Between You and Me: A Novel - Softcover

"Pop culture aficionados will see plenty of parallels to Britney Spears' meteoric rise and downward
spiral in Kelsey's story, and they'll enjoy McLaughlin and Kraus' unflinching look at the price of fame." --Booklist

Praise for Between You and Me:
"McLaughlin and Kraus explore the dark side of fame...and provide an empathetic backstory to the sorts of salacious tales that readers see in the tabloids."--Publishers Weekly

"Pop star craziness meets Nanny Diaries wit and social commentary? Yes, please!"--Hollywood Reporter

"The ultimate summer read."--Hamptons Magazine

"A pop star's breakdown makes for a gripping novel."--InTouch (4 stars)

Praise for How To Be a Grown-Up:

"McLaughlin and Kraus have done something much more interesting by making Rory funny, self-aware and supremely competent: a fully realized human being. The joy of this book is not wondering whether she will succeed, but watching her do it. Rory is a modern damsel in distress who doesn't wait for a prince to rescue her, but pulls on her boots and strides out to slay the dragon herself."--Eliza Kennedy, The New York Times Book Review

"Such a cupcake of a book, it feels like you're doing something more self-indulgent than reading."--Kirkus Reviews

..".humorous and rewarding... smart and lively."--Booklist

"A super-fun romp of a generational collision and a marital breakdown, starring a flustered but steel-strong leading lady."--Library Journal

" ...the book never fails to set a course for adventure and make it hilarious, with the occasional moment of quiet reflection on modern times."--Book Reporter

The authors of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Nanny Diaries take “an unflinching look at the price of fame” (Booklist) in this story of a young woman trying to escape her ambitious family.

Growing up in small-town Oklahoma, cousins Logan and Kelsey Wade were raised like sisters. Rarely separated, they became each other’s lifelines, escaping into the small joys of childhood to survive the increasing chaos in their family. Then one day Logan woke up and Kelsey and her parents were gone.

Years later, Kelsey has been propelled by her relentless parents to mega-stardom, her voice a radio fixture and her face on billboards worldwide. Meanwhile, Logan is trying to carve out her own life in New York City despite the constant reminders of her cousin’s absence. Though she has long since stopped trying to solve the mystery of their last hours together, the inexplicably fractured memories haunt her.

Then on Logan’s twenty-seventh birthday, she gets the call that she’s been longing for—and dreading. Before she can second-guess herself, she’s on a plane to L.A. to reunite with Kelsey and the parents who ripped them apart, but Logan will soon learn that some family secrets are kept hidden for a reason.