An Evening with Jessica Guerrieri and Cortney Casey

Fri Oct 24 2025 at 07:00 pm to 08:00 pm UTC-04:00

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An Evening with Jessica Guerrieri and Cortney Casey
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Jessica Guerrieri discusses her "masterful" novel BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA with our very own Cortney Casey!
About this Event

Books & Books is proud to present an evening with Jessica Guerrieri discussing Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (Harper Muse $18.99). She will be in conversation with Books & Books's very own Cortney Casey. This masterful blend of book club and literary women's fiction offers a frank rebuttal to Wine Mom culture and is perfect for fans of Celeste Ng and Liane Moriarty.

***Please note: This event will take place at the Books & Books in Coral Gables at 265 Aragon Ave. Tickets are FREE and books will be available for purchase at the event. Want your copy early or can't make it in-person?


About the Book:

This masterful blend of book club and literary women's fiction offers a frank rebuttal to Wine Mom culture and is perfect for fans of Celeste Ng and Liane Moriarty.

"Sure to resonate with readers who like complex family stories." --Library Journal"This nuanced story . . . is sensitively portrayed. Readers of Marian Keyes will be moved." --Booklist


Leah O'Connor is torn between her current existence and the allure of a phantom life that can no longer be hers.


Swept off her feet by the gentle charm of Lucas O'Connor, Leah's unexpected pregnancy changes the course of her carefree and nomadic existence. Over a decade and three children later, Leah is unraveling. She resents the world in which her artistic aspirations have been sidelined by the overwhelming demands of motherhood, and the ever-present rift between herself and her mother-in-law, Christine, is best dulled by increasingly fuller glasses of wine.


Christine represents a model of selfless motherhood that Leah can neither achieve nor accept. To heighten the strain, Lucas's business venture, a trendy restaurant that honors his mother, has taken all his attention, which places the domestic demands squarely on Leah's shoulders. Seeking an ally in her sweet sister-in-law Amy, Leah shares a secret that, if made known to the wider family, could disrupt the curated ecosystems that keep the O'Connors connected.


As Leah dances with the devil while descending further into darkness, her behavior becomes more erratic and further alienates her from both Lucas and the wider family. Leah's drinking threatens the welfare of her family, prompting Amy to turn to Christine for support. A duel for loyalty ensues. When the inevitable waves come crashing down, it's the O'Connor women who give Leah a lifeline: the truth of what they've all endured. But Leah alone must uncover the villain of her own story, learn how to ask for help, and decide if the family she has rejected will be her salvation or ultimate undoing.


About the Author:

Originally from the Bay Area, Jessica Guerrieri lives in Davis, California, with her husband and three young daughters. Jessica has a background teaching special education but left the field to pursue a career in writing. Her debut novel, Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, won the Maurice Prize for Fiction from her alma mater, UC Davis. With over a decade of sobriety, Jessica is a fierce advocate for addiction recovery. Connect with her online at jessicaguerrieri.net; Instagram: jessicaguerrieriauthor; X: @witandspitup; TikTok: @jessstayssober.


About the Moderator:

A native of Michigan now living in Miami, Cortney Casey is an award-winning journalist, author, former small business owner and Books & Books’ bookseller/merchandising manager. She's represented by Kim Witherspoon of InkWell Management and is preparing to go out on submission to publishers soon with her debut novel, STILL LIFE WITH DANDELIONS.


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