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The Fifth Avenue Story SocietyBy Rachel Hauck
Christian Contemporary Romance
Hardcover, Paperback, Audiobook & ebook, 400 Pages
February 4th 2020 by Thomas Nelson
An invitation to join The Fifth Avenue Story Society gives five New York strangers a chance to rewrite their own stories.
Executive assistant Lexa is eager for a much-deserved promotion, but her boss is determined to keep her underemployed.
Literature professor Jett is dealing with a broken heart, as well as a nagging suspicion his literary idol, Gordon Phipps Roth, might be a fraud.
Uber driver Chuck just wants a second chance with his kids.
Aging widower Ed is eager to write the true story of his incredible marriage.
Coral, queen of the cosmetics industry, has broken her engagement and is on the verge of losing her great grandmother’s multimillion-dollar empire.
When all five New Yorkers receive an anonymous, mysterious invitation to the Fifth Avenue Story Society, they suspect they’re victims of a practical joke. No one knows who sent the invitations or why. No one has heard of the literary society. And no one is prepared to reveal their deepest secrets to a roomful of strangers.
Yet curiosity and loneliness bring them back week after week to the old library. And it’s there they discover the stories of their hearts, and the kind of friendship and love that heals their souls.
Praise for the Book
"Hauck inspires and uplifts with this mix of tales." - Publishers Weekly
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Excerpt
“Story doesn’t have to be written,” Jett said. “It can be
told. Every day we tell, listen to, live, and breathe stories. What we’re doing
right now is a story. People who would’ve otherwise never met are sharing a
moment.”
“You two seemed to know one another.” Coral motioned between
Jett and Chuck.
“It was a series of unfortunate events,” Jett said.
“Really?” Coral shifted in her chair. “Do tell.”
“Nothing to tell really,” Chuck said. “Do you think this is
some sort of reality show?” He scanned the length of the crown molding.
“Why would we be in a reality show?” Ed frowned at the
ceiling and any possible, invisible cameras.
“Because Coral here left her groom—”
“What?” Coral leapt up and glared down at Chuck. “I’m not
the culprit here. If I were to be on a reality show about . . .
well, anything, I’d certainly not invite the lot of you.”
“Chuck, what are you talking about?” Ed leaned into the
conversation.
“Coral.” Chuck glanced up at the statuesque beauty. “You are
the Winthrop heiress, right? Engaged to a prince in—”
“Is this the story society?”
The door opened, and the discussion crashed to a stop. Jett
rose to meet who he believed was the fifth member of this weird, cockamamie “society.”
“Lexa?” If possible, the world stopped spinning. His
heartbeat slowed, and his thoughts careened together.
She moved across the threshold with ease, hitched her
backpack on her shoulder, and raised her sparkling hazel gaze.
“Jett? You’ve got to be kidding me.” She had more heat in
her eyes than the flames in the fireplace. “Did you do this? Send that stupid
invitation?”
The backpack slipped and crashed down on her arm. She
righted it again as she spun toward the door.
“No, I was hoping the person coming through that door had
the answers.”
“Then I’ll say good night.”
Wait. Say something.
But he couldn’t move or speak. Just like all the times in the past.
From The Fifth Avenue Story
Society by Rachel Hauck. Used with the permission of the
publisher, Thomas Nelson. Copyright © 2020 by Rachel Hauck. Learn more at TNZ Fiction.
About the Author
Rachel Hauck is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA TODAY bestselling author of The Wedding Dress, which was also named Inspirational Novel of the Year by Romantic Times and was a RITA finalist. Rachel lives in central Florida with her husband and pet and writes from her ivory tower.
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