Publication Date: March 11, 2025
For fans of Robinne Lee’s The Idea of You, a debut contemporary romance about a celebrity and a single mother who push and pull against each other as they teeter between a carrying on a secret affair and living an authentic life.
If Jake Laurent is the “human equivalent of Friday,” Kat Green is “Monday.” Nevertheless, the two shared a secret (if casual) affair during the pandemic, and now, almost exactly one year later, they’ve reunited in Copenhagen, the “city of fairy tales.” Only neither one of them is living a fairy tale.
Jake is a young actor who’s cracking under the public pressure that comes with rising celebrity. Kat is a single mother at the top of her career who believes she’s holding it all together but is barely living. Each one is a simple escape for the other—until the security Kat has worked so hard to build for her tiny family comes under threat, and Jake has to decide if he can keep Kat a secret even if it’s at the expense of his own fame.
And They Had a Great Fall is the story of two people who are going through the motions in life—until they finally look inside themselves to figure out what it takes to find a happily ever after.
Can a widow find a happily ever after with a young actor on the cusp of success?
Author Shelby Saville serves up a contemporary romance in And They Had a Great Fall. It sets up an interesting choice for the characters, one of whom is in the public spotlight with all of his actions scrutinized.
Kat Green never expected to lose her husband so early in life. She has divided her attention between her young daughter and a thriving career. As a character, she’s sensible and well-organized. A pandemic romance with a neighbor’s son definitely falls outside of her normal behavior.
Jake Laurent is not only eight years younger than Kat, but he’s her opposite in so many ways. He is on the verge of breaking out as an actor but struggling with his current role.
Reaching out to Kat for help reignites their earlier relationship but brings with it more complications. Can they overcome the obstacles for a second chance?
And They Had a Great Fall offers a sweet romance featuring two characters who must make difficult choices in order to find happiness.
Shelby Saville resides in a suburb west of Chicago, but she grew up in a town of 2,000 people and is still a small-town girl at heart. Her first writing job was for the Lacon Home Journal, where she covered local news. But the city was calling, and when she got her dream job in the advertising industry, she moved to Chicago. She’s spent the last twenty-five years at Publicis Media, where she’s focused on media investment—how advertising space is bought and sold. When not at her computer, Shelby can be found in the cafes of Chicago and Elmhurst, IL, or hanging at home with her husband, Scott, teenage daughter, three dogs, and one mean cat.
