Laura Zigman Books in Order

After Ray abruptly ends their relationship, Jane looks for an explanation in animal mating behavior. Sharing an apartment with a womanizer inspires a theory about men's appetite for new partners, and publicizing it transforms her career while testing her assumptions.

Thirty-five-year-old Ellen Franck longs for a baby, but her brooding partner offers little prospect of fatherhood. Surrounded by other women's pregnancies, she reconsiders her relationship, finances, and family expectations as she explores whether motherhood can happen on her own terms.

Engaged to the seemingly perfect Donald, Elise becomes alarmed by his close friendship with his glamorous former fiancée. Convinced Adrienne wants him back, Elise begins obsessive surveillance, allowing jealousy and suspicion to unravel the security of her impending marriage.

When her husband loses his job, former publicist Julia Einstein returns to work to revive an aging screen star's career. Juggling a demanding celebrity, family finances, and changing domestic roles makes her reconsider the relative challenges of motherhood and professional life.

Matchmaker Patti Novak, writing with Laura Zigman, offers practical advice for identifying patterns that undermine dating. Exercises and examples address expectations, personal history, presentation, and early dates, helping readers clarify what they want and become more open to a lasting relationship.

With her marriage strained, her son growing distant, and her writing career stalled, Judy begins carrying the family dog in a baby sling. The unexpected comfort accompanies her messy efforts to cope with grief, anxiety, and shifting relationships in middle age.

Newly divorced Joyce invites her similarly divorced sister Lydia into her Cambridge apartment, hoping to build a closer bond. Their uneasy reunion and troublesome neighbors bring old family wounds to the surface, especially the childhood death of their disabled sister Eleanor.

Mystery novelist Faye organizes a lavish fan retreat to revive her slipping career, only for a rival writer to intrude. When an attendee is found dead, professional envy and hidden betrayal turn the carefully planned weekend into a murderous ordeal.