Amazon #1 New Release ReaderViews Bronze Award Winner BookLife Prize (Publisher's Weekly) Finalist The Wishing Shelf Book Awards Finalist American Book Fest "Best Book" Awards Finalist Foreward Indie Book Awards Finalist If you loved Better Than the Movies , you'll love The Accidental Boyfriend . For fans of Lynn Painter, Jen Bennet, Kasie West, Jenny Han, Sarah Dessen, and Katie McGarry. Jess is everything Gabe wants. Gabe is everything Jess doesn't know she needs. Some accidents were meant to be. Gabe isn't a werewolf. He just plays one on TV. Jess has never been kissed. She just writes romance online. TV heartthrob Gabriel Wade has never met a party he couldn't rock, a problem he couldn't dodge, or a crowd he couldn't play. Homeschooled Jessica Thorne has never met a party she couldn't wallflower, a problem she couldn't stress over, or a crowd she couldn't escape. But they both know what it's like to lose someone . . . someone who's still here. After a hotel escalator dumps Jess into Gabe's spotlight and he unknowingly hijacks her first kiss, he decides she'll be the perfect decoy for the paparazzi. If he can convince her to play his "girlfriend of the week." Except Jess isn't about to be anyone's fangirl and doesn't care about TV's Hottest Hairball or his Hollywood ego. And by the time she figures out Gabe isn't who she thought, it might be too late to say she needs him as much as he needs her. Even if he wants her for real. More than just a romance, The Accidental Boyfriend is the story of two people from very different worlds who are thrown together only to discover they're both struggling to figure out who they want to be and how to navigate a loss they didn't plan. Coming-of-age
he falls first
slow burn
trauma & healing
opposites attract
forced proximity
fake dating
celebrity & author "5 Stars! Uproariously funny rom-com meets sweet teenage romance . . . from the witty banter to the absorbing storyline to the familiar feelings that tugged at my heartstrings." ~ Reader Views (Starred Review
Bronze Award Winner) "5 Stars. A superbly plotted teen romance with two wonderfully different MCs. A FINALIST and highly recommended!" ~ The Wishing Shelf Book Awards "A fresh spin on the fake relationship trope and a well-crafted love story." ~ Critic's Report (9.5/10) The BookLife Prize (Finalist) "Un-put-down-able! Delightfully clever." ~ Kathleen Baldwin, Wall Street Journal bestselling author of A School for Unusual Girls "By far one of the best YA romances I've ever read . . . and I've read A LOT. I cried, I grinned, I blushed, and I would do it all over again." ~ Charity (Bookbub) "Five stars! This is one of the best books I've ever read, and my favorite part was the ending. I definitely recommend." ~ Lori (Goodreads) Amazon #1 New Release - ReaderViews Bronze Award Winner - BookLife Prize (Publisher's Weekly) Finalist - The Wishing Shelf Book Awards Finalist - American Book Fest "Best Book" Awards Finalist - Foreward Indie Book Awards Finalist "5 Stars! Uproariously funny rom-com meets sweet teenage romance . . . from the witty banter to the absorbing storyline to the familiar feelings that tugged at my heartstrings." ~ Reader Views (Starred Review
Bronze Award Winner) "5 Stars. A superbly plotted teen romance with two wonderfully different MCs. A FINALIST and highly recommended!" ~ The Wishing Shelf Book Awards "A fresh spin on the fake relationship trope and a well-crafted love story." ~ Critic's Report (9.5/10) The BookLife Prize (Finalist) "Un-put-down-able! Delightfully clever." ~ Kathleen Baldwin, Wall Street Journal bestselling author of A School for Unusual Girls Gabe & Jess's story was born at a writer's conference on - you guessed it! - an escalator. That's where I first saw Gabe hijack Jess's first kiss in my head. I fell in love with them and their struggles, wrote their story, and the following year The Accidental Boyfriend became a 2016 Golden Heart Finalist and I signed with my agent. Jess is everything Gabe wants. Gabe is everything Jess doesn't know she needs. Some accidents