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Resigned to settle in life Poppy finds herself on a whirlwind adventure travelling to the French Riviera to reclaim her role as the main character in her life

What would it look like if you became the main character of your own life For fans of Kate StaymanLondons One to Watch and Maddie Dawsons Matchmaking for Beginners

Poppy Banks would rather be writing mysteries than listicles for her deadend job at Thought Buzz But after a series of rejections shes ready to give up all her big aspirations and settle like her mom encourages her to do The only person not ready to give up on Poppys dreams is her aunt Margot whom she has secret lunches with each year

But everything changes when her beloved aunt Margot dies and her last request is to have Poppy travel to her villa in the French Riviera There shell discover her aunt has laid out an intricate plot that Poppy can inherit her palatial estate and continue to host the prestigious writers residency The Colony her aunt Margot founded if she finishes a draft of her novel within six months Uncertain she can live up to her aunt Margots expectations and her own she turns to her aunts journals for solace

The brooding Oliver who thought he was being groomed to take over The Colony is none too pleased that Margot left her legacy to Poppy And two tech bros would love nothing more than to buy The Colony from Poppy and turn it into a literary spa Poppy has six months to decide what to do about the villa and discover if she has the courage to be the main character in her own fantastic life

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