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Vol. 100 — The Circus, the Garden (and Mario Lanza)

by Holly Wade Matter

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Mollie McBride, whose passions are gardening and Mario Lanza, would rather do anything than attend the Delta Zeta Spring Formal—especially after one of her sorority sisters threatens to spread damaging gossip about her. When her elephant-trainer uncle comes to town, she defies her cold, status-conscious mother, snubs the Delta Zetas, and goes to the circus. Over the course of “The Loveliest Night of the Year,” she learns that terrible secrets lurk in her family's past. Returning home, she faces her mother and confronts the stakes for her future.

Advance Praise

“Holly Wade Matter is one of the finest writers I've ever read. In The Circus, the Garden (and Mario Lanza), she returns to the world of Damned Pretty Things, and I couldn't be happier.”
 —Cynthia Ward, author of The Boodthirsty Agent series and co-author of Writing the Other: A Practical Approach

ISBN: 978-1-61976-288-6 (13 digit)
Publication Date: Jun 2026
paperback 88 pages