Well, friends, it’s finally launch time for Motion of Intervals.

My official blurb goes like this (the down-low deets are below it):

You are allowed to find yourself.

An empowering, contemporary, literary dive into the wellspring of maternal messiness from the author of Ellipsis. Perfect for fans of Jodi Picoult and Taylor Jenkins Reid.

Kenna has been living under the shadow of her controlling mother, America’s sweetheart, Tessa Shepherd her whole life. Now, as a twenty-year-old student who has made a huge mistake, she seeks freedom and healing and she contacts her surrogate mother, Rachel.

Still grieving the death of her wife, Rachel barely recognizes the world she now inhabits. Desperately wanting more again, she decides to take a road trip with Kenna, to show her the important places from her past. Part escape, part road trip, the women uncover secret stories from each other's lives and realize they are more alike than they initially understood.

The reader is the third person in the car and in the motel rooms, privy to Kenna and Rachel’s secrets and to their transformation in this vivid, beautifully crafted tale of how people can save each other.

An often engaging tale of kinship and finding safe harbor . - Kirkus Reviews

Author Kristy McGinnis has crafted a beautifully told story that really focuses deeply on the central characters and the choices they've made in their lives that may or may not define their future . - Readers Favorite

Here’s the unofficial scoop though!

Kenna is the daughter of a celebrity everyone loves (if only they knew…)

Rachel is this super chill librarian whose wife died earlier in the year.

Kenna gets in big trouble and Mama sure isn’t happy about the scandal. SHOCKER (and not a big spoiler since it’s dropped right away in the story) Rachel was Kenna’s surrogate mother! Rachel, being the awesome person she is decides to reach out and next thing you know the pair hits the road, they’re running from someone and toward something. Am I being vague enough to avoid spoilers? As for the road trip… well they’re going to hit some of my favorite spots, and believe me- this writer knows these places intimately.

When writing this I couldn’t really think of any comps. There’s the whole Thelma and Louise road-trip vibe, but it’s really a different story. In rereads I can see the influence of some of my favorite writers, Judy Blume’s more mature stuff, Taylor Jenkins Reid’s family exploration. I think this will sit well with people who enjoy coming of age stories though- and we’re really talking about BOTH characters here even though Rachel is in her 40s because a lot of her story is rooted in flashbacks to her own young adult years.

We dropped this a few days early in paperback format on Amazon so you can grab a copy there, now. Tomorrow- August 1st, it goes live everywhere and I’ll share some links here. I hope you LOVE it. As always, I deeply appreciate you dropping a review on amazon, Goodreads, etc and spreading the word. When you do finish, drop me a comment and let me know which character you related to most!

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