Ten Rules for Faking It

by Sophie Sullivan

Overview

Notes From Your Bookseller

A sweet story about putting your best foot forward. We love how this book pushes our heroine, Everly Dean, one step at a time — to a sweet finish, of course!

"A wholesome, slow-burn romance that will warm your heart...This is a Hallmark movie in book form." - USA Today bestselling author Helen Hoang

What happens when your love life becomes the talk of the town?

As birthdays go, this year’s for radio producer Everly Dean hit rock-bottom.

Worse than the “tonsillectomy birthday.” Worse than the birthday her parents decided to split (the first time). But catching your boyfriend cheating on you with his assistant?

Even clichés sting.

But this is Everly’s year! She won’t let her anxiety hold her back. She’ll pitch her podcast idea to her boss.

There’s just one problem.

Her boss, Chris, is very cute. (Of course). Also, he's extremely distant (which means he hates her, right? Or is that the anxiety talking)?

And, Stacey the DJ didn’t mute the mic during Everly’s rant about Simon the Snake (syn: Cheating Ex).

That’s three problems.

Suddenly, people are lining up to date her, Bachelorette-style, fans are voting (Reminder: never leave house again), and her interest in Chris might be a two-way street. It’s a lot for a woman who could gold medal in people-avoidance. She’s going to have to fake it ‘till she makes it to get through all of this.

Perhaps she’ll make a list: The Ten Rules for Faking It.

Because sometimes making the rules can find you happiness when you least expect it.

“Once you start reading, you won’t be able to put it down.” - Lyssa Kay Adams, author of The Bromance Book Club

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250624178
Publisher:	St. Martin's Publishing Group
Publication date:	12/29/2020
Sold by:	Macmillan
Format:	eBook
Pages:	320
Sales rank:	324,128
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

SOPHIE SULLIVAN is a Canadian author as well as a cookie-eating, Diet Pepsi-drinking, Disney enthusiast who loves reading and writing romance in almost equal measure. She writes around her day job as a teacher and spends her spare time with her sweet family watching reruns of Friends. Ten Rules For Faking It is her romcom debut novel, but she's had plenty of practice writing happily ever after as her alter ego, Jody Holford.
SOPHIE SULLIVAN (she/her) is a Canadian author as well as a cookie-eating, Diet Pepsi-drinking, Disney enthusiast who loves reading and writing romance in almost equal measure. She writes around her day job as a teacher and spends her spare time with her sweet family watching reruns of Friends. She has written Ten Rules for Faking it and How to Love Your Neighbor, and has had plenty of practice writing happily ever after as her alter ego, Jody Holford.

Editorial Reviews

11/02/2020

The clever premise of Sullivan’s debut falls flat in execution. On radio producer Everly Dean’s 30th birthday, she catches her boyfriend in bed with another woman and accidentally rants about it live on air. When the station owner hears her meltdown, he moves to replace Everly, but station manager Chris Jansen, who has a crush on Everly, proposes a wild idea to save her job. Everly’s tirade got listeners invested in her love life, so Chris pitches a show in which Everly will find a new boyfriend by dating listener-nominated men and recapping her dates on air. Everly’s attraction to Chris turns into real feelings after he matter-of-factly takes her anxiety disorder into account in planning the show, but his role as her boss gives her pause. Readers will share her reservations, as, though Sullivan attempts to update the workplace romance trope for the modern age, Chris’s handsy jealousy over Everly’s dates screams for an HR intervention. The dates themselves are fun but repetitive, and aggravating detours into the relationship struggles of Everly’s immature parents slow down the otherwise zippy rom-com plot. Die-hard fans of The Bachelorette will enjoy this novelistic take on the theme, but others may want to give it a miss. Agent: Fran Black, Literary Counsel. (Jan.)

Publishers Weekly

"Die-hard fans of The Bachelorette will enjoy this novelistic take on the theme." - Publishers Weekly

"A wholesome, slow-burn romance that will warm your heart and offer a glimpse into social anxiety disorder. This is a Hallmark movie in book form." - Helen Hoang, USA Today bestselling author of The Kiss Quotient and The Bride Test

“Impossible to read without smiling—escapist romantic comedy at its heartwarming best.” – New York Times Bestselling author Lauren Layne

“A funny, sweet rom com from a fresh, sparkling new voice. Everly’s social anxiety was instantly relatable, and I was rooting for her every inch of the way to her happily-ever-after.” – Andie J. Christopher, USA Today Bestselling author of Not The Girl You Marry

"I loved this sweet, funny story! Fun, refreshing premise that had me wanting to make a few lists of my own and an ending that had me choking up and happy clapping." - USA Today Bestselling author Kira Archer

“I adored this book! Sophie Sullivan has written a fast-paced, sweet romance full of heart and truth. Once you start reading, you won’t be able to put it down.” - Lyssa Kay Adams, author of The Bromance Book Club

From the Publisher

In this contemporary romance narrated by Rebecca Gibel, radio show producer Everly accidentally broadcasts to her co-workers—and their station’s listeners—that her birthday began with catching her cheating boyfriend. She agrees to a dating game pitched by the station’s manager, Chris, although it means fighting both her severe anxiety and their growing attraction. Gibel has a knack for character voices, clearly distinguishing between them and keeping the listener engaged. Imbuing her performance with the story’s wide range of emotions, Gibel also captures the nuances of Everly’s mental health struggles, adding an extra layer of realism to her narration. An overall enjoyable listen. A.L.S.M. © AudioFile 2021, Portland, Maine

FEBRUARY 2021 - AudioFile

In this contemporary romance narrated by Rebecca Gibel, radio show producer Everly accidentally broadcasts to her co-workers—and their station’s listeners—that her birthday began with catching her cheating boyfriend. She agrees to a dating game pitched by the station’s manager, Chris, although it means fighting both her severe anxiety and their growing attraction. Gibel has a knack for character voices, clearly distinguishing between them and keeping the listener engaged. Imbuing her performance with the story’s wide range of emotions, Gibel also captures the nuances of Everly’s mental health struggles, adding an extra layer of realism to her narration. An overall enjoyable listen. A.L.S.M. © AudioFile 2021, Portland, Maine

FEBRUARY 2021 - AudioFile