The Accidental Bestseller

By: Wendy Wax

Narrated by: Khristine Hvam

Once upon a time four aspiring authors met at their very first writers' conference. Ten years later they're still friends, survivors of the ultra-competitive New York publishing world. Mallory St. James is a workaholic whose best sellers support a lavish lifestyle. Tanya Mason is a single mother juggling two jobs, two kids, and too many deadlines. Faye Truett is the wife of a famous televangelist and the author of inspirational romances: No one would ever guess her explosive secret.

Kendall Aims' once-promising career is on the skids - and so is her marriage. Her sales are dismal, her new editor detests her work - and her husband is cheating. Barely able to think, let alone meet her final deadline, Kendall holes up in a mountain cabin to confront a blank page and a blanker future.

But her friends won't let her face this trial alone. Together they collaborate on a novel using their own lives as fodder, assuming no one will ever discover the truth behind their words.

No one is more surprised than they are when the book becomes a runaway best seller. But with success comes scrutiny and scandal...as these four best friends suddenly realize how little they've truly known each other.

©2009 Wendy Wax (P)2012 Tantor

Critic reviews

"Wax sheds insight on the writer/reader relationship and nurtures this invisible bond throughout. Sure to appeal to fans of women's fiction and aspiring writers." ( Library Journal)

There was something about each character I identified with.

So good….there was something I identified with in each character. You routed for each character for different reasons.

Creative and Genuine

I truly enjoyed this book! It was not formula, like so many books out there today. The characters were well written and thought out. It would make a great movie!

Fantastic!

I enjoyed it from start to finish. the narrator was great. the characters were well developed and I was cheering them on!

Great book!

Great book, I really enjoyed it! the author did a good job sharing the different stories of the 4 main characters without confusing the reader.

the importance of friendship

I liked the characters strenghts & vulnerabilities. I have now listened to all Wendy Wax's books that I could find.