The happiness plan

Heather Sitterly never knew her father, but a DNA test reveals that he doesn't live far away, and before she can think about how her difficult mother will react, she reaches out. Heather has commitment problems, which drove away her last boyfriend, Campbell, and now Campbell is dating someone else. Tori Rocha lives next door to Grant, Campbell's brother, and they have the perfect relationship, walking each other's dogs and occasionally feeding each other, until an emergency forces them to live together, which could change everything. Daphne Brown is trying to repair her marriage to Brody, Campbell and Grant's brother, after a work colleague sends her flowers unexpectedly. Or was it so unexpected--had she been unconsciously leading him on? The women deal with heavy issues (emotionally abusive parents, miscarriage), but in Mallery's hands, the odds don't feel insurmountable, especially with love on their side. The three ultra-competent best friends are just as much family as the brothers are, and this novel of emotional honesty and found family will appeal to readers of Jill Shalvis and Kristan Higgins.HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: Mallery is a reliable star of relationship fiction, and her latest is a great choice for beach-read season.