Sadie Montogmery has had good breaks and bad breaks in her life, but as a struggling artist, all she needs is one lucky break. Things seem to be going her way when she lands one of the coveted finalist spots in a portrait competition. It happens to coincide with a surgery she needs to have. Minor, they say. Less than a week in the hospital they say. Nothing about you will change, they say. Upon recovery, it begins to dawn on Sadie that she can see everything around her, but she can no longer see faces. Temporary, they say. Lots of people deal with this, they say. As she struggles to cope—and hang onto her artistic dreams—she finds solace in her fourteen-year-old dog, Peanut. Thankfully, she can still see animal faces. When Peanut gets sick, she rushes him to the emergency vet nearby. That’s when she meets veterinarian Dr. Addison. And she’s pleasantly surprised when he asks her on a date. But she doesn't want anyone to know about her face blindness. Least of all Joe, her obnoxious neighbor who always wears a bowling jacket and seems to know everyone in the building. He’s always there at the most embarrassing but convenient times, and soon, they develop a sort of friendship. But could it be something more? As Sadie tries to save her career, confront her haunting past, and handle falling in love with two different guys she realizes that happiness can be found in the places—and people— you least expect.
Sadie Montogmery has had good breaks and bad breaks in her life, but as a struggling artist, all she needs is one lucky break. Things seem to be going her way when she lands one of the coveted finalist spots in a portrait competition. It happens to coincide with a surgery she needs to have. Minor, they say. Less than a week in the hospital they say. Nothing about you will change, they say. Upon recovery, it begins to dawn on Sadie that she can see everything around her, but she can no longer see faces. Temporary, they say. Lots of people deal with this, they say. As she struggles to cope—and hang onto her artistic dreams—she finds solace in her fourteen-year-old dog, Peanut. Thankfully, she can still see animal faces. When Peanut gets sick, she rushes him to the emergency vet nearby. That’s when she meets veterinarian Dr. Addison. And she’s pleasantly surprised when he asks her on a date. But she doesn't want anyone to know about her face blindness. Least of all Joe, her obnoxious neighbor who always wears a bowling jacket and seems to know everyone in the building. He’s always there at the most embarrassing but convenient times, and soon, they develop a sort of friendship. But could it be something more? As Sadie tries to save her career, confront her haunting past, and handle falling in love with two different guys she realizes that happiness can be found in the places—and people— you least expect.
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Contemporary romantic fiction and uplifting stories offer readers a blend of emotional depth and humor in novels such as Happiness for Beginners and The Bodyguard. Katherine Center is an American author who has written numerous bestselling books centered on overcoming life's unexpected setbacks and finding resilience.
With popular titles including Hello Stranger and The Rom-Commers, her work explores personal healing, love, and growth through relatable human struggles.
Born Katherine Sherar Pannill on March 4, 1972, in Houston, Texas, she grew up in the Afton Oaks neighborhood. Her passion for writing began in sixth grade, when she wrote a novel-length fan fiction story about Duran Duran. She attended St. John's School in Houston and went on to earn her Bachelor of Arts from Vassar College, where she won the Vassar College Fiction Prize. She later completed her Master of Arts in fiction at the University of Houston, where she served as co-editor of the literary fiction magazine Gulf Coast. Her graduate thesis, a short story collection titled Peepshow, was recognized as a finalist for the Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction.
Before publishing her novels, Center worked as a teacher and freelance writer. She published her debut novel The Bright Side of Disaster and subsequently authored Everyone Is Beautiful, How to Walk Away, Things You Save in a Fire, and What You Wish For. Her reach expanded through screen adaptations; the feature film adaptation of The Lost Husband reached number one on Netflix in 2020, while the film adaptation of Happiness for Beginners, starring Ellie Kemper and Luke Grimes, reached the Netflix Global Top Ten in 81 countries.
Center's writing blends humor with bittersweet emotion, exploring how characters regain their footing after experiencing unexpected life disruptions, injury, or loss. Her stories often feature central relationships that develop alongside personal recovery, balancing romantic tropes with familial bonds and emotional healing to deliver hopeful endings.
3 books in catalog
Contemporary romantic fiction and uplifting stories offer readers a blend of emotional depth and humor in novels such as Happiness for Beginners and The Bodyguard. Katherine Center is an American author who has written numerous bestselling books centered on overcoming life's unexpected setbacks and finding resilience.
With popular titles including Hello Stranger and The Rom-Commers, her work explores personal healing, love, and growth through relatable human struggles.
Born Katherine Sherar Pannill on March 4, 1972, in Houston, Texas, she grew up in the Afton Oaks neighborhood. Her passion for writing began in sixth grade, when she wrote a novel-length fan fiction story about Duran Duran. She attended St. John's School in Houston and went on to earn her Bachelor of Arts from Vassar College, where she won the Vassar College Fiction Prize. She later completed her Master of Arts in fiction at the University of Houston, where she served as co-editor of the literary fiction magazine Gulf Coast. Her graduate thesis, a short story collection titled Peepshow, was recognized as a finalist for the Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction.
Before publishing her novels, Center worked as a teacher and freelance writer. She published her debut novel The Bright Side of Disaster and subsequently authored Everyone Is Beautiful, How to Walk Away, Things You Save in a Fire, and What You Wish For. Her reach expanded through screen adaptations; the feature film adaptation of The Lost Husband reached number one on Netflix in 2020, while the film adaptation of Happiness for Beginners, starring Ellie Kemper and Luke Grimes, reached the Netflix Global Top Ten in 81 countries.
Center's writing blends humor with bittersweet emotion, exploring how characters regain their footing after experiencing unexpected life disruptions, injury, or loss. Her stories often feature central relationships that develop alongside personal recovery, balancing romantic tropes with familial bonds and emotional healing to deliver hopeful endings.
