Suburbia meets scandal in this hopeful and honest portrayal of that moment in every woman's life when it's time to make a change, even if that means risking losing it all. Goddess of Suburbia by Stephanie Kepke is a must-read for women looking to reconnect with their passions, and live authentically. When pillar of the community and PTA mom, Max, allowed her husband, Nick, to record a sex video of them on his cell phone, she thought of it as simply a way to keep Nick interested and entertained during his frequent business trips. But suddenly, Max is trending everywhere—her video lighting up the blogosphere and Twitter, thanks to the fact that she's a genuine, imperfect woman. Now the paparazzi are chronicling her every move; her daughter wants to disown her; and her marriage has completely fallen apart. Just as things can't get any more chaotic, Max's college boyfriend, shows up two decades after he broke her heart. Now Max must learn to stop going through the motions of her life...

Forty-year-old Alex Spencer has given up on love. Having escaped five years earlier from the verbally abusive and two decades older, Trent Peterson, her life revolves around her daughter, sixteen-year-old Josie, even if Josie wants nothing to do with her. But with Valentine's Day looming, Alex's high school sweetheart, Billy Leibowitz, whom she kicked out of her life twenty years earlier thanks to Trent's demands, has been invading her thoughts. Alex searches for Billy in vain—it seems as if he's simply disappeared. Suddenly, Candy Hearts, which Billy sent to Alex every Valentine's Day, start arriving in the mail. Is Billy sending the Candy Hearts? Will this finally be her chance at happily ever after?