The String Serial Volume One : Square Gorilla Press : 9780692730447 : 0692730443 : 25 Aug 2016 : Steamy romance with a little bit of funny thrown in! If you like Bridget Jones, you'll love Hope Cruz. Six months ago, Hope's childhood-sweetheart-turned husband Matt left her for a grad student. Worried her daughter is seriously depressed-she won't even pick up her guitar!-Hope's meddling mother insists she see a therapist, and Hope's shocked when the therapist suggests she have a wild affair. After being with one man her entire life. And she needs to do everything differently-find a new hobby, mix up the routine, get a little adventurous. She has to figure out what she wants out of life without Matt in it. Hope's in for a wild ride.