The women of Primm have it all together, all of the time and Holly Banks has made it her mission to be the same. But she's quickly learning that keeping up with the Joneses is a full-time job and nothing seems to be going to plan.
With her husband’s job in flux, her daughter having trouble learning to read, and her mother’s new enthusiasm for dating, Holly’s life is anything but picture perfect. Then her dog digs up an old artifact in the village centre which brings the attention of local media. Because of course it would.
Holly finds herself at the center of a mystery between two rival towns that, if solved, could change the Village of Primm forever. Attention is the last thing she needs as she’s launching a new business, the village-wide “Parade of Homes” is approaching—though she’s hardly unpacked—and she needs to submit her entry for an upcoming film festival. Can Holly still create her perfect (looking) life? Or is fate about to go off script and give her a story she never could have imagined?
Wife, mother, aspiring filmmaker Holly Banks is back! Still living in the idyllic Village of Primm, this book takes place a few weeks after the first book. Holly is clinging to the pursuit of perfection, but fate has other plans for her.
True to Julie Valerie's style, The Peculiar Fate of Holly Banks also has its share of shenanigans, but it is more serious and even a little mysterious. I missed the humour and lightheartedness from Holly Banks Full of Angst, this book is definitely not as quirky. That being said, I would still recommend, if not for just reading about Struggle the dog—he was a total scene-stealer.
JULIE VALERIE writes humorous women’s fiction and is developing a series set in the idyllic Village of Primm. She has an editing certificate from the University of Chicago, a master’s degree in education, and a certification in wilderness first aid.
Valerie enjoys reading, the study of wine, section hiking the Appalachian Trail, and travel. She is married to her college sweetheart, has four children (two girls, two boys) and two English Labradors (one yellow, one chocolate
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