The Actor and the Housewife

FROM NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR and Newbery Honor winner Shannon Hale comes an utterly satisfying new novel that asks the question: Can a seemingly normal, happily married Mormon mother of four be best friends with Hollywood's hottest (happily married) heartthrob?

When Becky Jack, seven months pregnant, meets movie star Felix Callahan, all it takes is one elevator ride, a shared town car, and an alcohol-free dinner to fall in . . . best friendship. It's not romantic love, really, and Becky's devoted husband is mostly unconcerned. But no one can doubt that Becky and Felix have something special, and something nearly impossible to sustain.

Shannon Hale has created a magical and often hilarious story that explores what might happen when your not-so-secret celebrity crush walks right into real life, and changes everything.