Nothing Like The Movies by Lynn Painter

Das Sequel zum sensationellen Tiktok-Erfolg BETTER THAN THE MOVIES auf Deutsch. Für eine kurze wunderbare Zeit waren Bad Boy Wes und Liz das Traumpaar schlechthin. Doch gerade, als die beiden gemeinsam Pläne fürs College schmiedeten, passierte etwas Schreckliches in Wes’ Leben … und er brach Liz das Herz. Nun, viele Monate später, begegnet er ihr an der UCLA wieder und muss erkennen, dass sie nach wie vor die Einzige für ihn ist. Aber Liz verbringt nicht nur jede freie Minute mit neuen Freunden – männlichen Freunden –, sondern will auch nichts mehr von Wes wissen. Selbst seine Versuche, ein wahrer Rom-Com-Held zu sein, um sie mit filmreifen Aktionen zurückzugewinnen, lassen Liz kalt. Hat Wes das unwiderstehliche Mädchen von nebenan für immer verloren? Dieses Buch gibt es auch in einer Ausgabe mit wunderschönem Farbschnitt 978-3-442-49577-1 Für alle, die diese Tropes lieben: *First Love* *Bad Boy/Girl Next Door* *Friends to Lovers* *Second Chance Romance*

A millionaire and a housecleaner are a match maid in heaven in this sparkling new romantic comedy by Lynn Painter, New York Times bestselling author of Happily Never After. As a professional cleaner, Abi Mariano never thought her apartment would have any sort of infestation, but because of a building-wide outbreak, she now needs somewhere to stay for a week. As a part-time student with two jobs, she doesn’t have many options. Then the solution presents itself: the owner of the penthouse she cleans is out of town for the week. She normally wouldn’t consider it, but he’s literally never around (she’s never even met him). It goes great…until she comes out of the bedroom one morning to find two strangers in the kitchen. They’re the parents of the penthouse owner and they seem to think they’ve heard all about Abi—not as their son’s maid, but as his girlfriend. Declan Powell has always put his career first, working his way up to executive vice president at Hathaway Holdings, but he still has his eyes set on the next level. When his parents mention they met his girlfriend Abi, he all but chokes on his escargot. As great as it sounds that she was just darling, he doesn’t actually have a girlfriend—he made her up to get everyone off his back. When Dex finds out who Abi really is, he makes her a proposition: pretend to date him, and he’ll provide everything she needs during their little arrangement. What harm would it do? It’s purely business, no pleasure…right?

A stolen latte results in a meet-cute for the ages in this brand-new edition, with bonus content, of New York Times bestselling author Lynn Painter’s rom-com Accidentally Amy. Isabella Shay is usually a very honest person. But when she’s running late for her first day at her dream job and the barista yells for “Amy” three times with no answer, she does the unthinkable. Izzy takes that PSL. It’s the exact drink she ordered and paid for, only way further ahead in the queue—and she’ll take whatever bad karma is coming for her; she’s desperate and very late. But when she turns around and runs directly into the most attractive man she’s ever seen, spilling the drink all over his made-for-GQ shirt and tie, she ends up having the ultimate meet-cute. Karma who? Sparks fly and things feel beyond promising, until he says to her: “See you tomorrow, Amy.” Izzy reasons she can just straighten things out the next day, no biggie. Only when she gets to her new office and meets the VP of her department, it is none other than Blake Phillips—the hottie from Starbucks. And the man might’ve been charming to “Amy,” but he is an arrogant grump to Izzy, an arrogant grump who does not find her explanation funny at all. But day by day, an attraction simmers between them and they’ll have to find a way to work together without ripping each other’s heads—or clothes—off.

When they first meet, Bailey and Charlie cannot stand one another, but when they met a year later as coworkers, Charlie secretly bets a colleague he can get Bailey to go out with him, and their relationship gets more complicated as they get closer and closer.

Die kostenlose Bonusgeschichte zu BETTER THAN THE MOVIES. Prom-Night mit Dual POV. Es ist der Abend des Abschlussballs, und Wes Bennett könnte nicht weniger begeistert sein. Dass er nicht mit dem Mädchen hingehen kann, das er liebt, seit er denken kann, ist schlimm genug. Nein, Liz geht ausgerechnet mit Michael als Date: ihrem Traummann, seit sie denken kann. Und das nach dem unglaublichen Kuss, den Wes und Liz geteilt haben. Es wird kein Abschlussball, es wird ein Albtraum werden. Auf dem Prom gelingt es Wes, die beiden so gut es geht zu meiden. Aber jeder heimliche Blick auf Liz in ihrem weißen Abendkleid, wie sie Michael anstrahlt, tut einfach verdammt weh. Als Wes den Ball vorzeitig verlässt und nach Hause fährt, wartet zu seiner Überraschung Liz auf ihn …

