Lynn Painter

Pre-order the next feel-good, hilarious and swoon-worthy book by Lynn Painter Praise for Lynn Painter 'The most sidesplittingly funny, sexual tension-filled book I've read in a long, long time. I dare you not to fall in love!' ALI HAZELWOOD, author of THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS 'Smart, sexy, and downright hilarious. Mr Wrong Number is an absolutely pitch-perfect romantic comedy' CHRISTINA LAUREN, author of THE UNHONEYMOONERS _____ Two people make a wager on who can find love first, not realizing what they should be betting on is each other, in this new romantic comedy by Lynn Painter, author of Mr. Wrong Number. Hallie Piper is turning over a new leaf. After belly-crawling out of a hotel room (hello, rock bottom), she decides it's time to become a full-on adult. She gets a new apartment, a new haircut, and a new wardrobe, but when she logs into the dating app that she has determined will find her new love, she sees none other than Jack, the guy whose room she'd snuck out of. Through the app, and after the joint agreement that they are absolutely not interested in each other, Jack and Hallie become partners in their respective searches for The One. They text each other about their dates, often scheduling them at the same restaurant so that if things don't go well, the two of them can get tacos afterward. Spoiler: they get a lot of tacos together. Discouraged by the lack of prospects, Jack and Hallie make a wager to see who can find true love first, but when they agree to be fake dates for a weekend wedding, all bets are off. As they pretend to be a couple, lines become blurred and they each struggle to remember why the other was a bad idea to begin with.

The Love Wager

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 love his face there," she agreed, picturing Matthew Macfadyen's sweet smile. "But the near-kiss in the rain is the best moment."

"Agree to disagree," Jack said, rolling onto his side to face her. "It's too devastating when they pull back."

"If I didn't know better— and I do, so don't worry— I'd think you're kind of a hopeless romantic."

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He laughed, and over the smell of animal, he could smell her perfume. He wasn't sure what she wore, but it always drifted into his awareness in the same way he could always sniff out barbecue when we walked into a restaurant.

He didn't know how it'd happened, but she'd completely taken over his brain.

He'd landed a few hours before, and he'd had to force himself not to come running over to her place the instant he'd touched down.

"You shouldn't enjoy my suffering so much."

That night had been all about hot chemistry with a stranger.

Kissing Hallie in the security line - that was something else entirely.

He let out his breath and said, "Fine. We'll stay in this room, but if you touch me, I swear to God I'm screaming."

The sight of her short red fingernails on his chest did something to him. Ever since she'd said she had feelings for him, he felt like a wild animal on a leash, straining to get at her.

"I'm too pathetically into my fake girlfriend to leave for an hour," he said, kissing her forehead before getting out of the bed. "Go back to sleep, I'll wake you when I get out."

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