{"product_id":"the-awkward-agenda-9798991936545","title":"The Awkward Agenda","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"I guess it's too late for me to have my awkward phase. It would be funny, but not exactly professional, if my pants split open during a customer meeting.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I mean-that's only one example. We could recreate a few awkward experiences-if you wanted to.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCali Barton is sick of playing a background character in her own life. Her plan to rock the world at her new job falls flat after she overhears her co-workers gossiping about her for being standoffish and her boss decides to coach her on her \"approachability.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnter Simon Goldberg, her upstairs neighbor. While Cali spent her childhood flying under the radar, Simon's Tourette syndrome taught him to roll with the punches. Simon believed he had made peace with his diagnosis. But when the company publishing his graphic novel wants him to go on tour to promote his work, Simon is panicked at the prospect. Television appearances? He'll either make a fool of himself or become, ewww, an \"inspiring story.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Simon comes across Cali, he offers to help her break out of her comfort zone by taking her on a tour of the kind of awkward experiences she's avoided. Helping her makes him realize just how closed off his own life has become, and having someone to laugh with makes opening up far easier.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the whirl of their adventures, they learn to see themselves, and each other, for who they really are. But trusting themselves doesn't come easy, and letting go is the hardest trick of all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Awkward Agenda is an open-door romance featuring friends-to-lovers, pirate cosplay, and found family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTRIGGER WARNINGS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMental health issues (anxiety, bipolar disorder)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInternalized ableism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharacter suicide (referenced)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eParent death (referenced)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMorton, Beth:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Raised on Long Island, New York, Beth received her BA in Dramatic Literature and MBA in Marketing and Sales at New York University. She currently lives in New Jersey with her husband, two kids, a cat, and two fish. In her spare time, she enjoys writing and reading romance novels, binging the Great British Bake Off, and rooting for the Seattle Seahawks. You can read her debut novel, Phantoms, Ghosts \u0026amp; Other Heartbreaks, a modern retelling of The Phantom of the Opera, on Amazon now.","brand":"C.M. Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52039761232146,"sku":"9798991936545","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bd4efb5f-db21-4140-957d-89f3580f0281.jpg?v=1771412377","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-awkward-agenda-9798991936545","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}