate Kay knows how to craft a story. As the creator of a bestselling book trilogy that struck box office gold as a film series, she’s one of the most successful authors of her generation. The thing is, Cate Kay doesn’t really exist. She’s never attended author events or granted any interviews. Her real identity has been a closely guarded secret, until now.

As a young adult, she and her best friend Amanda dreamed of escaping their difficult homes and moving to California to become movie stars. But the day before their grand adventure, a tragedy shattered their dreams and Cate has been on the run ever since, taking on different names and charting a new future. But after a shocking revelation, Cate understands that returning home is the only way she’ll be a whole person again.

I love a good a-ha moment, and The Three Lives of Cate Kay is full of them. From past misdeeds coming to light to secret messages hidden in plain view, this sexy, propulsive contemporary novel unfolds in a series of delicious revelations that had me glued to the page.

Cate Kay has made a career out of running from her past, changing names and identities as easily as changing clothes. Now a bestselling author, she’s finally achieved international fame—but only one woman knows who she really is. When the glamorous, closeted actress Ry Channing shows interest in meeting the mysterious writer behind the pseudonym, Cate must decide if it’s finally time to face up to her past…and confront what that could mean for her future.

Told in a series of intertwined (and sometimes intriguingly contradictory) perspectives, The Three Lives of Cate Kay brings to life a vivid world of characters that feel utterly real. It’s the perfect electrifying, page-turning novel to kick off your new year of reading.