Lease on Love
(Sprache: Englisch)
Beach Read meets The Flatshare in this warmly funny and delightfully sharp debut rom-com about a down-on-her-luck young woman who turns an innocent mix-up between a dating app and a roommate app into a new chance at love.
She wasn't looking for love...
She wasn't looking for love...
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Beach Read meets The Flatshare in this warmly funny and delightfully sharp debut rom-com about a down-on-her-luck young woman who turns an innocent mix-up between a dating app and a roommate app into a new chance at love.She wasn't looking for love until it landed on her doorstep.
After getting passed over for an overdue-and much-needed-promotion, Sadie Green is in desperate need of three things: a stiff drink, a new place to live, and a one-night stand. When one drink turns into one too many, Sadie mixes up a long-ignored dating app for a roommate-finding app and finds herself on the doorstep of Jack Thomas's gorgeous Brooklyn brownstone. Too bad she's more attracted to his impressive real estate than she is to the man himself.
Jack, still grieving the unexpected death of his parents, has learned to find comfort in video games and movie marathons instead of friends. So while he doesn't know just what to make of the vivaciously verbose Sadie, he's willing to offer her his spare bedroom while she gets back on her feet. And with the rent unbeatably low, Sadie can finally pursue her floristry side hustle full-time. The two are polar opposites, but as Sadie's presence begins to turn the brownstone into a home, they both start to realize they may have just made the deal of a lifetime.
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OneI plug the final numbers into my Get That Promotion, Bitch spreadsheet. Even though I've done enough mental calculations to know the end result will be positive, I still hold my breath, crossing my fingers as I hit enter.
"This could be it. The chance to finally pay off those damn student loans and live comfortably." There's no one else actually in my office, but as usual, I hold a one-sided conversation with the air plant sitting on my desk, housed in a concrete planter dipped in bright pink paint. Neither the plant nor its neon home is finance-firm approved, but it's the only spark of joy in my tiny office.
When I finally force myself to look at the computer screen, my suspicions are confirmed. There it is, beaming through thousands of harmful blue-light rays: A complete budget. A budget based on the salary increase I'm about to earn. A budget allowing me to pay rent on my Kips Bay apartment while also paying off my student loans. In other words, shining down on me in my cramped office in this towering skyscraper is the Holy Grail of millennial life: a chance to be debt-free. I just barely manage to hold back a shriek of joy.
Now all that's left is to actually secure said promotion.
I will get this promotion. And I will walk into that meeting with confidence.
Once I get a little reinforcement. Pushing my chair back and standing, I grab my phone, tapping on the screen and pulling up FaceTime. Our group chat is preset, so I hit call, checking my makeup as I wait for my best friends, Gemma and Harley, to pick up.
Other than a tiny zit brewing under the would-be-pasty-were-it-not-for-bronzer skin of my forehead, my face looks flawless. I touch up my matte pale pink lip anyway and fluff out my light-brown-but highlighted-within-an-inch-of-its-life hair.
Gemma answers first. "Okay, I've got ten minutes until my room is flooded with twelve-year-olds and their post-lunch sweaty hormones. Hit me."
"First, did not need that visual.
... mehr
Second, where's Harley? I only have time to do this once."
"I'm here, I'm here." Harley's face pops up on my screen, and judging by her slightly breathless greeting, she had to duck out of her own office before answering my call. "Are we waiting for Nick?"
"Like he'd step away from his desk for a pep talk." Gemma snorts. "Sadie, stop touching your face."
I glare at her but also heed her advice. "First things first, appearance check." I hold the phone as far away from my body as I can, turning slowly from one side to the other, like I'm a ballerina in a music box. Or a chicken on a spit. I learned very early on what a perfect appearance could do for a woman, and I work hard to maintain mine. Confidence in my above-average looks often helps mask the self-doubt in my brain.
"You look fine." Gemma's not even looking at me, currently scribbling something on her whiteboard instead of bothering to glance my way.
Harley jumps in before I can snap at Gemma. "You look perfect as always, Sadie. You got this."
I push my shoulders back, my non-phone hand clenched in a tight fist, resting on my hip. "I am a strong warrior goddess."
"You are a strong warrior goddess," they both chant along with me, Harley mustering much more enthusiasm than Gemma.
The outward confidence seeps inward, drowning out my pesky negative inner thoughts. "I am going to get that promotion and show these motherfuckers who's boss."
