Most Popular Books by Laura Dave

"Set in the lush backdrop of Sonoma''s wine country, "Eight Hundred Grapes" is a...novel about love, marriage, family, wine, and the treacherous terrain in which they all intersect"--

A Goodreads Top 20 Book of the Last 5 Years Don’t miss the #1 New York Times bestselling blockbuster and Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick that’s sold over 5 million copies—now streaming on Apple TV+ starring Jennifer Garner! The “page-turning, exhilarating” (PopSugar) and “heartfelt thriller” (Real Simple) about a woman who thinks she’s found the love of her life—until he disappears. Before Owen Michaels disappears, he smuggles a note to his beloved wife of one year: Protect her. Despite her confusion and fear, Hannah Hall knows exactly to whom the note refers—Owen’s sixteen-year-old daughter, Bailey. Bailey, who lost her mother tragically as a child. Bailey, who wants absolutely nothing to do with her new stepmother. As Hannah’s increasingly desperate calls to Owen go unanswered, as the FBI arrests Owen’s boss, as a US marshal and federal agents arrive at her Sausalito home unannounced, Hannah quickly realizes her husband isn’t who he said he was. And that Bailey just may hold the key to figuring out Owen’s true identity—and why he really disappeared. Hannah and Bailey set out to discover the truth. But as they start putting together the pieces of Owen’s past, they soon realize they’re also building a new future—one neither of them could have anticipated. With its breakneck pacing, dizzying plot twists, and evocative family drama, The Last Thing He Told Me is a “page-turning, exhilarating, and unforgettable” (PopSugar) suspense novel.

THE BOOK THAT INSPIRED SEASON 2 OF THE LAST THING HE TOLD ME STARRING JENNIFER GARNER A REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB SELECTION! AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER THE SEQUEL TO THE LAST THING HE TOLD ME “Taut prose matches the story with moments of emotional poignancy...a tense story, but a surprisingly tender one.” —The Washington Post “Action-packed and deeply felt, this sequel is every bit as incredible as The Last Thing He Told Me.” —Mary Kubica “A novel worth your time.” —The New York Times Laura Dave continues Hannah Hall’s pulse-pounding journey in the riveting and deeply moving sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling blockbuster and Apple TV+ show, The Last Thing He Told Me. How far would you go for a second chance? Five years after her husband, Owen, disappeared, Hannah Hall and her stepdaughter, Bailey, have settled into a new life in Southern California. Together, they’ve forged a relationship with Bailey’s grandfather Nicholas and are putting the past behind them. But when Owen shows up at Hannah’s new exhibition, she knows that she and Bailey are in danger again. Hannah and Bailey are forced to go on the run in a relentless race to keep their past from catching up with them. As a thrilling drama unfolds, Hannah risks everything to get Bailey to safety—and finds there just might be a way back to Owen and their long-awaited second chance. A gripping, rich, and deeply moving novel about the power of forgiveness, The First Time I Saw Him picks up right where the epilogue for the “genuinely moving” (The New York Times) The Last Thing He Told Me left off, giving readers the eagerly awaited and absolutely exhilarating sequel to Dave’s global blockbuster.

An Instant New York Times Bestseller "Drama, mystery, and intrigue" (PureWow) unfold in this instant New York Times bestseller about estranged siblings chasing a fifty-year-old secret that shaped their father''s mysterious life--and death--in this "emotionally charged and unforgettable story" (E!) from the author of The Last Thing He Told Me. Liam Noone was many things to many people. To the public, he was an exacting, self-made hotel magnate fleeing his past. To his three ex-wives, he was a loving albeit distant family man who kept his finances flush and his families carefully separated. To Nora, he was a father who often loved her from afar--notably, a cliffside cottage perched on the California coast where he fell to his death. The authorities rule the death accidental, but Nora and her estranged brother Sam have other ideas. As Nora and Sam form an uneasy alliance to unravel the mystery, they start putting together the pieces of their father''s past and uncover a family secret that changes everything. With Laura Dave''s trademark blend of soulful suspense and evocative family drama, The Night We Lost Him is a riveting page-turner with a heartbreaking final twist that you will never see coming.

