How to Get a Life in Ten Dates
A Novel
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4.3 • 3 Ratings
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
"Change the title to 'How to Become a Jenny L. Howe fan for Life' because that's what this book did to me!" —Jo Segura, USA Today bestselling author of Raiders of the Lost Heart and Temple of Swoon
In this charming new rom-com from Jenny L. Howe, a young woman who's fed up with dating challenges her family and friends to set her up on ten dates, but gets more than she bargained for when her best friend adds himself to the roster.
Dating as a plus-size woman has been exhausting for Haleigh Berkshire. Sure, she's only twenty-five, but she's been doing it for a decade, and she's beginning to think it's time for a sabbatical. It doesn't help that she's been madly in love with her best friend, Jack, for years—but one disastrous weekend in college taught her the hard way that they'll never be more than friends.
With her sister's engagement celebration fast approaching, and her friends and family nagging her about a plus-one, Haleigh and Jack do what they do best: scheme. Haleigh agrees to let her friends and family set her up with ten people—and she's sure that, once none of them prove to be good matches, her loved ones will finally let her fade into romantic retirement in peace.
To her surprise, some of Haleigh’s dates go better than expected, and for the first time in forever, she's actually having fun. Until Jack starts breaking all the rules they’d made to mend their friendship in college. He produces a laundry list of flaws for everyone she likes, crashes some of her nights out, and finally shocks her by throwing himself into the mix. Dating Jack has always been the dream, but Haleigh is afraid of the reality. Is it worth risking her best friend for something that may have never been meant to be?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In this inclusive and charming contemporary, Howe (The Makeup Test) pairs two neurodivergent friends who try to deny their feelings for each other. Plus-size bisexual Haleigh Berkshire, who has generalized anxiety disorder, has long loved her best friend, Jackson Brooks, who has OCD. But after a disastrous try at a relationship years ago, they created a list of "rules for staying best friends after hooking up," designed to keep them strictly platonic. Now Haleigh's sister is pestering Haleigh about bringing a plus-one to her wedding, so Haleigh invites her mother, sister, Jack, and her roommate to set her up on two dates apiece. The outings range from disastrous (being force-fed oysters by an overeager man) to boring (hiking with a pop-culture averse woman)—until Haleigh meets Brian Lee, a hot and witty veterinarian. Things are looking good until Jackson throws a wrench in the works by putting himself into Haleigh's dating pool and asking for a second chance. The love triangle feels well balanced and the cast is delightfully diverse. Readers in the mood for a big-hearted and amusing rom-com will want to check this out.
