No, Colleen Hoover's new book, Woman Down, is not rooted in her real-life experience. "I think people might expect this book to mirror my life more than it does," Hoover, 46, told People exclusively on Tuesday, January 13. "But overall, there are very few similarities between my life and this book." The book, which was released on Tuesday, follows the story of famed author Petra Rose who is dealing with the aftermath of a major controversy when her film adaptation received widespread backlash after one-third of the book's love triangle gets cut out of the movie completely.