“Days after her husband dies in a car accident, Ellie Huang finds out he had been cheating on her with one of her colleagues at a San Francisco law firm. Distraught, she escapes with her best friend to the French Riveria, convinced that immersing herself in the sun, sand, gourmet food, and wine at a luxurious resort will help her come to grips with her loss and betrayal. But Ellie’s escape turns into a reckoning as she is forced to confront some uncomfortable truths.”– Bay City Books’ ‘The Brightest State’ and Other New Books from Bay Area Authors, June 2023