Not You Again
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- USD 12.99
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- USD 12.99
Descripción editorial
They have nothing but time...to hate each other.
In Julian, California, every day is April 23rd—and in a time loop, there are no rules. Eating endless slices of fresh apple pie? Yes. Partner swapping? Why not. Being trapped inside the plot of a sci-fi film would almost be inspiring for LA screenwriter Carly Hart…if she wasn’t waking up at her dad’s funeral every single day. Carly wants out.
Funeral director Adam Rhodes is equally frustrated. Every loop, Adam regenerates in the middle of a fight with his ex-wife. Her infidelity wrecked their perfect life together, and now Adam must relive her confession over and over again.
There’s only one solution to ending the misery: breaking the time loop. Easier said than done. And there’s another hurdle to overcome: Carly and Adam can’t stand each other.
Though strangers at best, Carly and Adam know they must work together to solve this cosmic mystery. But where Carly offers magical theories, Adam relies on facts and figures. When Carly wants to involve the local conspiracy theorist, Adam would rather work alone. The sooner they find a solution, the sooner they’ll never have to see each other again, yet somehow the tension between the two is hotter than a solar flare and as rare as the daily total solar eclipse. Maybe Carly and Adam are destined to be in each other’s orbit after all…
FOR FANS OF: Enemies to lovers A literal roll in the hay A magical time loop Small town vibes Open-door spice Dual POV
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
La Rosa (The Backtrack) again leverages time travel to bring two people together in this endearing Groundhog Day–style rom-com. Carly Hart heads to Julian, Calif., for her somewhat estranged father's funeral only for the entire town to wind up trapped in a one-day time loop, doomed to endlessly relive April 22, the day of the memorial service. The only person Carly knows in the small, quirky town is funeral director Adam, who's also having a bad day repeatedly. On the first day of the loop, his wife revealed that she cheated on him with his best friend, and now, no matter what he does, they're forced to start each day together. As the town devolves into humorous hedonistic anarchy, Adam busies himself with studying the solar eclipse that happens every afternoon, hoping to determine whether it might be the cause of the time loop, and Carly offers to help. Together, they test escape theories, growing closer all the while, especially as they bond about what they want out of life after the loop ends. La Rosa hand-waves the mechanics behind the time loop, instead focusing on the wacky antics of the supporting cast and the significant chemistry between her leads. Readers who like their romances to come with a bit of magic will be pleased.
