'Emotional, sweet, and surprising novel about first loves and second chances' Shondaland'You can never go wrong with Christina Lauren!' Paige ToonSam was Tate's first: Her first love. Her first everything. Including her first heartbreak.During a whirlwind two-week vacation abroad, Sam and Tate fell for each other in only the way that first loves do: sharing all of their hopes, dreams, and deepest secrets along the way. Sam was the first, and only, person that Tate - the long-lost daughter of one of the world's biggest film stars - ever revealed her identity to. So when it became clear her trust was misplaced, her world shattered for good.Fourteen years later, Tate, now an up-and-coming actress, only thinks about her first love every once in a blue moon. When she steps onto the set of her first big break, he's the last person she expects to see. Yet here Sam is, the same charming, confident man she knew, but even more alluring than she remembered. Forced to confront the man who betrayed her, Tate must ask herself if it's possible to do the wrong thing for the right reason... and whether 'once in a lifetime' can really come around twice.Find out why readers LOVE Christina Lauren:'Pure, irresistible magic from start to finish' Emily Henry'Heartbreaking and hopeful' Amy Reichert'Pure joy' Sally Thorne'What a joyful, warm, touching book! This is the book to read if you want to smile so hard your face hurts' Jasmine Guillory'Beautifully written and remarkably compelling Sarah J. Maas, New York Times bestselling author
CONTRIBUTORS: Christina LaurenEAN: 9780349422770COUNTRY: United KingdomPAGES: WEIGHT: 246 gHEIGHT: 196 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Little, Brown Book GroupDATE PUBLISHED: CITY: GENRE: FICTION / Romance / Contemporary, FICTION / Romance / Romantic ComedyWIDTH: 126 cmSPINE:
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Modern and Contemporary romance
After giving us all of the warm summer feels in The Unhoneymooners, the dynamic duo behind Christina Lauren is back with a romance sure to leave you starry-eyed. Fans of second chance romances will adore this story, A second-chance romance imbued with the glitz and glamour of Hollywood. Christina Lauren's latest romance features cozy cabins, crackling campfires, and the sort of slow-burn romance that makes this an autumn lover's dream, With a then-and-now plot similar to Lauren's Love and Other Words, the writing duo's latest has a youthful voice that may be a good fit for fans of new adult romances, In this splashy standalone from rom-com queen Lauren, an actress whose heart was broken by her first love runs into him on a film set and wonders whether to give him a second chance, [The] story [...] is worth the wait, and the rich family backstories add sweetness... [with] a twist that offers readers something unexpected and new
Christina Lauren is the combined pen name of longtime writing partners/besties/soulmates and brain-twins Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings, the New York Times, USA TODAY, and #1 international bestselling authors of the Beautiful and Wild Seasons series, Sublime, The House, and Autoboyography. You can find them online at ChristinaLaurenBooks.com, Facebook.com/ChristinaLaurenBooks, or @ChristinaLauren on Twitter.
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'Emotional, sweet, and surprising novel about first loves and second chances' Shondaland'You can never go wrong with Christina Lauren!' Paige ToonSam was Tate's first: Her first love. Her first everything. Including her first heartbreak.During a whirlwind two-week vacation abroad, Sam and Tate fell for each other in only the way that first loves do: sharing all of their hopes, dreams, and deepest secrets along the way. Sam was the first, and only, person that Tate - the long-lost daughter of one of the world's biggest film stars - ever revealed her identity to. So when it became clear her trust was misplaced, her world shattered for good.Fourteen years later, Tate, now an up-and-coming actress, only thinks about her first love every once in a blue moon. When she steps onto the set of her first big break, he's the last person she expects to see. Yet here Sam is, the same charming, confident man she knew, but even more alluring than she remembered. Forced to confront the man who betrayed her, Tate must ask herself if it's possible to do the wrong thing for the right reason... and whether 'once in a lifetime' can really come around twice.Find out why readers LOVE Christina Lauren:'Pure, irresistible magic from start to finish' Emily Henry'Heartbreaking and hopeful' Amy Reichert'Pure joy' Sally Thorne'What a joyful, warm, touching book! This is the book to read if you want to smile so hard your face hurts' Jasmine Guillory'Beautifully written and remarkably compelling Sarah J. Maas, New York Times bestselling author
CONTRIBUTORS: Christina LaurenEAN: 9780349422770COUNTRY: United KingdomPAGES: WEIGHT: 246 gHEIGHT: 196 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Little, Brown Book GroupDATE PUBLISHED: CITY: GENRE: FICTION / Romance / Contemporary, FICTION / Romance / Romantic ComedyWIDTH: 126 cmSPINE:
Christina Lauren is the combined pen name of longtime writing partners/besties/soulmates and brain-twins Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings, the New York Times, USA TODAY, and #1 international bestselling authors of the Beautiful and Wild Seasons series, Sublime, The House, and Autoboyography. You can find them online at ChristinaLaurenBooks.com, Facebook.com/ChristinaLaurenBooks, or @ChristinaLauren on Twitter.
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