The Em Suite Series

In this sequel/prequel to The Incredible Transformations of Alice Hollywood, nearly twenty years have passed since a fiery crash changed Em Martín's life. Now living in Los Angeles, and known professionally as Mackenna, a recent life-altering tragedy has her in an emotional tailspin. Memories and regrets previously buried and ignored have been churned up. In a desperate effort to stop her downward spiral into melancholy, Mackenna turns to her writing for emotional support; as well as a vehicle for getting to the root cause of her current mental and emotional frailty. While culling through her life for clues, the Southland is rocked by a devastating earthquake, further complicating Mackenna's difficult self-exploration. Enter Eve, an earthquake refugee and an uncomfortable reminder of a past Mackenna has spent many years trying to ignore—and forget.  A delicate dance of avoidance ensues until a devastating secret is exposed, driving Mackenna to the edge of disaster. Will Eve be the last straw, and push Mackenna over the edge? Or will she be the one to save Mackenna from the lower depths? In a departure from her first novel, Alice Hollywood, Djuna Shellam takes us back and forth in time in a seamless fashion to tell the story in a story. Prepare yourself for a stunning twist that will take your breath away.  

All is well with Em Martín. Things couldn't be better. After helping Dot get back on her feet in Palm Springs, Em and her family are back home in Bel Air, CA, embracing their new roles. Happy and beyond content, Em feels lucky she's found "the one." Life is good—exceedingly good… until it's not.   As if on cue, the good turns ugly. Prairie's Montana family is dealing with a health crisis, Dot experiences a devastating loss; and, in the blink of an eye, everyone's favorite and seemingly unbreakable couple is on the verge of broken.   Eve's past—one she's buried for two decades—has inconveniently bubbled to the surface. A dark past that, when fully revealed, has the potential to blow up her perfect life with Em. What is the line that cannot be crossed... the bridge too far... the things that cannot be undone that threaten to unravel a solid relationship? Will Eve's secrets prove too terrible, sordid, and unforgivable? Will love win?   In Book 5 of The Em Suite Series, A Woman Like Eve, Eve reveals her painful and unsavory history, taking her partner and readers on a not-so-nostalgic trip back to the hedonistic Seventies and Eighties in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Meanwhile, Em's alternative family circle grows, taking on new adventures.