
Funny You Should Ask
Elissa Sussman
A journalist interviews her celebrity crush — then reunites with him ten years, one divorce, and many unresolved feeling
Description
Then. Twentysomething writer Chani Horowitz is stuck. While her former MFA classmates are nabbing book deals, she's in the trenches writing puff pieces. Then she's hired to write a profile of movie star Gabe Parker. The Gabe Parker--her forever celebrity crush, the object of her fantasies, the background photo on her phone--who's also just been cast as the new James Bond. It's terrifying and thrilling all at once... yet if she can keep her cool and nail the piece, it could be a huge win. Gabe will get good press, and her career will skyrocket. But what comes next proves to be life-changing in ways Chani never saw coming, as the interview turns into a whirlwind weekend that has the tabloids buzzing.Now. Ten years later, after a brutal divorce and a heavy dose of therapy, Chani is back in Los Angeles, laser-focused on one thing: her work. But she's still spent the better part of the last decade getting asked about her deeply personal Gabe Parker profile at every turn. No matter what new essay collection or viral editorial she's promoting, it always comes back to Gabe. So when his PR team requests that they reunite for a second interview, she wants to say no. She wants to pretend that she's forgotten about the time they spent together, years ago. But the truth is that those seventy-two hours are still crystal clear, etched in her memory. And so... he says yes.Chani knows that facing Gabe again also means facing feelings she's tried so hard to push away. Alternating between their first meeting and their reunion a decade later, this deliciously irresistible novel will have you hanging on until the last word. A restless young journalist with big dreams interviews a Hollywood heartthrob--and, ten years later, it's clear that their time together meant more than meets the eye in this sexy, engrossing adult debut novel.
Books like this

The Words
Ashley Jade
The bad boy who destroyed her is back — and she has eight weeks on tour to make him pay.
8 tropes in common

Forget Me Not
Julie Soto
A wedding planner must work with the ex she ghosted — and his flowers — on the biggest wedding of her career.
7 tropes in common

To Love Jason Thorn
Ella Maise
Her childhood crush is now a movie star — and her fake husband — after he stars in her debut novel's adaptation.
8 tropes in common

Back to September
Melissa Brayden
A shy bookstore owner and a famous romance novelist discover the real thing is messier — and sweeter — than fiction.
6 tropes in common

Loving David
Gina Hummer
A romance writer accidentally gives a Hollywood star a ride — and falls for a man the world already owns.
6 tropes in common

Every Summer After
Carley Fortune
After a decade of running, Percy returns to the lake — and the man she never got over.
7 tropes in common

Love Left Behind
S.H. Kolee
She survived losing him once — but now he's Hollywood famous and back, refusing to let her go.
7 tropes in common

Business or Pleasure
Rachel Lynn Solomon
A ghostwriter agrees to teach her new client — the actor she had a disastrously awkward one-night stand with — how to ac
4 tropes in common

Beauty from Pain (Beauty, #1)
Georgia Cates
After walking away from the man she loves, a Nashville singer must decide if fame is worth losing him forever.
7 tropes in common

In the Unlikely Event
L.J. Shen
She made a drunken napkin pact with an Irish stranger — eight years later, he's famous and he kept it.
7 tropes in common

Go Around
E.J. Noyes
A federal air marshal must protect her famous ex-girlfriend — who just walked back into her life and her apartment.
6 tropes in common

Romantic Comedy
Curtis Sittenfeld
A self-deprecating SNL writer falls for the dreamy pop star guest-hosting her show — but men like him don't date women l
6 tropes in common

Love and Other Words
Christina Lauren
A decade of silence, one chance reunion, and the first love she never stopped carrying.
7 tropes in common

The Marriage Bargain (Marriage to a Billionaire, #1)
Jennifer Probst
A bookstore owner casts a love spell and gets her best friend's brother — as her contractual husband.
7 tropes in common

INTOLERABLE BILLIONAIRE'S FAKE FIANCE: A SECOND CHANCE, BROTHER'S BEST FRIEND ROMANCE
Gillian Pierce
She gave him her heart (and her v-card) — now he wants her to play fake fiancée to his ex. Hard pass.
4 tropes in common

Heaven and Hell (Heaven and Hell, #1)
Kristen Ashley
A widow escaping hell finds heaven in a celebrity hero — but he's hiding his own darkness.
7 tropes in common

Seven Days in June
Tia Williams
Two writers reunite after 15 years — and discover they've been secretly writing to each other all along.
6 tropes in common

Second Night Stand
Karelia Stetz-Waters, Fay Stetz-Waters
A burlesque star and a ballerina agree to a second one-night stand — but feelings keep getting in the way.
5 tropes in common

Let it Crackle: A Small Town, Bully Romance
Natasha Sterling
The librarian who secretly writes romance stories must decide if the bully who tormented her has truly changed.
4 tropes in common

Out of the Box Awakening (Out of the Box, #1)
Jennifer Theriot
Betrayed and alone in Chicago, a woman over forty discovers a second chance at love with a handsome widower hiding secre
5 tropes in common