I Know How This Ends (2020)
Amy Impellizzeri’s fifth novel, the paraquel to LEMONGRASS HOPE (!!!!) ~ I KNOW HOW THIS ENDS, a “Life of Pi” meets “Sliding Doors” meets “Sophie's Choice” time-bending novel about a young reporter swept into a story by twisted fate and synchronistic family secrets when time travellers collide.
Why We Lie (2019)
Examines the unexpected consequences of those who tell the truth about abuse and those who lie, and asks the question: is the truth always worth the cost?
Authored by former BigLaw litigator, two-year D.C. federal court clerk, Amy Impellizzeri's WHY WE LIE exposes the core of the #metoo movement in the legal/political realm--where powerful men have long been given a pass on criminal behavior, and victims have been discounted even within their closest circles.
Rising star politician and lawyer, Jude Birch, is clearly keeping secrets about his past from his wife. Jude has been the bystander of a seemingly gang-related shooting, but as the secrets kept since law school unravel--with the help of a zealous news reporter and the Capitol Police--his wife realizes he might not have been an unintended victim after all. Meanwhile, she makes every effort to clamp down a past marked by abuse and lies, and even a false accusation that still haunts her.
The Truth ABout Thea (2017)
Will, a recovering heroin addict turned counselor, for whom truth is important to recovery, has a dark secret past. Now Will is counseling Thea Brown, a young woman who has been diagnosed with a pathological addiction to disseminating fake information, and who has founded a start-up company (“Alibis”) that helps create false internet identities for clients. As Will works with Thea as a condition of her parole in a high-profile legal case, his past and present collide, and he learns at long last, the devastating truth about Thea.
Secrets of Worry Dolls (2016)
According to Mayan tradition, if you whisper your troubles to the Worry Dolls, they will do the worrying instead of you—therefore, it follows that Worry Dolls are the keepers of a great many secrets . . .
On the eve of the end of the world—according to the Mayan calendar—Mari Guarez Roselli’s secrets are being unraveled by her daughter, Lu.
Lu’s worry dolls are at-capacity as she tries to outrun the ghosts from her past—including loved ones stolen on 9/11—by traveling through her mother’s homeland of Guatemala, to discover the painful reasons behind her own dysfunctional childhood, and why she must trust in the magic of the legend.
Lemongrass Hope (2014)
Set in the past, and present, Lemongrass Hope is a captivating and unpredictable love story, with a dose of magical realism and time travel. It's a tale that invites you to suspend disbelief—or perhaps decide to believe once and for all—in the potent power of love and connection over time and choice.
Oh, and the dress. There’s this lemongrass dress . . .
- “Those looking for magical realism won't have far to go, as Amy Impellizzeri's Lemongrass Hope is already earning a spot on many to-read lists.”
— Library Journal, October 15 Issue
“A layered, bittersweet romance that questions consequences and explores second chances.”
— Kirkus Reviews
“Time itself is a villain in this unusual tale, yet the possibility of a dream come true remains on the horizon. Realistic portrayals mingle with strange phenomena in this heady mix of contemporary romance and psychic twilight.” — ForeWord Reviews, Fall 2014 Issue