{"product_id":"one-star-romance-9780593438213","title":"One-Star Romance","description":"\u003cb\u003eA struggling writer is forced to walk down the aisle at her best friend's wedding with the man who gave her book a very public one-star rating in this fresh romantic comedy from Laura Hankin.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNatalie and Rob couldn't have less in common. Nat's a messy artist, and Rob's a rigid academic. The only thing they share is their devotion to their respective best friends--who just got engaged. Still, unexpected chemistry has Natalie cautiously optimistic about being maid of honor to Rob's best man. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUntil, minutes before the ceremony, Nat learns that Rob wrote a one-star review of her new novel, which has them both reeling: Nat from imposter syndrome, and Rob over the reason he needed to write it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the reception ends, these two opposites hope they'll never meet again. But, as they slip from their twenties into their thirties, they're forced together whenever their fast-track best friends celebrate another milestone. Through housewarmings and christenings, life-changing triumphs and failures, Natalie and Rob grapple with their own choices--and how your harshest critic can become your perfectly imperfect match. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter all, even the truest love stories sometimes need a bit of rewriting.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaura Hankin\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eHappy \u0026amp; You Know It\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Special Place for Women\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Daydreams\u003c\/i\u003e. Her musical comedy has been featured in publications like the\u003ci\u003e New York Times \u003c\/i\u003eand the\u003ci\u003e Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and she is developing projects for film and TV. She lives in Washington, DC, where she once fell off a treadmill twice in one day.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Berkley Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50569887056146,"sku":"9780593438213","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2121b449-3097-465b-aca9-0123ec76901c.jpg?v=1731957319","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/one-star-romance-9780593438213","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}