{"product_id":"the-night-she-won-miss-america-isbn-9781328915832","title":"The Night She Won Miss America","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eSearching For Grace Kelly\u003c\/i\u003e, a 1950 lovestruck beauty queen finds herself in dangerous company—and on the run.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBetty Jane Welch reluctantly enters the Miss Delaware contest only to make her mother happy, but to her surprise, she’s the judges’ top choice. Just like that, she’s catapulted into the big time: the Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLuckily, her pageant-approved escort for the week is the dashing but mercurial Griffin McAllister, and she falls for him hard. But when the spirited Betty unexpectedly wins the crown and sash, she finds she may lose what she wants most: Griff’s love. To stay together, she impulsively agrees to run away with him. And then the chase is on: from the shadowy streets of Manhattan to a cliffside mansion in Newport, as the cops, a cunning socialite, and a scrappy young reporter secretly in love with the beauty queen threaten to unravel everything—and expose Griff’s darkest secret. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Inspired by a true story, \u003ci\u003eThe Night She Won Miss America\u003c\/i\u003e is part love story, part true-crime saga, written with spirit and panache.”—\u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Expect glamour, grit, and some truly unpredictable twists and turns.”—\u003ci\u003eTown \u0026amp; Country\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Inspired by a true story, this delightful novel is like an old black-and-white movie translated to the page, perfectly capturing the era as it serves up breathless romance and a heart-pounding plot.”—\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeople Magazine \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e   “The latest from \u003cem\u003eSearching for Grace Kelly\u003c\/em\u003e author (and former \u003cem\u003eT\u0026amp;C \u003c\/em\u003eeditor) Michael Callahan, \u003cem\u003eThe Night She Won Miss America, \u003c\/em\u003efollows a reluctant beauty queen as she falls in love with her pageant escort and finds herself on the run from ho-hum Delaware to Manhattan, Newport, and beyond. Expect glamour, grit, and some truly unpredictable twists and turns.”—\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTown \u0026amp; Country\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e   “A cinematic tale in the tradition of a Douglas Sirk movie, and the perfect book to pack away in your beach bag.”—\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdweek\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e   “Callahan transports us back to post-war America, nailing the politics, fashion, cars and social mores. As real as this story of Betty's brief and scandalous reign is, it's the best kind of fiction; so believable that I was wondering about its authenticity until the author's note.”\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eNewark Star-Ledger\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e   “Callahan clearly enjoys the camp, loading his book with period details and midcentury slang.”—\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e   “Callahan nimbly guides the reader from the rounds of the Miss America competition to Times Square to a climax on a seaside cliff during a masquerade ball. \u003cem\u003eThe Night She Won Miss America\u003c\/em\u003e is a delightfully dramatic and fast-paced summer read, with just the right amount of darkness to balance out the fluff.”—\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBookPage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e   A\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/em\u003e  \u003c\/strong\u003e“\u003cstrong\u003eHot Type\u003c\/strong\u003e”\u003cstrong\u003e  \u003c\/strong\u003eselection, April 2017   “A must-read”—\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe New York Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e   “Highly recommended”—\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Journal of Books \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e     “Truth plus fiction equals an entertaining read”—\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhiladelphia\u003c\/em\u003e Magazine\u003c\/strong\u003e     “A page-turner”—\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew Jersey Monthly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e   “A wild tale ... Early in her pageant experience, Betty muses that 'Miss America does odd things to people.' Clearly, she had no idea. Callahan creates a story that is brisk-paced and fluid.”—\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e   “Callahan has crafted an intriguing suspense story marrying the frothy, fashion-fueled pageant world with the secrets people have to live with.”\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—?Booklist \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e   “This plot-driven story blends aspects of romance, mystery, and thriller... Fans of mid-century drama, beauty queens, and gripping romance will enjoy this adventurous read.” \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—School Library Journa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003el   “Romance, intrigue, suspense—Michael Callahan’s latest has it all, and that’s not even counting the glorious, heady world of the Miss America pageant in its heyday.  Loosely inspired by real events, \u003cem\u003eThe Night She Won Miss America \u003c\/em\u003egrabs you from the first chapter and takes you on a wild journey beginning in Atlantic City and ending in a showdown on a rocky cliff worthy of Hitchcock.  But the heart of the book always remains its remarkable protagonist, a naïve young woman whose passions come to the surface with remarkable ferocity the moment the crown is placed on her head and never really let her—or us—go.”—\u003cstrong\u003eMelanie Benjamin, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e best-selling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Swans of Fifth Avenue\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e   “I can’t remember the last time I got so caught up in a novel. 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