"A fresh, funny take on the search for a soulmate." —People A savvy, page-turning novel about a woman torn between her husband and the man she thought she''d marry by the author of the New York Times Bestsellers and Reese''s Book Club Picks, The First Time I Saw Him and The Last Thing He Told Me Annie Adams is days away from her thirty-second birthday and thinks she has finally found some happiness. She visits the world''s most interesting places for her syndicated travel column and she''s happily cohabiting with her movie director boyfriend Nick in Los Angeles. But when Nick comes home from a meeting with his therapist (aka "futures counselor") and announces that he''s taking a break from their relationship so he can pursue a woman from his past, the place Annie had come to call home is shattered. Reeling, Annie stumbles into her neighborhood bar and finds Griffin-a grounded, charming chef who seems to be everything Annie didn''t know she was looking for. Within three months, Griffin is Annie''s husband and Annie finds herself trying to restart her life in rural Massachusetts. A wry observer of modern love, Laura Dave "steers clear of easy answers to explore the romantic choices we make" (USA Today). Her third novel is packed with humor, empathy, and psychological insight about the power of love and home.

A tender and quirky novel about the romantic choices we make from the author of the New York Times Bestseller and Reese''s Book Club Pick, The Last Thing He Told Me Emmy Everett is reluctantly heading home to New York for her brother Josh’s wedding. She has spent the last three years in a fishing town in Rhode Island and, having little to show for it, she doesn’t particularly want to answer the questions she is sure to face about her (ex)-fiance, her (questionable) career choices, her (unknown) future. But she is still shocked when her typically resolute brother Josh confesses he is having doubts about his imminent marriage – and he asks Emmy the hardest question of all: what do I do now? With seventy-two hours until the wedding, Emmy embarks with Josh on a road trip to help him find a mystery woman, and to answer some long overdue questions about who he wants to spend his life with. It isn’t only Josh who has some lessons to learn. Along the way, Emmy discovers some undeniable truths about what she wants from her own life; and she begins to realize that perhaps her own happy ending is not as far away as it seems.

In the modern world, where celebrity is a careful construct, Laura Dave''s compelling, enticing novel explores the devastating effect of the secrets people keep in public, and in private. This is a fresh, provocative look at a woman teetering between a scrupulously assembled life and the redemptive power of revealing the truth.

"Sizzle Factor: SPF 50. A secret marriage, lies about affairs . . . even sex on the day of the divorce party" (USA Today) a novel by the author of the New York Times Bestseller and Reese''s Book Club Pick, The Last Thing He Told Me The second novel from Laura Dave, the acclaimed author of Eight Hundred Grapes and Hello Sunshine. In The Divorce Party, she captures a much-discussed cultural phenomenon that has never been profiled in fiction before-divorce celebrations-with her characteristic wit and warmth. Set in Hamptons high society, The Divorce Party features two women-one newly engaged and one at the end of her marriage-trying to answer the same question: when should you fight to save a relationship, and when should you let go? An insightful and funny multi-generational story, this deeply moving novel is sure to touch anyone whose heart has weathered an unexpected storm.

There are secrets you share, and secrets you hide... For everyone who loved Brothers and Sisters.

Wenn dein Leben absolut perfekt ist – ist es dann nicht Zeit, etwas Neues zu wagen? Sunshine Mackenzie lebt ihren Traum! Mit ihrer YouTube-Kochshow und ihren Lifestyle-Büchern begeistert sie Millionen von Fans. Sie ist einfach die Person, mit der jeder gern befreundet wäre. Noch dazu hat sie ihren Traummann geheiratet, den Architekten Danny, der ihr treu bei allem zur Seite steht. Alles scheint perfekt, bis ausgerechnet an ihrem fünfunddreißigsten Geburtstag herauskommt, dass die hochgelobten Rezepte aus der Show gar nicht von ihr sind. Die Fans sind empört, und Sunshine sieht nur einen Ausweg: Sie verlässt New York, um in einem kleinen Küstenstädtchen noch einmal von vorn zu beginnen ...

