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Girls Will Be Girls

“Do you want to know a secret?
The truth about that night?
Come here, closer, I'll tell you.”

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Cover of Girls Will Be Girls by Sophie Stava: a fingertip under a dripping stroke of red nail polish on a hot pink background, the title set in yellow.

Girls Will Be Girls

“Do you want to know a secret? The truth about that night? Come here, closer, I'll tell you.”

  • From the author of Count My Lies

Mallory Greene is drowning in her new normal: new house, new coast, young kids, and a husband who’s become increasingly distant. Which is why the Sweet Hill moms are so important.

Mallory’s heard the rumors—they’re exclusive, ruthless, and powerful enough to make or break anyone in town. So when their charismatic leader, Natalie, finally takes notice of her, Mallory is thrilled. For the first time in months, she feels seen.

Mallory soon learns that the Sweet Hill moms play a private game they call “confessions” at their evening gatherings, each woman revealing a secret the others could destroy her with. It’s intoxicating. And cruel. Mallory, with secrets of her own, must decide who she can trust and what she should reveal, including the real reason she wanted to join the Sweet Hill circle.

But as her friendships with the women deepen, Mallory begins to suspect she wasn’t invited into the circle at random. Someone wants her right where she is, and what she thought was a game is something far more deadly. Mallory will have to choose where her loyalties lie—and what she’s willing to do to prove it.

Dutton Coming soon 320 pages

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Count My Lies

A Good Morning America Book Club pick. Now in production as a Hulu limited series.

  • Good Morning America Book Club pick
  • Translated into more than a dozen languages
  • Now in production as a Hulu limited series

When Sloane sees a young girl in tears at a park one afternoon, she can't help herself — she tells the girl's (very attractive) dad she's a nurse and helps him pull a bee stinger from the girl's foot.

With this lie, and chance encounter, Sloane becomes the nanny for the wealthy and privileged Jay and Violet Lockhart — the perfect New York couple, with a brownstone, a daughter in private school, and summers on Block Island.

But maybe Sloane isn't the only one lying, and all that's picture-perfect harbors a much more dangerous truth.

Scout Press March 4, 2025 336 pages

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On screen

Count My Lies is coming to Hulu

In production

When compulsive liar Sloane Caraway fibs her way into a nanny position for the gorgeous and charismatic Violet and Jay Lockhart, it seems she's finally landed her dream job. But little does Sloane know, she's just entered a household brimming with secrets that are about to explode.

A release date has not yet been announced.

Full cast & credits

Shailene Woodley

Sloane Caraway · also executive producer

Lindsay Lohan

Violet Lockhart · also executive producer

Kit Harington

Jay Lockhart

Sophia Bush

Allison · a Tribeca architect

Katherine LaNasa

Tracy · Sloane's mother

Lou Diamond Phillips

Paul · Tracy's boyfriend

François Arnaud

Danny · Violet's friend · recurring

The very definition of a page-turner! This smart, original, twisty story had me gripped from first to last page. Liane Moriarty
Sophie Stava

About

Sophie Stava

Sophie Stava is the author of COUNT MY LIES, a Good Morning America Book Club pick and an instant reader favorite that has been translated into more than a dozen languages and is currently in production as a limited series at Hulu, starring Lindsay Lohan, Shailene Woodley, and Kit Harington.

She received her BA in English literature from UC Santa Barbara. She lives in Southern California with her family.

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Who is Sophie Stava?

Sophie Stava is an American novelist who writes psychological suspense. Her debut, Count My Lies, was a Good Morning America Book Club pick and is in production as a limited series at Hulu. She holds a BA in English literature from UC Santa Barbara and lives in Southern California with her family.

What books has Sophie Stava written?

Count My Lies, published in 2025, is her debut novel. Girls Will Be Girls is her second novel, forthcoming.

What is Count My Lies about?

Sloane Caraway is a compulsive liar. When she tells a stranger in a park that she's a nurse, that single lie lands her a job as nanny to Jay and Violet Lockhart — a wealthy, seemingly perfect New York couple. But Sloane isn't the only one lying, and the Lockharts' picture-perfect life hides something far more dangerous.

What is Girls Will Be Girls about?

Mallory Greene is drowning in her new normal: new house, new coast, young kids, and a husband who’s become increasingly distant. So when Natalie, the charismatic leader of the exclusive Sweet Hill moms, finally takes notice of her, Mallory is thrilled. The group plays a private game they call “confessions,” each woman revealing a secret the others could destroy her with — and as the friendships deepen, Mallory begins to suspect she wasn’t invited into the circle at random.

Do Sophie Stava's books need to be read in order?

No. Each novel is a standalone with its own characters and story. You can start with either one.

Is Count My Lies being made into a TV show?

Yes. Count My Lies is in production as a limited series at Hulu, starring Lindsay Lohan as Violet Lockhart, Shailene Woodley as Sloane Caraway, and Kit Harington as Jay Lockhart. Lohan and Woodley also executive produce. Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger, the writers behind This Is Us, wrote and executive produce. A release date has not yet been announced.

Where can I buy Count My Lies?

Count My Lies is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook from Bookshop.org, Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Books-A-Million, Libro.fm, Apple Books, and your local independent bookstore.

Has Count My Lies been translated?

Yes. Count My Lies has been published in more than a dozen languages, including French as Les Filles and Portuguese as Teia De Mentiras.

Does Sophie Stava visit book clubs?

Sophie does a limited number of book club visits and bookstore events each year. Send an inquiry through the contact page with your dates and location.

How do I contact Sophie Stava?

For book club and event inquiries, email sophiestava@gmail.com. Media, rights, and film inquiries should go through her representation, listed on the contact page.