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The Secret Life of Wishful Thinking - Lindy De Koven (2015)

Hollywood executive Kenzie Armstrong bowed out of that high-powered industry after an embarrassing wardrobe misfunction. Four years later she's in charge of marketing at a racetrack. Kenzie is sceptical when a psychic tells her that the vintage ring she wears belongs to her future husband. But the prophecy definitely plays on her mind when she begins to date jockey agent Matt. Kenzie also has much to prove at work with influential horse owner and 1950s throwback Brynne wanting to turf her out of her job. Meanwhile her friend, Gemma, is busy stalking her biological father and colleague Sarita may spend her nights being set up with potential suitors by her Indian parents but she's also hiding a secret life. The storyline follows all four women, although Kenzie remains the central figure. The challenges the women faced were somewhat cliched but I still enjoyed their journeys, even though the mystery of the ring's owner became obvious far too early in the piece.



The Secret Life of Wishful Thinking, by former TV executive Lindy DeKoven, is about four women who forge an unlikely bond - and have the audacity to dream. The summary says: "'The ring you found...it belongs to your future husband...' A humiliating incident four years ago cost Kenzie Armstrong her pride and her marketing career, but now she's making her way back at a run-down racetrack where she's charged with increasing attendance. After a chance encounter with a storefront psychic, Kenzie begins secretly wishing that the fortune teller's far-fetched prediction will come true. Her best friend, Gemma, an outspoken extrovert and dreamer, has her own secret wish - finding the true identify of her biological father. But is it worth the risk? And at what cost? Brynne is a powerful and bossy horse owner at the racetrack, with a seemingly perfect family and Bel-Air mansion to match. But her world is full of dark secrets, many of which threaten everything she has. Sarita, a track coordinator by day and Goth singer by night, bristles under the expectations of her traditional Indian family. Underneath it all, she secretly longs for their approval and acceptance of her chosen life." The Secret Life of Wishful Thinking is out in February 2015.

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