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IN STORES NOW! From the back of the book: If it's not one thing, it's her mother. Before there were mommy bloggers, there was Britt. San Francisco's brassy scandal queen filled her newspaper column with juicy details of her many marriages, cosmetic surgeries and everything about her only daughter, Mason. Then Britt dies. Suddenly and in spectacularly embarrassing fashion. So Mason-now thirty-five and vehemently un-Britt-like in every way-returns home to settle her affairs...though some affairs are not so easy to settle. Now caught in her own sordid debacle, Mason finds herself thrust back into the spotlight, and this time it's her own doing. Struggling to define herself as anything other than Britt Junior, Mason soon discovers that Britt's intensely public life still held some secrets. And though the overgrown teen rebel has always favored combat boots, she may yet walk a mile in her mother's shoes. REVIEWS: PUBLISHERS WEEKLY: The death of a San Francisco gossip columnist spurs big changes for her daughter in Klaffke's poignant and witty follow-up to Snapped. The late Britt Castleman had filled her columns with Bay Area society scandal and copious details about the life of her daughter, Mason. Mason, having fled to Canada to live outside the glare of her mother's attention, returns after Britt's death to get the family affairs in order, and, at 35, she's still carrying a rebellious teenage chip on her shoulder when she runs into Edgar and Aaron Neilson, the stepbrothers she briefly lived with when they were little. Aaron is instantly smitten, but it's the married Edgar who gets Mason in the sack. Soon Mason is being chastely pursued by one stepbrother while sleeping with the other. She also lucks into a writing gig that comes in handy once things go south with Aaron and Edgar, and it becomes pretty clear to everyone but Mason that she's turning into her mother. Klaffke maintains an exuberant irreverence while charting Mason's transformation, offering a whip-smart take on motherhood, daughterhood, and unconventional affairs of the heart. RT REVIEWS (4.5 star review/top pick) Every Little Thing is incredibly entertaining, and so engrossing you’ll have a hard time putting it down for a break. The novel is shockingly hilarious with a raw, blunt and awkward female protagonist who’s easy to relate to. Although the novel entertains a common plot, it is certainly not predictable. Mason’s sarcastic wit will make readers laugh out loud. Empowering chick lit at its best with a surprising romantic twist, this is not a novel you’re likely to forget. Mason McDonald’s most embarrassing and sensational experiences have always been the subject of her famous mother’s scandalous newspaper column until she dies, leaving her legacy to Mason. When Mason returns home to attend the funeral, she soon finds herself caught between two brothers from her past and lands herself smack-dab in the middle of one big, ugly mess. Realizing that she must step up and take control of aiming her life in a more positive direction, Mason begins to implement major changes for the better. —Sarah Eisenbraun

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