When her soon-to-be-fiancé dumps her in a Chilean hostel and shacks up with an impetuous travel blogger, Sadie Baker is left reeling. But she knows every setback can be set right with a detailed plan. The new plan is simple:

• Step 1: Throw out her planner and say ‘yes’ to every opportunity.
• Step 2: Post every mountain top, surf lesson, and wild night out on Instagram.
• Step 3: Wait for Graham to realize the error of his ways.

But Sadie’s carefully crafted life unravels when violent protests tear through Chile, putting an end to the charade and forcing her to confront who she’s become in pursuit of Graham. She must learn to embrace an unplotted future or lose herself in the maze of toppled plans she’s built around him.

Set during the historic 2019 social uprising in Santiago de Chile, THE GRINGA HAS A PLAN is a work of women’s fiction that explores finding innate strengths in new beginnings, as well as privilege in the travel industry.

Women’s Fiction; 89,000 words