The Friendship Study Self Help this stunning US literary debut

this stunning US literary debut captures the never-before-told journey of the Baleine Brides: a ship full of young women plucked from a Paris asylum and sent to marry settlers in North America's rough Louisiana Territory

Once they grow closer

bookstore clerks—fall in and out of love

but are soon attacked by a mysterious enemy

we meet a psychiatrist whose meticulously-maintained life is upended by an Alex Trebek-like voice in his head

The Friendship Study Self Help this stunning US literary debutBy Ruby Barrett A former firefighter at loose ends and an academic with a confidence problem join a friendship studyand become more than just friendsin this brand new standalone from The Romance Recipe author Ruby Barrett Jesse Logan doesnt want a fresh start. He wants his old life backthe life where he was a firefighter, before an injury made that impossible. The life before his grandfathers Alzheimers got so bad that he doesnt recognize Jesse