Description:
The perfect follow up to Kasie West's duo of adult rom-coms, We Met Like This and Stranger Things Have Happened, Trust Issues will appeal to readers of Emily Henry and Ali Hazelwood.
While out of town on a work trip, Parker begins to question her boyfriend's fidelity when she receives an anonymous text with a link to his profile on a dating app. Desperate to be proven wrong Parker hires a food delivery driver to deliver both food and information. But the driver, upon learning what he's been hired for, ruins the surveillance mission by ratting her out to her boyfriend, effectively ending her 2-year relationship with one ten-piece wing order. Parker is angry at herself...and at the asshole food delivery driver. Too bad three months later he becomes the new hire at the newspaper where she writes. Not only has he invaded her daily happy place, they are put on an assignment together, against both of their wills, investigating a local fire. Parker finds that he's just as arrogant, condescending, and utterly infuriating as she initially thought. But he also has stunning blue eyes. And an annoyingly cute smirk. Are his mouth and intense stare starting to cloud her judgement? Crumble her well-earned trust issues? Or is she discovering that loathing and lust aren't actually as different as they seem and that maybe she wants to see which one of those emotions will come out on top.Brief description: Kasie West is the author of more than fifteen (and counting) young adult novels. Her books have been named ALA-YALSA Quick Picks, Junior Library Guild Selections, and ALA-YALSA Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults. Her books have been translated into more than twenty languages. Kasie is also the author of We Met Like This, her adult debut. When she's not writing, she's binge-watching television, devouring books, or taking care of her growing collection of houseplants. Kasie lives with her family in central California.
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Praise for Stranger Things Have Happened:
"There's plenty of fun and laughter to be had along the way, and Sutton proves an endearing heroine. West's fans will be well pleased." --Publishers Weekly "West's follow-up to her adult romance debut (We Met Like This) will suit the readers who've grown up reading her young adult novels and...readers who enjoy Christina Lauren." --Library Journal "Stranger Things Have Happened by Kasie West is a sparkling, emotionally rich rom-com that proves fake dating never goes out of style...Clever, romantic, and deeply engaging, this novel is a feel-good escape that delivers both swoons and substance in equal measure." --Chicago Book Review "We're suckers for fake dating books, and Stranger Things Have Happened by Kasie West approaches the subject in a delightful (and pro-therapy) new way...a steamy adult rom-com that manages to feel fun and romantic while also juggling much headier topics." --Sweety High