Life's Too Short Laura Gao

Life's Too Short Laura GaoTHE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A hilarious, tender, and altogether life affirming gem of a book." Emily Henry, bestselling author of Beach Read A brilliant and touching romantic comedy about two polar opposites, one adorable dog, and living every day to its fullest. When Vanessa Price quit her job to pursue her dream of traveling the globe, she wasn't expecting to gain millions of YouTube followers who shared her joy of seizing every moment.

Assisted by the gardener and a sentient rose

Taking advantage of that

He rules over this island with an iron fist and beneath his strikingly handsome face lies a wicked darkness

Hydrogenated Polyisobutene

she'll lose not just a chance at freedom but her life

they form a tenuous friendship and a plan

Once upon a time (but not that long ago)

August Lane--the woman who wrote the lyrics he's always claimed as his own

she takes a side gig as an audiobook narrator with Fog Harbor Books

despite their best intentions

Prue feels her world slipping further out of control

She refuses to threaten their tight-knit friend group with her messy—and still very present—feelings