In honor of the upcoming release of novel #5 in the Back to One Series, Hero Shot, I am bringing everyone up to speed with the Back to One series story so far. So here we go!
The official release date is Tuesday, November 4th, but you are invited to the PRE-RELEASE PARTY at Cat-n-Bird Winery in Chelsea off Hwy 280 on Saturday, November 1st, from noon until 4:00 pm. Get your copy of Hero Shot before anyone else!
Back to One
The award-winning first novel in the Back to One Series is a unique journey of friendship and love, introducing readers to the protagonists, Cate and Kyle.
Back Cover Blurb: Catherine Leigh and Kyle Weston have the perfect friendship—deep, lasting, and platonic. Friendship without sex? The world of gossip doesn’t buy it. Catherine is beautiful, trusting, and married. Kyle is a single, charming, handsome movie star with a tabloid reputation. Their bond may be magical and honest, but will the boundaries they have created to protect their friendship ultimately destroy it?
Back to One: Take 2 - Ambient Light
The second novel in the Back to One Series. The story reveals a fascinating turn of events. As their connection progresses, a crazed fan lingers in the shadows to force her obsession upon Kyle and remove Cate from the scene. This life-changing event will have a shocking impact.
Back Cover Description: Ambient Light continues Cate and Kyle’s journey in Hollywood, as they build careers to new heights while striving for everyday lives. The public’s interest in the two friends has intensified, becoming more invasive—and dangerous. Their relationship is unmercifully tested in an age of cynicism and gossip.
Soundtrack Spotlight: All This Time
Back to One: Take 3 - Cinéma Vérité
An unrelenting and lurking evil invades the lives of our heroes. Cate and Kyle gravely underestimate the crisis and the terrifying reality that will alter their entire family dynamics. It may, in fact, cost Cate everything as she barters her life to save someone she loves.
Back Cover Description: When their idyllic life is threatened, Cate and Kyle must confront past ghosts. But how do best friends fight an unrelenting evil … or is the real enemy lodged deep within each of them?
Soundtrack Spotlight: Something Just Like This
Back to One: Take 4 - Slating Magic Hour
Novel #4, Slating Magic Hour, is a departure from the linear Back to One saga. It answers the question of what if Cate and Kyle had met sixteen years before they actually did meet in novel #1. Cate would be eighteen years old instead of thirty-four, and Kyle would be twenty-four instead of forty. We all know that youth and inexperience in life can be a significant detriment to a mature, loving relationship. Would they have survived the pitfalls of naivety and selfishness? Can true love still grow despite adolescent self-importance, focusing only on one’s ultimate stardom?
Back Cover Description: What if Cate and Kyle had met sixteen years before they actually did? They would be young and perhaps foolish, not appreciating the people they would grow to become. Or instead, would they, as they blissfully imagined, find true love earlier, their soulmate, and revel in it sooner?
Soundtrack Spotlight: Someone Like You
And now …
Back to One: Take 5 - Hero Shot
Hero Shot begins about three years after novel #3, Cinéma Vérité, has ended. There is a sense of helplessness as our protagonists watch their adult children battle devastating challenges. At the same time, Cate and Kyle should be experiencing a quieter life … they’re not!
Back Cover Description: Celebrity has a wicked shadow – fame and adulation often threaded with deception. As Cate and Kyle navigate the twilight of their extraordinary careers, their grown children are drawn into the murky world of Hollywood intrigue. Manipulation, tabloid gossip, dangerous lies … all bent on the destruction of the Weston Dynasty.
Soundtrack Spotlight: Even Now
You are invited:
The perfect vacation read and listening adventures on your drive to the beach/lake, or mountain retreats. Give yourself the gift of romance and love this summer!
All novels in the Series are available in paperback and ebook/Kindle formats.
BACK TO ONE: Back to One
BACK TO ONE: TAKE 2 Ambient Light
BACK TO ONE: TAKE 3 Cinéma Vérité
BACK TO ONE: TAKE 4 Slating Magic Hour
BACK TO ONE: TAKE 5 Hero Shot RELEASE DATE 11/4/2025
Back to One Audiobook Wins Best Book Award!
“Antonia Gavrihel shows off superb storytelling and narration skills in her audiobook, Back to One, where passion, family, and, most importantly, friendship clash in an emotionally intimate slow-burn romance.”
Back to One audiobook is now available on all major audio platforms, including Audible, Spotify, Barnes & Noble, Google, and Apple. Below is a direct link to Spotify’s free audio service.
See my author profile on Amazon to purchase the Back to One Series. Please visit the Back to One website: https://antoniagavrihel.com/, where you can read past issues of this newsletter and keep up to date on Back to One releases and events. Also, all the novels have a soundtrack, and you can link to each through my website.
Until the next BTO World issue …
Antonia Gavrihel