Koskettava mysteeriromaani rakkaudesta, uskollisuudesta ja surusta. Isän traagisen kuoleman jälkipyykki tuo erillään kasvaneet sisarukset yhteen. Yhdessä he kohtaavat kaiken sen, mitä eivät tienneet isästään. Eräänä kauniina iltana varakas liikemies Liam Noone putoaa jyrkänteeltä Kalifornian rannikolla ja kuolee. Oliko kyseessä onnettomuus vai murha? Nora ja hänen velipuolensa Sam päättävät selvittää totuuden isänsä kuolemasta. Heidän jo valmiiksi vaikea suhteensa joutuu koetukselle, kun he sukeltavat etäiseksi jääneen isän vaiheisiin. Salaperäiseen menneisyys on täynnä intohimoa, valheita ja synkkiä salaisuuksia, joiden moni haluaisi pysyvän haudattuna. Laura Dave (s. 1977) yhdistelee romaaneissaan kiehtovalla tavalla psykologista jännitystä ja liikuttavaa ihmissuhdedraamaa. Daven edellinen romaani Suojele häntä singahti välittömästi New York Times -lehden bestsellerlistan ykköseksi ja pysyi listalla yhteensä 48 viikkoa. Reese Witherspoon valitsi romaanin kirjakerhonsa lukemistoon ja siitä on tehty myös tv-sarja. Dave asuu Kaliforniassa perheensä kanssa.

Georgia staat op het punt te trouwen met de man van haar dromen als haar wereld plotseling ontploft. Uitgerekend op het moment dat ze haar jurk past, ontdekt Georgia dat haar verloofde Ben een schokkend geheim verzwijgt. Overstuur vertrekt ze naar de wijngaard van haar ouders in Sonoma, Californië om bij de druivenoogst te helpen. Maar ook bij haar familie heeft het noodlot toegeslagen en de toekomst van de wijngaard staat op het spel.

Uma comédia romântica sobre a busca pela alma gêmea Annie Adams acredita ter tudo. Ela atravessa o mundo escrevendo sua coluna de viagens e acredita que seu relacionamento de cinco anos com o cineasta Nick é perfeito... Até ele resolver deixá-la. Pouco depois, Annie conhece Griffin, um charmoso e atencioso chef de cozinha, diferente de Nick em quase todos os sentidos. Ela rapidamente se casa com ele e os dois se mudam para uma pequena cidade rural no Massachusetts. Uma vez lá, no entanto, ela percebe o quão pouco conhece Griffin e acaba se perguntando se o relacionamento é pra valer ou se o casamento às pressas foi pura e simplesmente um equívoco. Quando Nick retorna, pedindo uma segunda chance, Annie fica dividida entre o marido e o homem com quem tivera a intenção de casar-se e é forçada a escolher entre um deles.

Giorgia Ford steht kurz davor, den Mann ihrer Träume zu heiraten. Es ist fast zu schön, um wahr zu sein. Bis ihre Welt plötzlich zerbricht – ausgerechnet in dem Moment, in dem sie ihr Brautkleid anprobiert. Kurzentschlossen steigt Giorgia in ihr Auto und fährt an den einen Ort, an dem sie sich geborgen fühlt: auf das Weingut ihrer Familie im Hinterland Kaliforniens. Doch dort schmieden Giorgias Eltern abwegige Zukunftspläne, die ihren Weinberg bedrohen. Giorgia muss um die heile Welt ihrer Kindheit kämpfen – und entdeckt dabei, dass sich das Glück manchmal dort versteckt, wo man es schon lange nicht mehr gesucht hat ...

Chega às livrarias suspense que aborda escândalo financeiro e ganhará adaptação pelo Apple TV+ protagonizada por Jennifer Garner Proteja ela. Essa foi a mensagem que Owen Michaels deixou para a esposa antes de desaparecer. Apesar da confusão e do medo, Hannah Hall sabe exatamente a quem aquelas palavras se referem: Bailey, sua enteada de dezesseis anos, que perdeu a mãe de forma trágica e gostaria de poder ignorar por completo a nova madrasta. Em pouco tempo, a situação sai totalmente do controle de Hannah: Owen não atende suas ligações cada vez mais desesperadas, o FBI prende o chefe dele, e agentes federais surgem na sua porta, fazendo-a questionar não apenas por que o marido desapareceu, mas também quem ele realmente é. Mesmo querendo respeitar aquele último pedido, Hannah precisa de respostas. E talvez a enteada seja a chave de todas elas. Sem saber em quem confiar, Hannah e Bailey partem em uma jornada em busca da verdade. Quando as peças do passado de Owen começam a se encaixar, porém, elas entendem que também estão construindo um novo futuro — um que nenhuma das duas poderia ter previsto. Ao unir mistério e drama familiar, A última coisa que ele me falou envolve o leitor em uma emocionante rede de segredos e mentiras. Uma história impossível de largar, cujo ritmo intenso e cujas reviravoltas impactantes prometem surpresas até os últimos segundos.