Misadventures of Modern Womanhood

Eight Stories. One Emotional Journey.

Told with heat, humor and honesty, the series is a sweeping emotional saga for readers who love character-driven women’s fiction and realistic contemporary romance. The series follows Cassandra’s journey from her first high school crush to the tangled emotions of midlife and unfolds across decades of passion, heartbreak and self-discovery. 

Each standalone book explores a new stage of Cassandra’s life: first love, independence, marriage, motherhood, fame, secrets, survival and legacy. Through it all, she learns that the most beautiful music comes from the heart.

This series celebrates the evolving life of a woman who refuses to fade quietly into the background. Prepare for strong language, situations that would make a nun faint, and adult themes that explore the messy, hilarious, and sometimes heartbreaking realities of life, love, and the pursuit of a decent guitar solo.

Perfect for readers who love:

  • Steamy women’s fiction
  • Honest, often humorous, observations about life
  • First person POVs
  • Family drama
  • Love in all its forms:  romantic, friends, family
  • Candid discussions about sexuality

If you’re looking for a series that doesn’t pull any punches, isn’t afraid to get a little raunchy, and will leave you laughing (and maybe reaching for a cold shower), then Misadventures of Modern Womanhood is your new guilty pleasure. Just don’t say we didn’t warn you.

Reading Order 

Each book in the series is a standalone story with its own theme and can be read chronologically or out-of-order.  If read chronologically, the reading order is:

The Misadventures of Modern Womanhood series previously was published as The Rock Star’s Wife series. Learn about this change. 

Girls Don’t Stay Innocent

Book #1 from the series: Misadventures of Modern Womanhood

Before she was a rock star’s wife, she was a girl learning to love, feel, and choose.

Cassandra "Cassie" Economos has four loves: There's Kurt Cobain, a permanent fixture on her bedroom wall and in her teenage heart. Then there’s her friends. Oh, and let's not forget her big, fat, gloriously dysfunctional Greek family. And simmering beneath it...

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College Sweethearts Peak Too Early

Book #2 from the series: Misadventures of Modern Womanhood

College freedom. Passion, heartbreak, and finding out who you really are.

Cassandra "Cassie" Economos is starting fresh, but navigating the waters of college dating can be tricky, especially with Kelly, her former majorette teammate, pushing her to step into the dating scene. When Cassie reluctantly dips her toes back in, she discovers that...

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He Sang My Name

Book #3 from the series: Misadventures of Modern Womanhood

She fell for the man behind the music.

One year. No dates. After experiencing heartbreak, Cassandra "Cassie" Economos needed time to focus on herself. When her mundane routine begins to gnaw at her spirit, she accepts an invitation to a Fourth of July cookout and steps out of her comfort zone. Little does she know, it’s not just the sizzling...

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The Truth About Rock Star Wives

Book #4 from the series: Misadventures of Modern Womanhood

The fame was his. The chaos was hers.

Cassandra Hardwick has everything she thought she wanted — friendship, family, and a marriage to one of music’s biggest names. But between her husband’s touring schedule, being a part-time single mom, and her own fading identity, she begins to wonder if “having it all” means losing herself in the process.

As...

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Things Celebrity Wives Never Say

Book #5 from the series: Misadventures of Modern Womanhood

Marriage doesn’t end the romance — it rewrites it.

Cassandra "Cassie" Hardwick thought she had it all figured out. Her husband, Nat, the talented frontman of Dramatic Sneezer, was finally spending more time at home!

Their passion reignites in ways that are both intoxicating and complicated. But when a single miscounted day leads to an unexpected...

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The Lies We Learn

Book #6 from the series: Misadventures of Modern Womanhood

Every family looks perfect — until you live inside it.

Cassandra Hardwick thinks she finally has her life under control until her sister-by-another-mother, Shawna, embarks on a journey to uncover her birth family. Being the supportive BFF she is, Cassie decides to spit in a tube, too. Thinking she'll maybe discover a distant cousin, Cassie's...

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Love in Quarantine

Book #7 from the series: Misadventures of Modern Womanhood

What happens when a rock star’s wife faces her toughest gig yet: family life in lockdown?

Cassandra Hardwick’s world shrinks to four walls when she’s stuck under one roof with a rock star husband, two pets and four restless kids for the foreseeable future. Remember concerts? Music festivals? Yeah, Cassie’s husband Nat, does, too. Now, instead of...

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Famous Parent Problems

Book #8 from the series: Misadventures of Modern Womanhood

They survived fame and family drama, but can Cassandra and Nat survive parenting teenagers?

Cassandra "Cassie" and Nat Hardwick face their biggest challenge yet: parenthood in midlife. Their children are growing fast, testing limits and chasing fame in their own ways.

Megan is diving headfirst into her first serious relationship, and Cassie...

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Not Just Another Dysfunctional Christmas

Sometimes the greatest surprises come wrapped in love.

Cassandra "Cassie" Economos finds herself at a crossroads as she returns home from college for winter break, pondering the unspoken words that hang between her and her boyfriend, Corey. Corey loves Cassie but can't articulate it, mostly because their lives are heading in opposite directions....

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What Happened This Christmas

The holidays bring more than just tinsel — they bring the truth.

Cassandra is blissfully in love with Nat, her rock star boyfriend, but her family’s judgment threatens to ruin the holidays before they even begun. Nat is on the road, crafting a heartfelt surprise to prove just how much Cassie means to him and that his heart only beats for her.

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Tinsel & Tears

The holidays are joyful … until they aren’t.

A collection of three short stories prove the holidays are both a blessing and a headache!

First, new parents Cassandra and Nat Hardwick find their world turned upside down when their 11-month-old gets sick. Forget sugar plums. Visions of fever reducers and frantic web searches dance in their heads....

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We Were Supposed to Be Merry

Some gifts can’t be wrapped — and some wounds can’t be ignored.

As the twinkling lights of the holiday season approach, the Economos family is anything but merry. Matriarch Daria Economos finds herself grappling with her husband’s betrayal, her heart heavy with hurt.

Eldest son Chris struggles to keep his fractured family from falling apart and...

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