Mom Jeans and Other Mistakes

Jude Andrews is what they call “Insta-famous.” From her Pilates-toned body to her sun-kissed filtered photos, she presents her followers with snapshots of her perfect life through the haze of Instagram. What the camera doesn’t capture is her dysfunctional relationship with her mother, or how her father’s death affected her. Meanwhile, her best friend since grade school, Lauren Turner, has a wildly different life, complete with five-year-old daughter June whom she’s singlehandedly and unexpectedly raising. When June’s father comes back into the picture and wants full custody, Lauren and Jude decide to move in together and start their own podcast about motherhood (Lauren’s specialty) with a side of martinis (Jude’s specialty). Jude hopes the pivot will help her keep up appearances online, while Lauren hopes to retain custody of June. Full of laughter, romance, and a few startup scares, the latest from sports romance author Martin (Snapped; Blitzed) packs a punch.