Books by Phoebe Fox

A heartfelt story about family, forgiveness, and starting over when the happy ending ends-and handling it all with a little bit of grace.Family is everything-Grace Adams McHale's mom must have said it to her a thousand times before she died. Before Grace's dad ran off with an aspiring actress half his age. Before only-child Grace found out she was unable to have children of her own. Before Brian-her childhood best friend, business partner, and finally her husband-dropped a "bombshell" on her in the form of her stunning new replacement.Which means Grace now has...nothing.Until she receives a letter from a woman claiming to be a relative Grace never knew she had, sending her on a journey from the childhood home she had to move back into, to a Florida island to meet a total stranger who embraces her as family. There, Grace starts to uncover answers about the eccentric woman her family never mentioned: a larger-than-life octogenarian who is the keeper of a secret held for more than fifty years, and the ultimate inspiration to always be true to yourself. As Grace gets to know this woman and picks up the pieces of her own shattered life, she is forced to question whether she can find forgiveness for the unforgivable.

The Breakup Doctor Is IN.Brook Ogden, licensed mental health counselor, is an expert at picking up the pieces after things come apart. She’s coached her best friend through more dating disasters than the Bachelorette, and when her mom suddenly announces she’s leaving the family home to resume her decades-delayed acting career (if their small-town Florida community theater qualifies), calm, levelheaded Brook holds the rest of the family together. Even when her traditional therapy practice literally collapses under a wrecking ball she maintains perfect control: landing on her feet with a weekly advice-to-the-lovelorn column and a successful consulting service as the Breakup Doctor: on call to help you shape up after a breakup.But when her own relationship suddenly crumbles, Brook finds herself helplessly engaging in some spectacularly bad breakup behavior of her own—including rebounding with the most inappropriate of men: a dangerously hot bartender with anger-management issues—who also happens to be a former patient.As her increasingly out-of-control behavior lands her at rock-bottom, Brook realizes you can’t always handle the messy parts of life neatly—and sometimes you can’t pull yourself together until you let yourself fall apart.The Breakup Doctor is the perfect beach read: a contemporary women’s fiction novel full of humor and heart."Therapist Brook Ogden is a genius when it comes to helping people push past the crazy stage and mend their broken hearts, but when Brook suffers her own heartbreak, will she take her own advice? (Answer: no, which is why this book is so funny.)"—Glamour“THE BREAKUP DOCTOR has it all, humor, romance, and wonderful breakup advice! I was expecting a lighthearted chick-lit story, which it is, but it is also so much more...The Breakup Doctor is delightful...sharp, snarky, funny, and fast-paced."--Fresh Fiction"Fox doesn’t just know how to write clearly and powerfully...she has real insight into relationships...a laugh-out-loud read. Fox has a real winner here."—Scene magazine