What started in the trailer park ends on the red carpet. Five years after triumph over corruption, Frankie and Alex Mulligan stand as Philadelphia's power couple. Mayor and literacy advocate. Red carpet premieres and Oscar buzz. But beneath the glittering surface, their family of seven faces impossible challenges. Ten-year-old Rocky discovers the truth about his biological father. Adopted daughter Bella suffers violent nightmares that threaten their peace. Baby M&M needs life-threatening heart surgery. But this family has something trauma can't destroy: unbreakable love forged in the fires of hardship. Then Rocky finds Kat's book about the Howard Children's Home. Questions about dangerous Larry O surface. Family secrets demand their reckoning. And the past refuses to stay buried. Safety becomes uncertainty. Love becomes the only weapon strong enough to heal. Alex Mulligan's heartbreaking journey through foster care, Kat Walker's transformation from tragedy to investigative triumph, Larry O's dark descent into manipulation and the documentary premiere that celebrates justice on the red carpet—these interconnected backstories reveal the hidden forces that shaped the characters you've grown to love. Sometimes the strongest families are built from broken pieces. And love that survives trauma can weather any storm. A companion book that will deepen your understanding by chapter three. And keep you reading until every secret is revealed. Poignant, gripping, and profoundly moving, this companion collection reveals the backstories that shaped beloved characters. Saturday Night on the Red Carpet is the essential companion to Kae Wagner's The Frankie Girl Series. Fans of Where the Crawdads Sing and Demon Copperhead will be captivated by these interconnected tales of resilience and the healing power of chosen family.