Janelle Wolf longs to be the woman she once was—an adored wife, a loving mother, a career woman, a force in her community—before a mysterious car accident stole her memories, ruined her reputation, and upended her life. These days, her troubled family needs that capable woman from the past, the one she calls “Janelle Before.” Enter Lana, an alluring and magnetic psychic healer who meets secretly with Janelle. Lana coaxes Janelle to remember the circumstances of her accident in order to recover Janelle’s “best self.” Instead, Janelle uncovers the ugly truth behind that night. The revelations unravel Janelle’s marriage, disrupt her family, and turn her small southern town upside down. Written with wry humor, this diabolically entertaining tale of deception, temptation, and love is filled with dark twists, exploring what happens when the transgressions of the past come back with a vengeance.

Praise for Her Best Self

“Fast paced, clever, and wickedly compelling, Her Best Self grabs you on Page 1 and doesn't let go. You simply cannot put it down.”

- Michel Stone, author of The Iguana Tree and Border Child

“Cunning. Unraveling. Sinister and darkly comic. Her Best Self is a masterful domestic suspense.”

- J.C. Sasser, author of Gradle Bird

“In the twists and turns of this quirky, fast-paced novel, Mindy Friddle keeps readers on their toes with a cast of characters who bring humor and heartbreak to the page as they reveal their own secret stories. Surprises abound, down to the perfectly pitched final page.”

- Rebecca T. Godwin, author of Private Parts and Keeper of the House

Praise for Mindy Friddle

“Friddle has a way with the comic yet apt image…funny, down-to-earth and steeped in a sense of place.”

—The Washington Post

“With fluid prose and telling details, Friddle deftly captures the downward pull of the past and the Southern penchant for mythmaking.”

– Publishers Weekly