Marissa Stapley

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Marissa Stapley is an award-nominated journalist and the bestselling author of the novels Mating for Life (2014), Things to Do When It's Raining (2018) and The Last Resort (2019), which is an Oprah Magazine, New York Post, US Weekly and Parade Magazine favourite. Her writing has appeared in newspapers and magazines across North America, including the Globe and Mail, National Post, Toronto Star, Reader's Digest, Elle and Today's Parent. She has taught creative writing and editing at the University of Toronto and Centennial College. She lives in Toronto with her family. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram @marissastapley or like her page on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/MarissaStapleyAuthor/) for updates and contests!

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Lucky 6-Apr-2021

by Marissa Stapley

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A thrilling roller-coaster ride about a heist gone terribly wrong, with a plucky protagonist who will win readers’ hearts.

What if you had the winning ticket that would change your life forever, but you couldn’t cash it in?

Lucky Armstrong is a tough, talented grifter who has just pulled off a million-dollar heist with her boyfriend, Cary. She’s ready to start a brand-new life, with a new identity—when things go sideways. Lucky finds herself alone for the first time, navigating the world without the help of either her father or her boyfriend, the two figures from whom she’s learned the art of the scam.

When she discovers that a lottery ticket she bought on a whim is worth millions, her elation is tempered by one big problem: cashing in the winning ticket means she’ll be arrested for her crimes. She’ll go to prison, with no chance to redeem her fortune.

As Lucky tries to avoid capture and make a future for herself, she must confront her past by reconciling with her father; finding her mother, who abandoned her when she was just a baby; and coming to terms with the man she thought she loved—whose dark past is catching up with her, too.

This is a novel about truth, personal redemption, and the complexity of being good. It introduces a singularly gifted, multilayered character who must learn what it means to be independent and honest...before her luck runs out.

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The Last Resort 18-Jun-2019

by Marissa Stapley

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From the bestselling author of Reese’s Book Club Pick Lucky comes a gripping novel about marriage, loyalty, and the deadly secrets that unravel over the course of a two-week couples’ therapy retreat in Mexico.

We all have thirteen secrets. Five stay buried forever, but the rest will be revealed.

Miles Markell is missing, and everyone is a suspect.

To the guests at The Harmony Resort, Doctors Miles and Grace Markell appear to be a perfect power couple. They run a couples’ therapy retreat in a luxurious resort in the Mayan Riviera where they help spouses deal with their marriage struggles.

Johanna and Ben’s relationship looks great on the surface, but in reality, they don’t know each other at all. Shell and Colin fight constantly—Colin is a workaholic, and Shell always comes second—but what has really torn them apart is too devastating to talk about. When both couples begin Harmony’s intensive therapy program, it becomes clear that Harmony is not all that it seems—and neither are Miles and Grace. What are they hiding, and what price will these couples pay for finding out their secrets?

As a powerful hurricane descends on the coast, trapping both the hosts and their guests, confidences are revealed, loyalties are tested, and not one single person—or marriage—will ever be the same.

A gripping exploration of relationships and trust, The Last Resort is a propulsive read about all the big truths we hide, even from ourselves.

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Things to Do When It's Raining 6-Feb-2018

by Marissa Stapley

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When secrets tear love apart, can the truth mend it?—from The Globe and Mail–bestselling author Marissa Stapley.

When secrets tear love apart, can the truth mend it?

Mae Summers and Gabe Broadbent grew up together in the idyllic Summers’ Inn, perched at the edge the St. Lawrence River. Mae was orphaned at the age of six and Gabe needed protection from his alcoholic father, so both were raised under one roof by Mae’s grandparents, Lily and George. A childhood friendship quickly developed into a first love—a love that was suddenly broken by Gabe’s unexpected departure. Mae grew up and got over her heartbreak, and started a life for herself in New York City.

After more than a decade, Mae and Gabe find themselves pulled back to Alexandria Bay by separate forces. Hoping to find solace within the Summers’ Inn, Mae instead finds her grandparents in the midst of decline and their past unravelling around her. A lifetime of secrets that implicate Gabe and Mae’s family reveal a version of the past that will forever change Mae’s future.

From the bestselling author of Mating for Life comes a poignant generational story about family and secrets. With honesty and heart, Marissa Stapley reminds us of the redemptive power of love and forgiveness, and that, ultimately, family is a choice.

