Splitting Heirs

New York City realtor Lauren Bent is desperate for a break. Five years after earning her license, she's still looking for a major sale and an escape from the shadows cast by her more-fortunate brother and pushy mother. So, when an estranged great-aunt passes away and her wealth comes up for grabs, the struggling property broker sees her shot to turn everything around.

Forced to compete in a strange contest to prove worthy of the riches, Lauren finds herself in a war with her greedy, self-absorbed family. And between accidentally setting fire to an apartment, lying siblings, and a poodle mistaking her for a hydrant, the beleaguered young woman fears she has no chance to win after Johnny, the bane of her high-school days, is named the tournament's judge.

Will Lauren's star-crossed chase for fame and fortune come with a longer-lasting prize?

Splitting Heirs is the lighthearted first book in the Empire State of Mind chick lit series. If you like laugh-out-loud humor, relationship drama, and zany characters, then you'll adore Diane Michaels' fast-paced story.