I Thought You Said This Would Work

A road trip can drive anyone over the edgeespecially two former best friendsin bestselling author Ann Garvins funny and poignant novel about broken bonds, messy histories, and the power of forgiveness. Widowed Samantha Arias hasnt spoken to Holly Dunfee in forever. Its for the best. Samantha prefers to avoid conflict. The blisteringly honest Holly craves it. What they still have in common puts them both back on speed dial: a mutual love for Katie, their best friend of twenty-five years, now hospitalized with cancer and needing one little errand from her old college roomies. Its simple: travel cross-country together, steal her loathsome ex-husbands VW camper, find Katies diabetic Great Pyrenees at a Utah rescue, and drive him back home to Wisconsin. If itll make Katie happy, no favor is too big (one hundred pounds), too daunting (two thousand miles), or too illegal (ish), even when a boho D-list celebrity hitches a ride and drives the road trip in fresh directions. Samantha and Holly are following every new turntoward second chances, unexpected romance, and self-discoveryand finally blowing the dust off the secret that broke their friendship. On the open road, theyll try to put it back togetherfor themselves, and especially for the love of Katie.