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Call Number: Fiction / Sussman, Elissa, Adult Book / Fiction / Romance / General / Sussman, Elissa
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	Fiction / Sussman, Elissa	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	Fiction / Sussman, Elissa	4-week checkout	Due 05-04-2024
Malletts Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Romance / General / Sussman, Elissa	4-week checkout	Due 05-16-2024
Westgate Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Romance / General / Sussman, Elissa	4-week checkout	Due 05-24-2024
Westgate Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Romance / General / Sussman, Elissa	4-week checkout	Due 05-07-2024

"A restless young journalist with big dreams interviews a Hollywood heartthrob--and, ten years later, it's clear that their time together meant more than meets the eye in this sexy, engrossing debut novel. Then. Twentysomething writer Chani Horowitz is stuck. While her former MFA classmates are nabbing book deals, she's in the trenches writing puff pieces. Then she's hired to write a profile of movie star Gabe Parker. The Gabe Parker--her forever celebrity crush, the object of her fantasies, the background photo on her phone--who's also just been cast as the new James Bond. It's terrifying and thrilling all at once . . . yet if she can keep her cool and nail the piece, it could be a huge win. Gabe will get good press, and her career will skyrocket. But what comes next proves to be life-changing in ways Chani never saw coming, as the interview turns into a whirlwind weekend that has the tabloids buzzing. Now. Ten years later, after a brutal divorce and a heavy dose of therapy, Chani is back in Los Angeles, laser-focused on one thing: her work. But she's still spent the better part of the last decade getting asked about her deeply personal Gabe Parker profile at every turn. No matter what new essay collection or viral editorial she's promoting, it always comes back to Gabe. So when his PR team requests that they reunite for a second interview, she wants to say no. She wants to pretend that she's forgotten about the time they spent together, years ago. But the truth is that those seventy-two hours are still crystal clear, etched in her memory. And so . . . she says yes. Chani knows that facing Gabe again also means facing feelings she's tried so hard to push away. Alternating between their first meeting and their reunion a decade later, this deliciously irresistible novel will have you hanging on until the last word"-- Provided by publisher.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Cute and fun submitted by russelan on June 13, 2022, 6:55pm I liked this more than I expected. The ten-year time difference between storylines came together nicely. Both Chani and Gabe were likable.

10 years? Really? submitted by ctconley on August 4, 2022, 3:38pm A bit of a stretch when it comes to their connection after all they've been through, but the writing is good.

Then and Now submitted by pamhockey25 on August 3, 2023, 10:52am There are two timelines going in this book, and it's easy to follow. The story alternates between what is going on today and what happened ten years ago when Chani and Gabe first meet. Chani is a writer assigned to profile Gabe, the next James Bond. Now it's ten years later and Chani is doing a follow-up piece with Gabe--this time he lost his Bond role and is making a comeback.