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Don't tell me how it ends

By Adrienne Thurman

First published 2026

"Kaia Harper isn't "bad at love." That would imply she's trying. A floundering twenty-something, who's sworn off romance finds herself roped into her meddling sister's matchmaking business-in this sparkling debut rom-com that asks if we can protect ourselves while falling. Kaia Harper may not have a plan for her life, but she knows what she won't be doing-falling for somebody's dusty son, promising forever. She'd rather spend the summer after college having disappointing one-night stands and watching crime show reruns. At least those things can't catch her off guard-she already knows how all those stories end. But when her very pregnant and newly single sister calls for reinforcements, Kaia reroutes, stumbling back home to suburban Connecticut...and into the business plan of her sister's new matchmaking company. Kaia's views on love remain as bleak as her career prospects, but if posing as the inaugural client helps silence her existential questions-like "What am I even doing with my life?"-Kaia will suffer through a few bad dates and call it a favor. When Ro Jackson finds Kaia stalled on the side of the road, he isn't put off by her antagonistic mood.

Published
14 Apr 2026
Pages
320
Publisher
The Dial Press
Edition
Paperback
Elsewhere
Open Library
  • Romance
  • Comedy

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