Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Love, friendship, and betrayal in glamorous, yet often vicious, Hollywood.
Daphne Saito is a beautiful and talented Hollywood screenwriter with a seemingly perfect life. Yet her troubled past threatens to unleash chaos at any moment.
Daphne has wandered from one meaningless relationship to the next and is afraid to love. Harm has always come to those around her. But when she meets Marlon, she lets her guard down and feels hope for the first time in years.
But an unstable ex-boyfriend plans revenge and an enigmatic woman from her past arrives with a vendetta of her own. Danger is on the horizon for those close to Daphne--and for her.
"Pryal pierces L.A.'s film industry veneer to find complex and relatable characters and then winches the ties between them, pulling the reader right into the fray. The result is as psychologically astute as it is engaging." --Kathryn Craft, award-winning author of The Far End of Happy and The Art of Falling
"Pryal deftly portrays relationships that are under the magnifying glass, obsessive and dysfunctional, while still capturing the complexity and love." --Kate Moretti, New York Times bestselling author
"Poignant and thoroughly entertaining." --Kristy Woodson Harvey, author of Lies and Other Acts of Love
Synopsis
From the IPPY-award-winning author of Entanglement comes a novel of friendship, tragedy, and one woman's journey to self-forgiveness and love.
Underneath the glitter of Hollywood, nothing is truly as it seems.
Daphne Saito is a talented screenwriter with a seemingly perfect life-a life so fragile it might crumble at any moment.
For Daphne, love always brings disaster. She's worked hard to bury her troubled past, but now that her best friend is getting married, her world is upended as her past mistakes catch up with her-and threaten the people she loves most.
While planning her friend's wedding, she meets Marlon-he's surly on the the outside, and maybe just as damaged as Daphne. But he makes her feel something she hasn't felt in years-hope. She dares to get close to him, but a tragic turn leaves her with an impossible choice.
The night of the wedding brings a perfect storm of chaos: A dangerous ex-boyfriend is bent on revenge. A woman from Daphne's past blows into town with a vendetta of her own. Someone Daphne loves gets caught in the middle, a friend she'll do anything to protect-even if it means committing a horrible act that she can never take back.
"As glamorous and mercurial as Hollywood itself, Chasing Chaos is a novel that glitters." -New York Times bestselling author Eileen Goudge
"Pryal deftly portrays relationships that are under the magnifying glass, obsessive and dysfunctional, while still capturing the complexity and love." -New York Times bestselling author Kate Moretti
The Hollywood Lights Series is a series of standalone, romantic women's fiction full of suspense, family drama, deep friendship ties, and happily ever afters. The series is now complete.
Synopsis
A woman with a broken past believes she's toxic to everyone who gets close, including the only man she's ever loved. One tragic night forces a crucial choice-can she forgive those who've hurt her, and herself?
Daphne Saito is a successful screenwriter, with a condo in Brentwood and a connections all over L.A. From the outside, her life seems perfect, but she's broken inside, ever since she let her abusive father sacrifice her childhood to keep their family afloat. She learned early that she's inherently damaged, and sacrifice is the only way to prove her worth.
Her only beacon is her best friend, Greta, who loves her despite her awful past. But Greta's imminent wedding is unleashing Daphne's buried pain-all of the dirty things she's done to get ahead, and the hurt 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, ignoring her warnings to stay away, and she can't resist his broad shoulders and storm-gray eyes. She ignores her certainty that she'll hurt him and lets herself get drunk on love.
But on Greta's perfect wedding day, Daphne's ghosts come back to haunt her. Her ex-boyfriend is bent on payback-and Marlon is in the crosshairs. Daphne's fears have come true, and she must sacrifice herself again to make things right. 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?
Author's Note: The main character of Chasing Chaos is neurodivergent-she has Complex PTSD from childhood trauma-and I'm a bipolar-autistic author who experienced similar childhood trauma and psychological aftermath. Like all of the books in the Hollywood Lights series, Chasing Chaos centers neurodiversity and carefully handles trauma.
It also features a hottie handyman-artist, a movie star with a heart of gold, two stubborn girlfriends who definitely have your back, oodles of angst, and star-crossed lovers with a happily-ever-after.
Content Note: Chasing Chaos features strong romantic elements with some steamy and fade-to-black scenes. There is off-screen mention of past sexual assault of a teenager and past verbal and psychological abuse of a child by her parents.
The IPPY-Gold-winning Hollywood Lights series is full of angst, romance, family drama, deep friendship ties, and happily ever afters. The series is now complete. Perfect for fans of Colleen Hoover.
"As glamorous and mercurial as Hollywood itself, CHASING CHAOS is a novel that glitters." -New York Times bestselling author Eileen Goudge
"Do not miss this emotional tour-de-force--or anything Pryal writes." -Washington Post bestselling author Kelly Harms
Synopsis
When a broken woman's past threatens to destroy the only man she's ever loved, she's caught between seeking revenge and forgiving those who've hurt her-especially herself.
Daphne Saito is a successful screenwriter, with a condo in Brentwood and connections all over L.A. Her life seems perfect, but she's broken inside. Abused as a child, Daphne believes she's damaged goods. 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-all of the dirty things she's done to get ahead and the harm 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, Daphne's ex-boyfriend shows up, bent on payback-and Marlon is in the crosshairs. Daphne's 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?
Author's Note: The main character of Chasing Chaos is neurodivergent-she has Complex PTSD from childhood trauma-and I'm a bipolar-autistic author who experienced similar childhood trauma and psychological aftermath. Like all of the books in the Hollywood Lights series, Chasing Chaos centers neurodiversity and carefully handles trauma.
It also features a hottie handyman-artist, a movie star with a heart of gold, two stubborn girlfriends who definitely have your back, oodles of angst, and star-crossed lovers with a happily-ever-after.
Content Note: Chasing Chaos features strong romantic elements with some steamy and fade-to-black scenes. There is off-screen mention of past sexual assault of a teenager and past verbal and psychological abuse of a child by her parents.
The IPPY-Gold-winning Hollywood Lights series is full of angst, romance, family drama, deep friendship ties, and happily ever afters. The series is now complete. Perfect for fans of Colleen Hoover.
"As glamorous and mercurial as Hollywood itself, Chasing Chaos is a novel that glitters." -New York Times bestselling author Eileen Goudge
"Do not miss this emotional tour-de-force-or anything Pryal writes." -Washington Post bestselling author Kelly Harms