An Evening with Kaira Rouda

Join us at Books & Books in Coral Gables for a conversation with Kaira Rouda on her book, , a darkly witty thriller centered on a group of former sorority sisters reunited at a luxurious Palm Springs estate—where old rivalries, buried secrets, and a past tragedy resurface with deadly consequences.

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ABOUT THE BOOK:

Sisters? Forever. Friends? NEVER. Who knew a reunion weekend could be so deadly?

Meet the sorority sisters of Theta Gamma Mu:

• Roxy Callahan Gentry, the ruthless former sorority president and current hostess who has painstakingly choreographed every detail of this weekend—even matching the cocktails to her couture—to prove that she remains their undisputed queen
• Amelia Dell, the widow drenched in old money and alcohol, with her big pot-stirring spoon and uninvited boy-toy in tow
• Jamie Vale, the double-legacy pledge, straight-A student with no sparkle, now a top cardiologist with a picture-perfect family—and a well-guarded bad habit
• Beth Harrison, the scholarship student who never quite fit in and was only admitted because her best friend Sunny insisted that the two were a package deal
• Sunny Spencer, the carefree and beloved friend to all, or so it seemed—until she wasn't

They've been summoned to Roxy's luxurious Palm Springs vacation home to celebrate the engagement of her son to Beth's daughter. But the refurbished 1920s estate is eerily reminiscent of the hotel where tragedy struck during Spring Break twenty-five years ago. Long-simmering tensions and shocking secrets begin bubbling to the surface like bodies—because while the weekend was supposed to be about celebrating the future, it's not so easy to bury the past…

For fans of Shari Lapena, Mary Kubica, and B. A. Paris, We Were Never Friends is an unputdownable, riveting train wreck full of dark humor and bad behavior.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Kaira Rouda is the USA Today and #1 Amazon bestselling author of contemporary fiction exploring what goes on beneath the surface of seemingly perfect lives. Her suspense novels include Best Day Ever, The Next Wife, The Widow, The Favorite Daughter, The Second Mrs. Strom, and What the Nanny Saw. Her latest, Jill is Not Happy, is out June 10, 2025, and has been named a 2025 Most Anticipated Book by Zibby Media. Her next novel, We Were Never Friends, is set to publish in February of 2026. Her novels have been translated into more than a dozen languages, and have been selected by Library Reads, Amazon and Apple Books Editors as Best Books of the Month and Strand Magazine’s Best Book of the Year. Her novel Beneath the Surface has been optioned for a feature film and was a Zibby’s Book Award winner. The Next Wife was awarded a Suspense Magazine Best Book of 2021 and won the Silver Falchion for Best Suspense Novel of the Year. She lives in Southern California with her family.

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