The Rom-Com Agenda
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Beach Read meets When Harry Met Sally in this vibrantly funny and endearingly sweet story of two lonely people who find love when they least expect it. A love letter to classic rom-com movies, and to anyone who has ever pined for the wrong person.
You know how the story’s supposed to go … but love makes its own plans.
Eli thinks he and his girlfriend, Victoria, are meant to be together – until she breaks up with him, leaving him heartbroken and confused. Determined to win her back, he goes along with the advice of his friends: become the sophisticated yet vulnerable ideal man. How? Study the best romantic heroes from everyone's favourite rom-com movies.
Leah is used to being alone, especially after taking care of her sick foster mother for the past year. And with no family or friends to keep her in town, she makes the decision to move. Again. But when she becomes inadvertently drawn into Eli’s makeover scheme, her plans are put on hold, and she ends up being Eli’s guide through the wild world of meet-cutes and grand gestures. Even though she believes Eli is perfect the way he is. Even though she just might be falling in love with him …
‘The perfect swoony, slow burn, sentimental romantic comedy ... I was absolutely swept off my feet by this delightfully witty romance between a complicated heroine and an idealistic hero. Movie references a huge bonus!’ Jenn McKinlay, author of Paris Is Always a Good Idea
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Denker (Lucky for You) spins rom-com gold in this vibrant, genre-savvy tale. Former foster child Leah Keegan is determined to leave the small town of Willow Cove, N.Y., after the foster mother she's spent the last year caring for dies of cancer. Before she can raise the funds to move, however, she overhears Eli Masterson proposing to his girlfriend, Victoria, who is about to start researching a book in Europe; Victoria declines. Heartbroken and determined to win her back, Eli takes the suggestion of his sister, Jenna, who proposes a makeover. With rom-com films as a guide, they'll transform Eli into a swoon-worthy romantic hero. When Leah is roped into this scheme by a mutual friend, attraction ignites but Leah fights it, knowing that Eli only has eyes for Victoria. Or does he? Answering that question is a funny and poignant ride, enhanced by sparkling prose and a stellar lineup of supporting characters, headlined by Jenna and her young daughters, Olivia and Zoe. Readers are sure to fall in love with the endearing protagonists of this squeaky clean charmer.
