Publisher's Synopsis
In this enemies-to-lovers romance, a woman must learn to forgive those who have hurt her, or her need for revenge destroy everything-including herself.
In the bewitching world of Hollywood, Daphne Saito seems to have it all. A successful screenwriter with connections all over L.A., her life seems perfect. So why does she feel so broken?
Her only beacon is her best friend, Greta, who loves her despite her troubled past. But Greta's imminent wedding unleashes Daphne's buried pain-and the pain she's caused to everyone who's loved her.
While planning Greta's wedding, Daphne is forced to work with Marlon Barringer, a surly-yet stunning-artist and handyman. He's persistent, brushing off her warnings to stay away, and she can't resist his broad shoulders and storm-gray eyes. She ignores her fear that she'll hurt him and lets herself get drunk on love.
But on Greta's perfect wedding day, it all goes wrong. An ex-boyfriend shows up, determined to get revenge. Someone gets hurt, and Daphne takes the blame.
Her worst fears come true: she let someone get close, and now he's paying a terrible price.
To make things right, Daphne decides to commit an unthinkable act.
Before she passes the point of no return, can Daphne forgive her past mistakes and see that she's not only whole, but deserving of love?
For fans of Colleen Hoover and Daisy Jones and the Six, Chasing Chaos asks the question: Can we ever really escape our past?
Like all of Katie Rose Pryal's writing, the IPPY-Gold-winning Hollywood Lights Series centers mental health and neurodiversity, and Pryal is a bipolar-autistic author.
Chasing Chaos also features strong female characters, forced proximity, sizzling, fade-to-black romance, star-crossed lovers, sexy woodworkers, and a happily ever after.
"As glamorous and mercurial as Hollywood itself, Chasing Chaos is a novel that glitters." -New York Times bestselling author Eileen Goudge for Booktrib Magazine
"Chasing Chaos is as psychologically astute as it is engaging." Kathryn Craft, award-winning author of The Far End of Happy
Content Note: Chasing Chaos contains strong romantic elements with some steamy and fade-to-black scenes. There is one flashback of sexual violence against a teenaged girl; one physical assault against an adult woman; and flashbacks of verbal abuse of children by their parents.