were meant to be. Gabe isn't a werewolf. He just plays one on TV. Jess isn't a guy magnet. She just writes teen romance. TV heartthrob Gabriel Wade has never met a party he couldn't rock, a problem he couldn't dodge, or a crowd he couldn't play. Homeschooled Jessica Thorne has never met a party she couldn't wallflower, a problem she couldn't stress over, or a crowd she couldn't escape. But they both know what it's like to lose someone . . . someone who's still here. After a hotel escalator dumps Jess into Gabe's spotlight and he unknowingly hijacks her first kiss, he decides she'll be the perfect decoy for the paparazzi. If he can convince her to play his "girlfriend of the week." Except Jess isn't about to be anyone's fangirl and wants nothing to do with TV's Hottest Hairball or his Hollywood ego. And by the time she figures out he isn't who she
he falls first
slow burn
trauma & healing
opposites attract
forced proximity
fake dating
celebrity & author "5 Stars! Uproariously funny rom-com meets sweet teenage romance . . . from the witty banter to the absorbing storyline to the familiar feelings that tugged at my heartstrings." ~ Reader Views (Starred Review
Bronze Award Winner) "5 Stars. A superbly plotted teen romance with two wonderfully different MCs. A FINALIST and highly recommended!" ~ The Wishing Shelf Book Awards "A fresh spin on the fake relationship trope and a well-crafted love story." ~ Critic's Report (9.5/10) The BookLife Prize (Finalist) "Un-put-down-able! Delightfully clever." ~ Kathleen Baldwin, Wall Street Journal bestselling author of A School for Unusual Girls "By far one of the best YA romances I've ever read . . . and I've read A LOT. I cried, I grinned, I blushed, and I would do it all over again." ~ Charity (Bookbub) "Five stars! This is one of the best books I've ever read, and my favorite part was the ending. I definitely recommend." ~ Lori (Goodreads) Amazon #1 New Release - ReaderViews Bronze Award Winner - BookLife Prize (Publisher's Weekly) Finalist - The Wishing Shelf Book Awards Finalist - American Book Fest "Best Book" Awards Finalist - Foreward Indie Book Awards Finalist "5 Stars! Uproariously funny rom-com meets sweet teenage romance . . . from the witty banter to the absorbing storyline to the familiar feelings that tugged at my heartstrings." ~ Reader Views (Starred Review
Bronze Award Winner) "5 Stars. A superbly plotted teen romance with two wonderfully different MCs. A FINALIST and highly recommended!" ~ The Wishing Shelf Book Awards "A fresh spin on the fake relationship trope and a well-crafted love story." ~ Critic's Report (9.5/10) The BookLife Prize (Finalist) "Un-put-down-able! Delightfully clever." ~ Kathleen Baldwin, Wall Street Journal bestselling author of A School for Unusual Girls Gabe & Jess's story was born at a writer's conference on - you guessed it! - an escalator. That's where I first saw Gabe hijack Jess's first kiss in my head. I fell in love with them and their struggles, wrote their story, and the following year The Accidental Boyfriend became a 2016 Golden Heart Finalist and I signed with my agent. Jess is everything Gabe wants. Gabe is everything Jess doesn't know she needs. Some accidents were meant to be. Gabe isn't a werewolf. He just plays one on TV. Jess isn't a guy magnet. She just writes teen romance. TV heartthrob Gabriel Wade has never met a party he couldn't rock, a problem he couldn't dodge, or a crowd he couldn't play. Homeschooled Jessica Thorne has never met a party she couldn't wallflower, a problem she couldn't stress over, or a crowd she couldn't escape. But they both know what it's like to lose someone . . . someone who's still here. After a hotel escalator dumps Jess into Gabe's spotlight and he unknowingly hijacks her first kiss, he decides she'll be the perfect decoy for the paparazzi. If he can convince her to play his "girlfriend of the week." Except Jess isn't about to be anyone's fangirl and wants nothing to do with TV's Hottest Hairball or his Hollywood ego. And by the time she figures out he isn't who she