Gold Coast Wives

Kate Ryan once had the perfect life — a successful legal career, a beautiful North Shore home, and financial security. Then the financial crisis destroyed everything.

Her husband disappears overseas.

Her legal career collapses.

And suddenly Kate finds herself desperate for a paycheck.

When she’s offered a role on a local reality television show called Gold Coast Wives, she tells herself it’s temporary. Easy money. A harmless distraction while she rebuilds her life.

She could not be more wrong.

Thrown into a world of camera crews, staged drama, social climbers, and backstabbing castmates, Kate quickly learns that reality television has very little to do with reality. Between an aging soap star, a former homecoming queen with a grudge, and producers determined to manufacture conflict, Kate becomes the reluctant outsider in a glittering world of wealth and manipulation.

But as the show spirals into chaos, Kate discovers something unexpected: the strength to reclaim her voice, rebuild her confidence, and redefine what success truly means.

Set against the backdrop of Long Island’s Gold Coast, Gold Coast Wives is a witty, emotionally satisfying novel about reinvention, female rivalry, marriage, motherhood, and the seductive chaos of reality TV.

If you are a secret Bravo fan, treat yourself to this humorous slice of The Real Housewives. The Real Housewives of Long Island? Why not!

• reality TV drama
• witty women’s fiction
• Long Island settings
• stories about reinvention after divorce or financial loss
• emotionally relatable heroines
• books with humor, heart, and sharp social commentary
• fans of Bravo-style ensemble drama

Readers praise the novel for its:

• sharp humor
• realistic behind-the-scenes reality TV drama
• relatable heroine
• fast-paced storytelling
• entertaining mix of romance and women’s fiction

One reviewer described it as:

“A lighthearted, fun read.”

Another called it:

“The perfect beach read.”

• reinvention after financial collapse
• the illusion of reality television
• Long Island social culture
• female friendship and rivalry
• marriage and betrayal
• motherhood under pressure
• identity and self-worth

1. Why do you think Kate agrees to join the reality show? Would you have made the same choice?
2. Which cast member did you find most believable — and why?
3. How does the novel explore the gap between public image and reality?
4. Did Kate change over the course of the story? In what ways?
5. How important is the Long Island setting to the novel’s atmosphere?
6. Which relationships in the story felt authentic to you?
7. What does the book ultimately say about fame and success?
8. Would you watch Gold Coast Wives if it were a real television show?

AVAILABLE ON KINDLE UNLIMITED

Amazon: https://a.co/d/06a9Wkom

READ A SAMPLE NOW: https://read.amazon.com/kp/card?asin=B07QT7GK4R&preview=inline&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_Y7XHC406M8M2ZJB29R7K" 

REVIEWS:   "https://www.goodreads.com/book/isbn/1505566061">