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Hallie Piper is turning over a new leaf. After belly-crawling out of a hotel room (hello, rock bottom), she decides it’s time to become a full-on adult. She gets a new apartment, a new haircut, and a new wardrobe, but when she logs onto the dating app that she has determined will find her new love, she sees none other than Jack, the guy whose room she snuck out of.
After agreeing they are absolutely not interested in each other, Jack and Hallie realize they’re each other’s perfect wing-person in their searches for The One. They text each other about their dates, often scheduling them at the same restaurant so that if things don’t go well, the two of them can get tacos afterward.
Spoiler: they get a lot of tacos together.
Discouraged by the lack of prospects, Jack and Hallie make a wager to see who can find true love first, but when they agree to be fake dates for a weekend wedding, all bets are off. As they pretend to be a couple, lines become blurred and they both struggle to remember why the other was a bad idea to begin with.
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9780593676127
- File size: 202310 KB
- Duration: 07:01:28
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- English
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Reviews
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November 28, 2022
Painter follows up Mr. Wrong Number with an equally cute friends to lovers romance. Jack Marshall has a crisis about his love life after the playboy uncle he’s always idolized dies alone, leading Jack to cling to his own toxic relationship. That plan blows up in his face at the wedding of his sister, Olivia, to his best friend, Colin—the protagonists of the previous book—where Jack gets dumped and winds up hooking up with the bartender, Hallie Piper, instead. For Hallie, drunkenly hooking up with a stranger in the middle of her shift is rock bottom, but Jack turns out to be a kind and supportive confidant. The two of them make a bet: the first one to get their lives in order and find true love wins. Wing-manning for each other over a series of disastrous dates brings them closer—so close that when Hallie needs a date for her own sister’s wedding, Jack steps in to play her fake boyfriend. Though Jack doesn’t feel quite as fleshed out as potty-mouthed spark plug Hallie, their equally filthy sense of humor makes their connection feel real and their game of constant one-upmanship is a lot of fun. Painter’s fans won’t be disappointed. Agent: Kim Lionetti, Bookends. -
Kristen DiMercurio and Zachary Webber provide unputdownable entertainment and sexiness with this rom-com. Hallie hits rock bottom when she finds herself sneaking out of a hotel room and decides it's time to be an adult. But when she runs into Jack, the guy who was in the hotel room, they make a bet to see who can find true love first. The production and performances are flawless. The chemistry is palpable, and the alternating narrations are outstanding. The two narrators also pop into the other's chapters to narrate text messages. The banter is fabulous between Hallie and Jack and among the secondary characters. DiMercurio and Webber are at their best, and this is narration perfection. Listeners are guaranteed to laugh out loud while falling in love with Hallie and Jack. E.P. © AudioFile 2023, Portland, Maine -
June 10, 2024
As she army-crawled from the hotel room of her latest hookup, Hallie Piper couldn't deny that she had hit rock bottom. Vowing to turn over a new leaf, her one-night stand, Jack, becomes her wingman as they attempt to find love via a dating app. When the dating pool is revealed to be dismally shallow, however, they up the ante with a wager about who can land a lasting relationship first. As their friendship grows beyond teasing and taco dates, the stakes of their gamble get higher as well. In this sequel to Mr. Wrong Number, Painter puts forth another racy contemporary romance with friends-to-lovers and fake relationship tropes. Narrators Kristen DiMercurio and Zachary Webber are a delightful duo. Their playful, provocative performances create an upbeat and engaging atmosphere. During Hallie and Jack's many text exchanges, the narrators read their respective messages in turn, adding to the conversational air. VERDICT This audio will appeal to listeners seeking a fast-paced, flirtatious rom-com that is both sweet and sexy. Recommended for fans of Amy Lea, Allison Winn Scotch, and Dylan Newton.--Lauren Hackert
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