A Gorgeous Excitement A Novel Paula Chase and fans of the talented

and fans of the talented Bob Ross

So much to love

he crisscrosses the country interviewing mayors

but the family cat will do anything to avoid getting a bath

A Gorgeous Excitement A Novel Paula Chase and fans of the talentedBy: Cynthia Weiner Published by Crown Penguin Random House, 2025 "The summer of 1986 in New York City starts off with a model's face getting slashed after rejecting her landlord's advances. It ends with a young woman's half naked body discovered in Central Park, murdered after a night of "rough sex." Nina Jacobs is 18, working a series of boring temp jobs, trying to lose her virginity before she leaves for college at the end of the summer, while also