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Why Can't I Be You - Allie Larkin (2013)
Jenny Shaw is suddenly dumped by her long-term boyfriend on the way to the airport. She arrives in Seattle for her business conference devastated. When Myra sees Jenny in a hotel lobby, she mistakens her for Jessie Morgan, a woman she bears a resemblance to. To escape her pain, Jenny on a whim goes along with pretending to be Jessie Morgan. She is suddenly surrounded by Myra and her high school friends, who all believe Jenny is Jessie, the former ringleader of their high school clique. Jenny finds herself falling in love with her fake life and new friends. Only when a secret from Jessie's past surfaces, does Jenny's lies start to catch up with her. While the premise of this book is completely unrealistic, the author made it a fun and entertaining read. (AO)
Why Can't I Be You, by Allie Larkin, is about a woman who steals someone else's identity. The summary says: "What happens when a case of mistaken identity offers an unhappy woman the life she's always wanted? At one time or another, everyone has wished they could be someone else. When Jenny Shaw hears someone shout "Jessie!" across the hotel lobby, she impulsively answers. All her life, Jenny has toed the line but something propels her to seize the opportunity to become Jessie Morgan, a woman to whom she bears an uncanny resemblance. Lonely in her own life, Jenny is embraced by Jessie's warm circle of friends - and finds unexpected romance. But when she delves into Jessie's past, Jenny discovers a secret that spurs her to take another leap into the unknown."