The Launch Date
A Novel
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Description de l’éditeur
What if the secret to finding true love on a dating app was meeting them IRL first?
In this witty and fun rom-com debut from Annabelle Slator, rival coworkers become reluctant daters after they're forced to work together on a brand-new dating app in hopes of winning a promotion—perfect for fans of Sally Thorne’s The Hating Game.
Grace Hastings’s dream job at the popular “true love” dating app, Fate, has turned into a nightmare. Her boss is a leech, her career is stagnating, and her fiancé has just brutally dumped her. Her hope for finding her own love story is waning, and she feels like a fraud for promoting a concept she no longer believes in. When the company’s CEO offers her an opportunity to earn a big promotion, she resolves to fight her imposter syndrome to show she deserves a seat at the table.
The opportunity? To launch a brand-new app focusing on IRL dating and genuine connection.
The problem? She must develop and test-drive a series of “first dates” with the other person gunning for the job: notorious socialite playboy and Grace’s biggest work rival, Eric Bancroft.
During their disastrous hikes, dangerous cooking classes, and steamy yoga sessions, they begin to realize their stark differences may just be surface level and Eric might just be the perfect person to challenge Grace’s perceptions of love, dating culture, and self-worth.
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In this fun if somewhat uneven workplace romance, debut author Slator pairs two ambitious and antagonistic coworkers, Grace and Eric, as they compete for a promotion at a London dating app company. Grace has a manipulative creep for a boss and wrestles with low self-esteem, having recently exited a bad long-term relationship. Meanwhile, Eric is followed relentlessly by the paparazzi due to his prominent family, which both annoys and titillates Grace. Formerly friends, their relationship now consists of nonstop sniping—until they're assigned to work together on a new project that requires them to evaluate potential romantic outings as a pretend couple. The sizzle between these two is obvious from the jump, but for most of the book Grace comes across as whiny and struggles to get out of her own way. Fortunately, the far more appealing Eric works to improve her self-esteem and encourages her to stand up for herself. Once she finally becomes more assertive—and more open to his overtures—the story picks up steam and becomes a lot more entertaining. Despite its few flaws, this is sure to please fans of Sally Thorne and Christina Lauren.
