{"product_id":"birds-of-california-9780063159143","title":"Birds of California","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Exquisite and delicious. . . Katie Cotugno has outdone herself.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e--\u003cstrong\u003eTaylor Jenkins Reid, author of \u003cem\u003eDaisy Jones \u0026amp; The Six\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMalibu Rising\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSparks fly and things get real in this sharply sexy and whip-smart romantic comedy set against the backdrop of a post #metoo Hollywood from \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author Katie Cotugno\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFormer child actor Fiona St. James dropped out of the spotlight after a spectacularly public crash and burn. The tabloids called her crazy and self-destructive and said she'd lost her mind. Now in her late twenties, Fiona believes her humiliating past is firmly behind her. She's finally regained a modicum of privacy, and she won't let anything--or anyone--mess it up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnlike Fiona, Sam Fox, who played her older brother on the popular television show \u003cem\u003eBirds of California\u003c\/em\u003e, loves the perks that come with being a successful Hollywood actor: fame, women, parties, money. When his current show gets cancelled and his agent starts to avoid his calls, the desperate actor enthusiastically signs on for a \u003cem\u003eBirds of California\u003c\/em\u003e revival. But to make it happen, he needs Fiona St. James.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgainst her better judgment, Fiona agrees to have lunch with Sam. What happens next takes them both by surprise. Sam is enthralled by Fiona's take-no-prisoners attitude, and Fiona discovers a lovable goofball behind Sam's close-up-ready face. Long drives to the beach, late nights at dive bars . . . theirs is the kind of kitschy romance Hollywood sells. But just like in the rom-coms Fiona despises, there's a twist that threatens her new love. Sam doesn't know the full story behind her breakdown. What happens when she reveals the truth?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCotugno, Katie:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eKatie Cotugno is the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of seven romantic young adult novels, including \u003cem\u003e99 Days\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eYou Say It First\u003c\/em\u003e, and is the co-author, with Candace Bushnell, of \u003cem\u003eRules for Being a Girl\u003c\/em\u003e. Her books have been honored by the Junior Library Guild, the Bank Street Children's Book Committee, and the Kentucky Association of School Librarians, among others, and translated into more than fifteen languages. Katie is a Pushcart Prize nominee whose work has appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe Iowa Review, The Mississippi Review\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eArgestes\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as many other literary magazines. She studied Writing, Literature and Publishing at Emerson College and received her MFA in Fiction at Lesley University. She lives in Boston with her family. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50682719240466,"sku":"9780063159143","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c27b76f4-f560-4802-a804-f075c32fdb4d.jpg?v=1733971243","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/birds-of-california-9780063159143","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}