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The False Flat

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The False Flat

By: Melissa Collings
Narrated by: Alaska Jackson
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In this uplifting story about friendship, love, and growth, one woman must untangle herself from a past that’s holding her back in order to move forward into the life that will set her free.

Penelope Auberge is at her breaking point. With an overbearing mother, a married boyfriend, and a boss who gives Pen’s high-profile finance clients to male colleagues, it feels like nothing she’s accomplished in her thirty-two years belongs to her.

Determined to build a life entirely her own, Pen moves from Minnesota to Tennessee to open a solo financial business. There, she meets siblings Deanna and Grant, who attempt to coax Pen out of her socially anxious shell. Hesitant to open up so she doesn’t get hurt (again), Pen is slow to develop a friendship with Deanna, and she’s determined to ignore her feelings for Grant, which is difficult given she’s joined his cycling group and a clear something begins blossoming between them.

Pen’s path in Nashville appears to be smoothing out, but she soon learns that packing up her past isn’t quite that easy. If she wants to start fresh, she’ll have to decide what she really wants—even if that means riding away from her old life for good.

©2024 by Melissa R. Collings. (P)2024 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.
Contemporary Multicultural Feel-Good

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Critic reviews

“Melissa Collings’s The False Flat is a haunting, character-driven novel…Pen and Grant’s love story is touching, profound, and fascinating.” —Readers’ Favorite

“With a particular interest for fans of multicultural and interracial romance, The False Flat by novelist Melissa Collings is a finely crafted work of literary excellence that will be enjoyed by the reader from start to finish. An extraordinary and highly recommended pick for community and college/university library Contemporary Literary Fiction collections…” —Midwest Book Review

“A heartwarming, heart-wrenching debut for lovers of Emily Henry and Etta Easton, The False Flat is like curling up with a good cup of tea and your new best friends. A must-read.” —Rea Frey, #1 bestselling author of Don’t Forget Me and In Every Life

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