Perfect for fans of Emily Henry and Ali Hazelwood, this “sweet and funny” (Kerry Winfrey, author of Waiting for Tom Hanks) teen rom-com is hopelessly romantic with enemies to lovers and grumpy x sunshine energy! Liz hates her annoyingly attractive neighbour but he’s the only in with her long-term crush… Perpetual daydreamer and hopeless romantic Liz Buxbaum gave her heart to Michael a long time ago. But her cool, aloof forever crush never really saw her before he moved away. Now that he’s back in town, Liz will do whatever it takes to get on his radar—and maybe snag him as a prom date—even befriend Wes Bennet. The annoyingly attractive next-door neighbour might seem like a prime candidate for romantic comedy fantasies, but Wes has only been a pain in Liz’s butt since they were kids. Pranks involving frogs and decapitated lawn gnomes do not a potential boyfriend make. Yet, somehow, Wes and Michael are hitting it off, which means Wes is Liz’s in. But as Liz and Wes scheme to get Liz noticed by Michael so she can have her magical prom moment, she’s shocked to discover that she likes being around Wes. And as they continue to grow closer, she must re-examine everything she thought she knew about love—and rethink her own ideas of what Happily Ever After should look like. Better Than the Movies features quotes from the best-loved rom-coms of cinema and takes you on a rollercoaster of romance that isn’t movie-perfect but jaw-dropping and heart-stopping in unexpected ways. Pre-order Nothing Like the Movies, the swoony sequel to Better than the Movies and don’t miss out on The Do-Over and Betting On You from Lynn Painter!

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF BETTER THAN THE MOVIES! Emilie has the worst Valentine’s Day ever—only to relive it over and over again. Perfect riotous romantic YA fiction where 50 First Dates meets Groundhog Day. After living through a dumpster fire of a Valentine’s Day, Emilie escapes to her grandmother’s house for some comfort and a consolation pint of Ben & Jerry’s. She passes out on the couch, but when she wakes up, she’s back home in her own bed—and it’s Valentine’s Day all over again. And the next day? Another nightmare V-Day. Emilie is stuck in some sort of time loop nightmare that she can’t wake up from as she re-watches her boyfriend, Josh, cheat on her day after day. Not only that but Emilie can’t get away from the enigmatic Nick, who she keeps running into—sometimes literally—in unfortunate ways. How many days can one girl passively watch her life go up in flames? And when something good starts to come out of these terrible days, what happens when the universe stops doling out do-overs? Pre-order Nothing Like the Movies, the swoony sequel to Better than the Movies and don’t miss out on Betting on You from Lynn Painter!

Their name? The objectors. Their job? To break off weddings as hired. Their dilemma? They might just be in love with each other. When Sophie Steinbeck finds out just before her nuptials that her fiancé has cheated yet again, she desperately wants to call it off. But because her future father-in-law is her dad’s cutthroat boss, she doesn’t want to be the one to do it. Her savior comes in the form of a professional objector, whose purpose is to show up at weddings and proclaim the words no couple (usually) wants to hear at their ceremony: “I object!” During anti-wedding festivities that night, Sophie learns more about Max the Objector’s job. It makes perfect sense to her: he saves people from wasting their lives, from hurting each other. He’s a modern-day hero. And Sophie wants in. The two love cynics start working together, going from wedding to wedding, and Sophie’s having more fun than she’s had in ages. She looks forward to every nerve-racking ceremony saving the lovesick souls of the betrothed masses. As Sophie and Max spend more time together, however, they realize that their physical chemistry is off the charts, leading them to dabble in a little hookup session or two—but it’s totally fine, because they definitely do not have feelings for each other. Love doesn’t exist, after all. And then everything changes. A groom-to-be hires Sophie to object, but his fiancée is the woman who broke Max’s heart. As Max wrestles with whether he can be a party to his ex’s getting hurt, Sophie grapples with the sudden realization that she may have fallen hard for her partner in crime.

Spicy Spring – Eine Romance mit Suchtfaktor. Als Hallie Piper aus dem Hotelzimmer eines One-Night-Stands schleicht, wird ihr klar: Es ist Zeit, erwachsen zu werden. Und weil dazu eine Beziehung gehört, meldet sie sich bei einer Dating-App an. Diese schlägt Hallie ausgerechnet Jack Marshall vor, den Mann, mit dem sie besagte Nacht verbracht hat. Jack ist nicht nur extrem sexy, sondern bringt sie auch zum Lachen. Aber er kann nicht der Richtige sein, schließlich hatte er sich gerade erst von seiner fast Verlobten getrennt, als es zu der heißen Nacht mit Hallie kam. Also gibt sie ihm via App eine Abfuhr. Aber die beiden schließen trotzdem Freundschaft, und es kommt zu einer Wette: Wer zuerst die Liebe findet, gewinnt. Blöd nur, dass sie ihre Zeit lieber miteinander verbringen als mit der Suche nach Traumpartnern. Und dann bietet Jack seine Dienste als Fake-Date für ein Wochenende an …

After crawling out of a hotel room, Hallie decides it’s time to become a full-on adult. But when she logs into the dating app to look for new love, she finds none other than Jack- the guy whose hotel room she’d snuck out of. Jack and Hallie realise that they’re each other’s perfect wing-person – and join forces in their searches for The One. They even 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. Because as they pretend to be a couple, they struggle to remember why dating for real was a bad idea to begin with…

Things get textual when a steamy message from a random wrong number turns into an anonymous relationship in this hilarious rom-com by Lynn Painter. Bad luck has always followed Olivia Marshall…or maybe she’s just the screw-up her family thinks she is. But when a “What are you wearing?” text from a random wrong number turns into the hottest, most entertaining—albeit anonymous—relationship of her life, she thinks things might be on the upswing…. Colin Beck has always considered Olivia his best friend’s annoying little sister, but when she moves in with them after one of her worst runs of luck, he realizes she’s turned into an altogether different and sexier distraction. He’s sure he can keep his distance, until the moment he discovers she’s the irresistible Miss Misdial he’s been sort of sexting for weeks—and now he has to decide whether to turn the heat up or ghost her before things get messy.