Rachel in Retrograde

Eve Morton

Summary

Rachel Vidal is looking for love under the stars and has been all her life. She and her best friend, Priyanka, run an online astrological guide for lovers called Venus In Retrograde. But not even Rachel's New Age knowledge can save her from true romantic despair: attending her sister's wedding without someone on her arm.
As Rachel ponders all her past lovers through the astrological wheel, she comes face to face with her own mortality, fragility, and her never-ending desire for all kinds of knowledge under the stars. 
Will it be enough for her sister's wedding, or will Rachel remain in retrograde the rest of her life?

Available since: 08/19/2023.

Print length: 250 pages.

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