Love is an Open Book
A Fun and Flirty Friends-to-Lovers Summer Read Between a Bestselling Author and Her Best Friend Testing All the Romance Tropes
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Publisher Description
“Blumberg makes the will-they-won’t-they dance believable and exciting with sexy banter and plenty of humor throughout.” —Publishers Weekly
Blurring the line between fiction and reality...
Mia Brady never imagined her romance novels would become bestsellers, much less inspire a hit TV show. However, after signing a deal to write the final book of the series, she’s struck by a serious case of writer’s block. Her fans are clamoring for a passionate payoff, but Mia’s own experience with heartbreak—and current lack of real-life romance—is getting in the way. Do friends who become lovers ever truly have a happy ending?
Gavin Lane would like to think so. As Mia’s ride-or-die BFF, he’s been by her side through it all and convinced himself his crush on her is a thing of the past. He’s not about to let his feelings ruin their friendship, and never will. But things get complicated when Mia pitches a bold idea to help save her career: testing out tried-and-true love story tropes...together.
From workplace romance to fish-out-of-water, Mia and Gavin embark on a series of “experiments” to spark a little creativity—but they are not prepared for the flame that ignites between them. Does their friendship even stand a chance when pure fantasy suddenly becomes a little too real?
For fans of: Friends-to-Lovers So.Much.Pining. He falls first Books about books Plant daddies Fish-out-of-water Forced Proximity
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
This light, heartwarming outing from Blumberg (Second Tide's the Charm) finds romance author Mia Brady struggling with writer's block while trying to draft a friends-to-lovers book, the final in her bestselling series. In her personal life, Mia has sworn off romance between friends ever since her former best friend turned brother-in-law, Ted, broke her heart back in college. Meanwhile, Gavin Lane, Ted's college roommate, has been crushing on Mia since he found her crying over Ted at their apartment door. Though he's never acted on his feelings, over the past 10 years they've become close friends. Now Gavin suggests she beat her writer's block by acting out romance tropes with him and seeing which ones might actually work. Blumberg uses this cute but familiar premise to create a fluffy will-they-won't-they that dances along the line between friendship and romance. Unfortunately, Mia occasionally comes across as frustratingly emotionally immature, especially in response to Gavin's effusive professions of love. Still, the vibe is breezy and the metafictional nods to romance tropes add some fun. Readers looking for an easy, G-rated beach read will be pleased.
