From #1 Amazon bestselling authors of THE BETTER HALF – a Mindy Book Studio Selection – comes a funny, empathetic novel about a mess of a heroine who is desperate to resolve her past so she can finally rediscover who she was always meant to be.
“Youmans and Frank return with a highly readable novel of one woman’s fight for her dreams…Frank and Youmans paint a diverse cast with ease and don’t shy away from calling out harmful stereotypes…Perfect for readers who like thoughtful yet witty books.” –Booklist
“Alli Frank and Asha Youmans have written yet another winning novel in BOSS LADY a whip-smart, heart-warming and all-around delightful look at one woman’s quest for success on her own terms.” –Tara Conklin, New York Times bestselling author of Community Board, The Last Romantics and House Girl
“Wepa! A feel-good tale about the power of perseverance, the beauty of diverse women uplifting each other, and the value of healthy relationships! BOSS LADY left me inspired to go for it, just like Toni!” –Priscilla Oliveras, USA Today bestselling author of West Side Love Story and Island Affair
The bestselling writing duo Alli Frank and Asha Youmans have earned an enormous, devoted following for their humorous, emotionally relatable stories about women who are going through it all – divorce, family issues, complicated love lives, and career trials and tribulations.
Their debut novel, Tiny Imperfections, has been optioned by Lionsgate Television, with Niecy Nash-Betts and Traci Carter Holsey attached through their production banner Chocolate Chicks Productions.
Publishers Weekly praised their next novel Never Meant to Meet You for “exploring the common ground between African American and Jewish experiences: the characters feel like real people with racial and religious identities that inform their worldviews, but don’t define them.” Booklist called the book a “complex yet sunny read” and “a must-buy.” Mindy Kaling chose their next book, The Better Half, as a Mindy Book Studio selection, and Entertainment Weekly, Glamour, Good Morning America Online, AARP, and The Seattle Times all raved about this delightfully funny novel.
Fans of Jasmine Guillory, Emily Henry, Annabel Monaghan, and Abby Jimenez will absolutely adore BOSS LADY (Montlake; July 2, 2024), Frank and Youmans’s eagerly awaited new com-rom novel.
Meet Antonia “Toni” Arroyo. Her protective mother has outdated notions for her daughter’s life: employ her natural beauty and marry young. But Toni has wholly different aspirations.
A promising inventor and budding entrepreneur, Toni fights to keep her passions alive as a financially strapped mother of twins with a job in airport transportation services that has her going in circles. One treasured frequent passenger is elderly traveler Sylvia Eisenberg, Toni’s sage but unofficial adviser and cheerleader. When Toni meets Sylvia’s grandson, Ash, a striking venture capitalist, luck just might bend her way.
With a game-changing new business endeavor in development, Toni hustles an opportunity to pitch her idea on TV’s Innovation Nation. Toni’s unexpected challenger? Her very own recently resurfaced, self-aggrandizing not-quite-ex-husband. As Toni’s interrupted past collides with her tenuous future, she is more determined than ever to follow through on her delayed dreams. Toni’s been clinging to “maybe” for so long—it’s finally time for “absolutely.”
To celebrate the publication of BOSS LADY, we are hosting a virtual book tour with this exciting lineup of book influencers. We hope you will join in the day-to-day fun!
Monday, July 1 – LOVE MY DANE DOLLY
Tuesday, July 2 – STACY 40 PAGES
Wednesday, July 3 – WE LOVE BIG BOOKS AND WE CANNOT LIE
Thursday, July 4 – WBTB BOOK REVIEWS
Friday, July 5 – ANGELA READS BOOKS
Saturday, July 6 – BOOKS AND COFFEE MX
Saturday, July 6 – MELANN ROSENTHAL
Monday , July 8 – A BOOKWORM WITH WINE
Tuesday, July 9 – THE BOOK CLUB MOM
Wednesday, July 10 – LOVE MY BOOKS 2020
Thursday, July 11 – WE BREAK FOR BOOKS
Friday, July 12 – READING WITH NICOLE
Friday, July 12 – SECRET READING LIFE
Saturday, July 13 – PURRFECT PAGES
Sunday, July 14 – BOOKS LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING
Monday, July 15 – BOOKAPOTAMUS
Tuesday, July 16 – SARAH AND HER BOOKSHELVES
Tuesday, July 16 – CHAPTERS WITH COLLINS
Wednesday, July 17 – MEG’S BOOK CLUB
Thursday, July 18 – SUE THE BOOKIE
Friday, July 19 – BOOKS, WRITING AND MORE
Monday, July 22 – JEN’S TOWERING TBR
Monday, July 22 – NIK’S BOOKSHELF
Monday, July 22 – BOOKISH LIFE OF KELS
Tuesday, July 23 – BRIANA’S BEST READS
Wednesday, July 24 – ALWAYS READING 1
Thursday, July 25 – SUZY APPROVED BOOK REVIEWS
Thursday, July 25 – BOOKIN IT WITH AHTIYA
Thursday, July 25 – BOOKITTY BOOKS
Friday, July 26 – SUBAKKA BOOKSTUFF
Monday, July 29 – SUNFLOWER BOOK LOVER
Tuesday, July 30 – REBEKAH DOLMAT
Wednesday, July 31 – TEE’S BOOK JOURNEY
Wednesday, July 31 – OH THE BOOKS SHE WILL READ
