"M.J. Stark's life is picture-perfect--she has her dream job, a sexy doctor boyfriend, and a glamorous life in New York City. But behind her success, there is a debilitating sense of loneliness. So when her boyfriend offers her a new start in California, she gives it a try. Once there, M.J. is left to fend for herself, with only the company of her elderly neighbor, Gloria. One afternoon, M.J. discovers that Gloria has moved to Paris to honor a fifty-year-old pact. And in lieu of a goodbye, she's left an invitation to a secret club--one that only reads erotic books. Curious, M.J. accepts and meets the other members: Addie, who avoids resposibility. Britt, an overworked mom. And Jules, whose life is slowly unraveling. As they bond over naughty bestsellers and the letters they inherited from the original club members, the strangers start to divulge the details of their own lives... and as they open up, they learn that their newfound friendships might just be the key to rewriting their own stories."-- $cBack cover.