Readers will be over the moon for this rom-com.Įxes pretend they’re still together for the sake of their friends on their annual summer vacation. Tropes including “there’s only one bed” and embarrassing moments like falling into a lake in formal clothes are used to great result-but the author doesn’t let the gimmick overtake strong character development, and the writing feels fresh, never derivative. The rom-com re-creations give the plot some structure.

So, Brendon devises a plan: He’ll take cues from his favorite rom-com films to prove to Annie that romance is real and, with a little help from Darcy, Elle, and their friend Margot, convince her to leave her unfulfilling job and stay in Seattle. In fact, Annie thinks love is dead, and dating apps like Brendon’s are partly to blame. But Annie is not looking to be swept off her feet, especially not by her best friend’s younger (though unexpectedly very handsome) brother. At dinner, the two hit it off immediately. When Brendon Lowell, hopeless romantic and founder of dating app OTP, hears that Annie is in town, he hopes he might have another shot with his teenage crush. The good news? Her brother, Brendon, has the key to her apartment. The bad news? Darcy is on vacation in Vancouver. But Annie’s got other motives for her impromptu visit: She’s moving to London for a promotion and wants to tell Darcy in person. With Annie’s constant travel for her job at a human resources consulting firm and Darcy’s preoccupation with her new girlfriend, Elle, the two haven’t seen each other in more than a year. A woman who doesn’t believe in love and a man who's made finding love his life’s work discover that real romance is more complicated than either imagined.Īnnie Kyriakos has just arrived in Seattle to surprise her best friend, Darcy.

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