Jane the Virgin meets To All the Boys I've Loved Before in
this charming debut romantic comedy filled with Black Girl Magic.
Perfect for fans of Mary H. K. Choi and Nicola Yoon, with crossover
appeal for readers of Jasmine Guillory and Talia Hibbert romances.
Sixteen-year-old Tessa Johnson has never felt like the protagonist in
her own life. She's rarely seen herself reflected in the pages of the
romance novels she loves. The only place she's a true leading lady is in
her own writing--in the swoony love stories she shares only with
Caroline, her best friend and #1 devoted reader.
When Tessa is accepted into the creative writing program of a
prestigious art school, she's excited to finally let her stories shine.
But when she goes to her first workshop, the words are just...gone.
Fortunately, Caroline has a solution: Tessa just needs to find some
inspiration in a real-life love story of her own. And she's ready with a
list of romance novel-inspired steps to a happily ever after. Nico, the
brooding artist who looks like he walked out of one of Tessa's stories,
is cast as the perfect Prince Charming.
But as Tessa checks each item off Caroline's list, she gets further and
further away from herself. She risks losing everything she cares
about--including the surprising bond she develops with sweet Sam, who
lives across the street. She's well on her way to having her own
real-life love story, but is it the one she wants, after all?
