{"product_id":"experienced-9780143137986","title":"Experienced","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A fizzing, lip-chewing, collar-bone biting, palm-sweating roller-coaster of a rom-com that is both the sexiest book you'll read all year and the most heartening.\" --Caroline O'Donoghue, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Rachel Incident\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A joyful, exhilarating romp of a romance!\" --Ashley Herring Blake, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eIris Kelly Doesn't Date\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBette is in love for the first time in her life. Finally, everything makes sense. Until it doesn't. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Bette approached thirty, she realized something big: she's into women. And then she fell for Mei, who's entirely perfect. Until, out of the blue, Mei suggests they take a break. She wants Bette to have the opportunity she missed out on in her twenties: to explore the queer dating scene, and then return certain about their future, her desires, and herself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReluctantly, Bette sets out on a mission: date hot women and have hot casual sex, before returning to her loving girlfriend. Maybe, put that way, it doesn't sound so bad... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOften heady and thrilling, occasionally cringe, Bette's odyssey will take her to some unexpected places. But with her new friend, the gorgeous and self-assured Ruth, as her queer dating guide, Bette can't possibly fail. Right?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKate Young \u003c\/b\u003eis a writer and cook, whose award-winning Little Library Cookbooks feature food inspired by beloved works of literature. After a sunny Australian childhood (spent indoors reading books) she moved to London, which suited her much better. She now lives in a converted mill in a Gloucestershire town. \u003ci\u003eExperienced \u003c\/i\u003eis her first novel.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50585638076690,"sku":"9780143137986","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7ae884fb-0a98-4545-84b1-25350c6a245e.jpg?v=1732038756","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/experienced-9780143137986","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}