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How to Get a Life in Ten Dates

A Novel

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2 of 2 copies available

"Change the title to 'How to Become a Jenny L. Howe fan for Life' because that's what this book did to me!" —Jo Segura, USA Today bestselling author of Raiders of the Lost Heart and Temple of Swoon
In this charming new rom-com from Jenny L. Howe, a young woman who's fed up with dating challenges her family and friends to set her up on ten dates, but gets more than she bargained for when her best friend adds himself to the roster.
Dating as a plus-size woman has been exhausting for Haleigh Berkshire. Sure, she's only twenty-five, but she's been doing it for a decade, and she's beginning to think it's time for a sabbatical. It doesn't help that she's been madly in love with her best friend, Jack, for years—but one disastrous weekend in college taught her the hard way that they'll never be more than friends.
With her sister's engagement celebration fast approaching, and her friends and family nagging her about a plus-one, Haleigh and Jack do what they do best: scheme. Haleigh agrees to let her friends and family set her up with ten people—and she's sure that, once none of them prove to be good matches, her loved ones will finally let her fade into romantic retirement in peace.
To her surprise, some of Haleigh's dates go better than expected, and for the first time in forever, she's actually having fun. Until Jack starts breaking all the rules they'd made to mend their friendship in college. He produces a laundry list of flaws for everyone she likes, crashes some of her nights out, and finally shocks her by throwing himself into the mix. Dating Jack has always been the dream, but Haleigh is afraid of the reality. Is it worth risking her best friend for something that may have never been meant to be?

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      Starred review from October 15, 2024
      Haleigh is unhappy with many aspects of her life. Financially, she is barely scraping by, walking dogs and doing freelance editing. She has some great friends, one who has given her a room in his apartment, and Jack, the lifelong best friend she almost lost when they hooked up while on a vacation. A rigid slate of 10 rules has allowed them to remain best friends. Her successful sister and her fiance� are planning a fancy party to celebrate their engagement, graduating law school, and passing the bar. Haleigh needs a plus-one for this event, but she is done with dating apps. When her mother, grandfather, sister, and friends join forces to find her a date, she agrees to go on 10 dates they've chosen for her. Some of the men they come up with are wildly wrong for her, including the guy who invites her to brunch and brings his emotional support cockatoo, one who wants all her financial information, and one who abhors genre fiction (shudder). Howe (On the Plus Side, 2023) creates characters to love and is able to keep the reader guessing all the way through. Love and laughter abound in this joyful read.

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