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Their European honeymoon went viral. Their homecoming went to war. Maude and Elliot survived mistaken identities, Venetian police, and a gelato shop that now has their photo behind the counter. They thought coming home meant peace, quiet, and pants without elastic waistbands. They were tragically mistaken. Their town has rolled out the welcome wagon-and by wagon, we mean a makeshift parade, a cringe-worthy banner, and a film crew already drafting the sequel. Leading the charge is Serena Vance, a producer so slick she could negotiate with gravity. She's decided their lives are no longer their own-they're ""community content,"" and she's holding the copyright. Her prime target? Auntie Rose, the family's secret-keeping, sarcasm-dispensing heart, whose beige trench coat is the last bastion of stealth in a town that now runs on gossip and poor font choices. Serena has unearthed Rose's one buried love story-a fifty-year-old secret kept quieter than a cat burglar-and is threatening to broadcast it at the town's ""Director's Cut Premiere,"" complete with commentary from the lady who runs the bakery and knows everyone's business. Now, armed with legal threats, a strategic pot of tea, and a cat named Pixel who judges everyone equally, this family must outwit a woman who treats privacy like a suggestion and emotion like a trending topic. Between drone surveillance, ""concerned"" prayer groups that leak faster than a sinking gondola, and a fan club called The Unruliest, they'll have to write their own punchline before the town writes it for them. A riotous, heartfelt comedy about love, luggage, and the audacity of neighbors who think your life is their Netflix subscription.

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Mbiganyi Malidza is a Botswana writer who blends romance, fantasy, and survival guides with humor and originality. His characters keep him awake at night, his ancestors occasionally pitch him plot twists, and his readers keep coming back for more laughter, drama, and unforgettable surprises. Once upon a time, in the land of late nights and half-finished coffee cups, Mbiganyi Malidza Dreamt, not from boardrooms or boring rules, but from spilled coffee, late-night giggles, and the kind of ideas polite publishers cross themselves to avoid. Instead of playing it safe, I decided to print romances that misbehave, comedies that walk into walls, and characters who make readers laugh, blush, and wonder why their life isn't this entertaining. If stories are supposed to behave... mine never got the memo. Romance with plot twists spicier than your auntie's secret chili sauce.

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