Christa Comes Out of her Shell (R)

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Just when she thought shed gotten far enough away . . . a life-changing phone call throws an antisocial scientist back into her least favorite placethe spotlight. A hilarious and insightful new novel from the USA Today bestselling author of The Bookish Life of Nina Hill.

After a tumultuous childhood, Christa Barnet has hidden away, both figuratively and literally. Happily studying sea snails in the middle of the Indian Ocean,Christa finds her tranquil existence thrown into chaos when her once-famous fatherlong thought dead after a plane crashturns out to be alive, well, and ready to make amends. The world goes wild, fascinated by this real-life saga, pinning Christa and her family under the spotlight. As if that werent enough,her reunion with an old childhood friend reveals an intense physical attraction neither was expecting and both want to act on . . . if they can just keep a lid on it. When her fathers story starts to develop cracks, Christa fears she will lose herself, her potential relationship, andmost importantlyany chance of making it back to her snails before they forget her completely.