Attached at the Hip
A Novel
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- Expected May 21, 2024
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Publisher Description
Survivor meets The Bachelor in Attached at the Hip, an irresistible, romantic adventure by New York Times bestselling author Christine Riccio.
Orie Lennox has spent her entire life prepping for her happily ever after -- and now that she’s graduated, she’s low-key wondering, when the heck is it gonna hit. Her love life, her new job, her relationship with her sister: none of it is quite what she envisioned it to be.
One evening, on a whim, she applies for a reality show where she’ll be stranded on an island, with a bunch of strangers, to play a game of human chess for a shot at a million dollars. What better way to force herself to break up with the things that aren’t bringing her joy, than to abandon them all on short notice to live off the grid on a beach in the South Pacific!
Orie's shocked when she ends up cast in an experimental romantic edition of the show: and even more surprised to find that her old high school crush, Remy, has been cast as well. Orie's one of ten contestants, set to compete in formidable challenges, while speed dating, in the wilderness: without deodorant, toilets, shaving cream, or showers. (How!?)
She finds herself tied up — literally — in a game of risky alliances as she navigates ever-growing feelings for her one that got away, alongside an exciting array of budding new relationships.
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Recent college graduate Orie Lennox is a reality television enthusiast. Her favorite show is Survivor, which she describes as "a chess game on an island" in which relationships are paramount. So, when she gets the opportunity to audition for the upcoming season, she's all in, and not just because she's obsessed with it; she sees it as her only chance to get away from the long-term boyfriend she doesn't love and her family's insistence that she's sailing passively through life. What newly single Orie doesn't know is that she's been cast in an experimental version of the show with a romantic component—and that her former high school crush, Remy, has also been cast. A palpable appreciation for the inspiration material courses through this high-intensity romance by Riccio (Better Together). The island setting, the physical and mental challenges, and the machinations through which Orie and her fellow contestants try to avoid getting voted off the island are entertaining, and it's satisfying to experience the alliances made and broken as Orie begins to realize what she's capable of and how that translates into her future. Orie and Remy are white. Ages 13–up.
