Waiting on Wednesday: The Hypnotist's Love Story

“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted here, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. This week's pre-publication “can't-wait-to-read” selection is:


Ellen O’Farrell is an expert when it comes to human frailties. She’s a hypnotherapist who helps her clients deal with everything from addictions to life-long phobias. So when she falls in love with a man who is being stalked by his ex-girlfriend she’s more intrigued than frightened. What makes a supposedly smart, professional woman behave this way? She’d love to meet her! What she doesn’t know is that she already has. Saskia has been masquerading as a client, and their lives are set to collide in ways Ellen could never have predicted. This wonderfully perceptive new novel from Liane Moriarty is about the lines we’ll cross for love. It’s about the murky areas between right and wrong, and the complexities of modern relationships. As Ellen is about to discover, we’re all a little crazy – even her.

I love Liane Moriarty--I just devoured all of her previous books. A year or so ago, I reviewed Three Wishes, and in my review, I implored her to get writing POST HASTE so that I could have more of her books to read. And she wrote back:

"By some miracle I am reading this! I am procrastinating by googling reviews of my books when I should be writing. I was so happy to read such a lovely review of Three Wishes - thank you so much. It's VERY motivational and I will now stop surfing the net and get back to my writing."

I wondered then what she was working on, and now I know! I can't wait until June, so I can devour it, too.

This title will be released on June 14, 2012.