All the women in Piper's family know their true love at first sight, complete with butterflies, heart eyes, and a gut instinct. The kind of fated love that lasts forever. Piper grew up with her ancestors' epic love stories repeated like fairy tales, and yearns for the day she'll start her own. Already singled out in her family due to her physical disability, Piper collects a second strike against her when her parents announce their divorce, which convinces her family that she's doomed.
When she finally finds her true love at a party, she's more determined than ever to attain her love story and earn a spot in her family. But after completely botching their first meeting,
she realizes that she'll need help from her best friend Leo, who is sort of a love expert. The catch--he and Piper haven't talked in six months, since he needed a "break" from their friendship.
To win over the love of her life and a place in her family, Piper must convince Leo to teach her his ways. And it's all going as planned...until Leo confesses his own love for Piper. Now, she must decide: will fate choose her love, or will love choose her fate?
PRAISE
"Swoon-worthy and glittering with charm, All the Stars Align explores choice, tradition, and the desperate yearning to belong. At its heart is a relationship sweetly complicated in the way that only childhood friends-to-lovers can deliver. Readers will be enchanted by Piper as she battles family expectations and fate itself in her search for true love."
Allison Saft, New York Times bestselling author of A Fragile Enchantment
Ellie Haycock has always separated her life into sections: Ellie at home and Ellie at the hospital. At home, Ellie is a typical student and proud member of her high school’s speech and debate team alongside her best friend and her boyfriend. At the hospital, Ellie has an ever-growing team of doctors and a mom who won’t stop posting about the details of her life and illness online. It’s not hard for Ellie to choose which of the two she prefers.
When Ellie is forced to return to the hospital for an extended stay, she worries about her two lives colliding, and all she wants is to get back home as soon as possible.
But this stay is different. Ellie becomes close with a group of friends including Ryan, a first-timer who’s still optimistic about the doctors that Ellie stopped trusting years ago. Despite their differences, she can’t seem to keep him out of her head. Ellie’s life has never been normal, but maybe between these fast friendships and falling in love, she can find her own version of normal.
PRAISE
“Told with sparkling wit and endless charm. I fell in love with Ellie Haycock! I think you will too. Either way…she’s totally fine.”
Reese Witherspoon
“Gretchen Schreiber's writing is honest, raw, and funny. She seamlessly weaves a story of hurt and humor with beautiful prose and characters that already feel like old friends...Ellie is the coming-of-age story everyone should read."
Kristin Dwyer, author of Some Mistakes Were Made
"Soul-deep and sharply poetic, Schreiber’s debut deftly rewrites conventions with poignant detail. With resonant romance and an iconic central character, Ellie Haycock is Totally Normal is extraordinary."
Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka, authors of Always Never Yours