BITTER
Rebecca x Verity x The Last Mrs. Parrish
The things we do for love…
Perfect for fans of Rebecca and Verity, BITTER is an 84,000-word women’s-fiction novel, in which a famous plastic surgeon—the chief person of interest in his wife’s fatal drowning—must prevent history from repeating itself while falling for her eerily-similar doppelgänger.
Dr. Ezra Weston and former Miss America contestant Savannah Weston were California’s premier ‘It’ couple…until the night she fell overboard a yacht. On the first anniversary of her death, Ezra stumbles across an almost-carbon copy of his late wife named Mara Miller. His attraction is instant and, fortunately, mutual. But after police reopen the investigation, and the same strange series of events that occurred with Savannah also begin happening with Mara, Ezra is desperate to keep his practice afloat, prove his innocence, and stop the same fate from befalling his new love.
Award-winning journalist Mara Miller has been searching for the perfect job–one that allows her more autonomy and an escape from her infuriating boss. When she intercedes on Ezra’s behalf during a train wreck of an interview, Mara lands herself a job as well as a new love interest who seems too good to be true. Intent on her happy-ever-after, Mara is determined to unveil what really happened to Savannah and the secrets she kept hidden from her husband. Yet as her relationship with Ezra deepens, the more she wonders, could this be love…or is she just a replacement?
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With a sizzling and slow-burning romance, unreliable characters, and a plot twist you won’t see coming, BITTER dives into complicated relationship dynamics to show just how far we’ll go for love…and revenge.
Briana, Beta reader
"The most fantastic part of Bitter is waiting for you at the very end."
Leisa, Beta reader
"I've been on many a wild ride, but what Natalie has artfully brought to life is one so unexpected, mysterious, and somehow, delightfully unsettling."
Loren, Beta reader
"Prepare to vanish from reality."
Editor
"Bitter, a delightfully Hitchcockian thriller I truly enjoyed diving into. Reading Natalie's novel made my skin crawl in the best of ways."
Editor
"What a WILD ride this manuscript was. I loved the writing and the voice."
Editor
"I was drawn to this premise, as it seems so chock full of mystery, intrigue, and drama. Ezra and Mara were both such interesting characters, and I never knew quite what to expect from them next."