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Mating for Life: A Novel 24-Jun-2014

by Marissa Stapley

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Maine meets Girls in White Dresses in this Globe and Mail bestseller about three very different sisters, their feminist mother, and what it takes to love someone—whether it be family, friends, or spouses—for life.

Former folk singer Helen Sear was a feminist wild child, raising three daughters, Liane, Ilsa and Fiona (each by different fathers) largely on her own. Now in her sixties, Helen has fallen in love with a traditional man who desperately wants to marry her—and while she’s fearful of losing him, she’s equally afraid she’ll betray everything she’s ever stood for if she goes through with it.

Her youngest daughter, Liane, is in the heady early days of a relationship with the love of her life. But he has an ex-wife and two daughters—and her new role as “step-something” doesn’t come with an instruction manual. Ilsa, an artist, is fervently hoping her second marriage will stick. Yet her world feels like it is slowly shrinking, and she realizes she may need to break free again, even if it means disrupting the lives of her two young children. And then there’s Fiona, the eldest sister, who discovers her husband has been harboring a huge secret, which makes her own past harder to ignore. To regain stability, she must face some hard truths, and alter her impossibly high expectations.

Through these alternating perspectives, and with pitch-perfect honesty and heartwarming humor, Stapley explores sex, marriage, and how the many roles that women play are often at odds with each other. Ultimately a celebration of the redemptive power of love in all its forms, Mating for Life is a stunning, memorable debut.

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Sommer der Lügen (German Edition) 23-Mar-2021

by Marissa Stapley, Katharina Naumann

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Für viele Paare ist das Harmony Resort die letzte Rettung. Geleitet von dem charismatischen Ehe-Guru Miles und seiner Frau Grace verspricht es einen Neuanfang. Johannas und Bens Ehe scheint perfekt, aber in Wirklichkeit kennen sie sich überhaupt nicht. Shell und Colin streiten ständig, aber was wirklich zwischen ihnen steht, wagen sie nicht auszusprechen. Als die Paare mit dem intensiven Therapieprogramm beginnen, wird deutlich, dass Harmony nicht das ist, was es zu sein scheint - ebenso wenig wie Miles und Grace selbst. Was verbergen sie? Und welchen Preis werden die Paare zahlen, um es herauszufinden?

Ein Leben lang lieben (German Edition) 19-Feb-2019

by Marissa Stapley, Katharina Naumann

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Ein herzzerreißender Roman über die Liebe in all ihren Facetten und die eine große Frage, die uns alle bewegt: Wie schaffen wir es, einen anderen Menschen ein ganzes Leben lang zu lieben?
Jeden Sommer verbringen Helen und ihre drei Töchter zusammen eine Woche in einer Hütte am See. Alle vier suchen ihre eigene Antwort auf die Frage: Wie kann man ein Leben lang lieben? Die unkonventionelle Helen hat nie geglaubt, einen Mann zu brauchen. Ihre ganze Liebe galt immer ihren Töchtern. Die Jüngste, Liane, dagegen sehnt sich nach einer stabilen Beziehung. Doch der Mann, den sie liebt, ist nicht frei. Ihre Schwester Ilsa wiederum fühlt sich in ihrer Ehe gefangen und spielt immer wieder mit dem Feuer. Nur Fiona ist glücklich verheiratet. Überraschend sagt sie jedoch den Urlaub in letzter Minute ab. Sie hat etwas erfahren, das ihr wohlgeordnetes Leben erschüttert. Und auch Helen steht vor einer Entscheidung, denn sie hat sich - gegen jede Erwartung - verliebt ...

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Das Glück an Regentagen (German Edition) 27-Oct-2017

by Marissa Stapley, Katharina Naumann

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Wenn Geheimnisse eine Liebe zerstören, kann die Wahrheit sie wieder heilen?
Tausend Inseln unter einem Himmel voller Tropfen. Das ist Maes Heimat, ein kleiner Ort am St.-Lorenz-Strom. Hier in Alexandria Bay hat Mae nicht nur als Kind ihre Eltern verloren, sondern auch ihre erste große Liebe Gabe. Eines Tages war er einfach verschwunden. Und so ist auch sie gegangen.
Zehn Jahre später: Mae kehrt zurück nach Alexandria Bay, in das Inn ihrer Großeltern, um sich von einer schlimmen Trennung zu erholen. Aber ihre Großeltern haben sich verändert. Geheimnisse werden gelüftet, die ein neues Licht auf Gabes Verschwinden werfen. Lässt sich die Vergangenheit zurückerobern, und damit die Chance auf das Glück?

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