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books based on old movies
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Chaos
Cinnamon roll hero
classic movies
comedy
cowboy
dual pov
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Fish out of water
hijinks
hilarious romantic comedy
laugh out loud
lovers to enemies to lovers
madcap comedy
Meet Cute
only one bed
opposites attract
Revenge plot
romcom
screwball comedy
second chance romance
south dakota
sunshine
the lady eve
tropes
Vacation romance
wild west
Product details
- ISBN 9781250906274
- Weight: 281g
- Dimensions: 137 x 213mm
- Publication Date: 18 Aug 2025
- Publisher: St Martin's Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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The last thing reluctant resort employee Jean Harrington expected to find on a middle-of-the-night towel run was a bashful scientist in desperate need of company . . . and clothes. Charmed by his awkwardness and endearing tangents about reptiles, she returns the next day to give the handsome mystery guest she knows only as “Charlie” lessons in poker.
He’s reserved and she’s chaotic, but together, the two of them just click. It’s like a honeymoon without the hassle of a wedding, until Jean discovers there’s a lot more to Charlie’s story than shyness and snakes - and she isn’t the only person with a pressing interest in his whereabouts, not to mention his secretly scandalous dating history.
When Charlie has the audacity to abandon her without a word, Jean has a score to settle. She’ll do whatever it takes to get him back - no, get back at him - even if it means chasing him across an ocean to brave the wild west of his remote hometown, and the famous family business he neglected to mention. With flames from their pasts raising the stakes, Jean is gambling she can get the upper hand before Charlie calls her bluff.
The real trick will be remembering what they’re playing for, when the biggest risk is putting all their cards on the table.
AMANDA SELLET is a former journalist and the author of romcoms for teens and adults, including By the Book, which Booklist described in a starred review as, "impossible to read without laughing out loud." She loves old movies, baked goods, and embarrassing her teen daughter. Hate to Fake It to You is her adult debut.
