Indigo's Lily: The L.A. Diaries

Cross Carl Hiassen with Edith Wharton and you'd end up with Indigos Lily.

Maeves husband is the ultimate wannabe. He dreams of becoming a famous film director. Maeve is a simpler kind of gal: she just wants a weed-free garden.

Yet once they hit surreal Hollywood, Maeves dream is the more allusive. When she finds herself abandoned and broke in Venice Beach, California, her life begins to unravel. But acerbic, plucky Maeve stands firm with her garden trowel. Will she find her way back to her dream before it wilts?

Nina Killham is the author of three best-selling novels. This is her most closely autobiographical. Though she does want to make clear she never became a dominatrix. Honest.