Introduction

What do you do when your once charmed life falls to pieces? Karsen Woods' life seems charmed from her hunkalicious boyfriend to her picture-perfect midwestern roots. Away at college, even the necklace she wears serves as a constant connection home - a family tradition created when her grandfather handmade each immediate relative an interlinking charm. Each piece crafted in the shape of a puzzle piece, each one interlinking perfectly together. But when the unexpected death of her mother turns her world upside down, she discovers there is a missing piece of her treasured family tradition and her life as she once knew it may never be the same. Addison Reynolds resides in her posh Manhattan condominium and wraps her personal identity around running Urbane, the magazine empire built by her father. In a moment of haste, Addison divulges her deepest secret to her closest friend Emily - a secret she never intended to disclose. Could one choice, one secret, bond two unlikely women forever?

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Chapter 2
Addison Reynolds’s blood pressure rose as she scanned the ad on page thirty-two. As CEO of Urbane, one of the world’s top fashion magazines, she had walked into her Manhattan office this Friday morning to an urgent – and angry – message from one of her largest and long-time advertisers, George Montague. “This is unacceptable! Pull all my ads, NOW!” ... view entire excerpt...

Discussion Questions

Do you think Karsen would have ever found out about Addison if her mother would not have died? Do you feel her mother made the right decision? Why or why not?

Do you think Karen’s father made the right choice in trying to keep his wife’s secret? Why or why not?

Was Karsen’s relationship with James healthy? Had her mother’s accident not happened, do you think she would have stayed with him? Do you think he had any redeeming qualities?

Was Karsen’s relationship with Brad unusual? Do you think he would have given up his audition for her under different circumstances?

Friendships are a key element in the novel, both with Karsen and Hanna and Addison and Emily. How do friends play a role in your life?

Do you think Karsen would have gone through with ending her pregnancy? What role did her mother’s past play in her decision? At the end of the novel, do you think she made the right choice? What would you have done?

Addison’s emotional issues with being adopted forged her commitment issues. Were Addison’s insecurities warranted? Were they realistically portrayed in the book?

How does each character grow throughout the novel? What do you see happening to each of these characters? Do you think they will be happy? Why or why not?

What character did you connect to most? Why?

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