Description: Wealthy divorcâee Ruth offers to host the Hillside Academy kindergarten meet-and-greet. But the parents are turned off by her ostentatious wealth, and Ruth and her daughter Marley become outcasts. The last guest to arrive is Gemma, a widow and a single mother to her daughter Bee. Ruth sets her sights on the mother-daughter duo, and soon the two families are inseparable. For Gemma, who lives paycheck to paycheck, Ruth's largesse is seductive, but as years pass, she feels like she's accruing an unpayable debt.
Brief description: Patti Murin is an acclaimed actress and audiobook narrator. On Broadway, she starred as Anna in Disney's Frozen, for which she earned a nomination from the Drama League for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical. On television, she plays Dr. Nina Shore on both Chicago Med and Chicago Fire, and she starred in the Hallmark movies Holiday for Heroes and Love on Iceland.
Review Quotes:
"Lightning-fast and completely compelling."
-- "Megan Miranda, New York Times bestselling author"