"Yeah, I'm not saying that in the middle of my classroom when a kid could walk in any minute. But yes." Gemma plops down at her desk and shoves a chip in her mouth. The loud crunching travels through the phone, making my shoulders tense up.
I drop the mask for a brief second. "Guys."
"Sadie, seriously. You've got this. You've earned that promotion three times over, and it's going to be yours." Harley flashes me a calm smile and a thumbs-up. "You look beautiful, b
"I'm here, I'm here." Harley's face pops up on my screen, and judging by her slightly breathless greeting, she had to duck out of her own office before answering my call. "Are we waiting for Nick?"
"Like he'd step away from his desk for a pep talk." Gemma snorts. "Sadie, stop touching your face."
I glare at her but also heed her advice. "First things first, appearance check." I hold the phone as far away from my body as I can, turning slowly from one side to the other, like I'm a ballerina in a music box. Or a chicken on a spit. I learned very early on what a perfect appearance could do for a woman, and I work hard to maintain mine. Confidence in my above-average looks often helps mask the self-doubt in my brain.
"You look fine." Gemma's not even looking at me, currently scribbling something on her whiteboard instead of bothering to glance my way.
Harley jumps in before I can snap at Gemma. "You look perfect as always, Sadie. You got this."
I push my shoulders back, my non-phone hand clenched in a tight fist, resting on my hip. "I am a strong warrior goddess."
"You are a strong warrior goddess," they both chant along with me, Harley mustering much more enthusiasm than Gemma.
The outward confidence seeps inward, drowning out my pesky negative inner thoughts. "I am going to get that promotion and show these motherfuckers who's boss."
"Yeah, I'm not saying that in the middle of my classroom when a kid could walk in any minute. But yes." Gemma plops down at her desk and shoves a chip in her mouth. The loud crunching travels through the phone, making my shoulders tense up.
I drop the mask for a brief second. "Guys."
"Sadie, seriously. You've got this. You've earned that promotion three times over, and it's going to be yours." Harley flashes me a calm smile and a thumbs-up. "You look beautiful, b
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Autoren-Porträt von Falon Ballard
Falon Ballard
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Falon Ballard
- 2022, 352 Seiten, Masse: 20,8 x 13,8 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Penguin Random House
- ISBN-10: 059341991X
- ISBN-13: 9780593419915
- Erscheinungsdatum: 08.02.2022
Sprache:
Englisch
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"If you haven't read this author or this book yet, you need to." Culturess
"[A] fun and light read Ballard intersperses the book with text conversations (emojis and all) between Sadie and Jack, as well as her group conversation with her friends, that make readers feel like they re really part of the story. When Sadie and Jack s feelings for one another are finally realized, you can t help but celebrate alongside the characters. USA Today
Laugh-out-loud banter, smart characters, and heartfelt charm this rom-com has it all! Women s World
[A] cozy romance. PopSugar
[A] quirky, heartwarming contemporary romance Ballard s snappy prose and unconventional couple charm, and she gets some good chuckles out of skewering the New York City real estate market. Meanwhile, stellar supporting characters (especially Sadie s besties Gemma, Nick, and Harley) provide a solid underpinning to this enjoyable tale. This is a treat. Publishers Weekly
Ballard s debut novel, a fantastic read for fans of The Flatshare (2019), is a sharply funny roommates-to-lovers, opposites-attract rom-com....With profound sensitivity, Ballard shows how therapy and each other s company help Jack deal with his grief and Sadie with her low self-esteem and negative self-image. Booklist
The romantic beats and the slow-burning attraction between [Sadie and Jack] are things to savor .Ballard sweetly explores the ways they complement one another and also how they hope to reinvent themselves following catastrophic personal changes. Kirkus Reviews
This charming story of new beginnings and emotional growth has a sassy and likable
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narrator in Sadie, and the novel keeps a light tone despite touching on difficult subjects like toxic families and grief .Readers who enjoy female entrepreneurs, found family, and gentle romantic leads will enjoy. Library Journal
A hopeful, heartwarming debut. With a relatable disaster of a protagonist and an adorably nerdy hero, this opposites-attract, roommates-to-lovers romance is a true delight. Rachel Lynn Solomon, author of The Ex Talk
Sadie is a firecracker of a protagonist who s very aware of her flaws, and Jack is her perfect counterpart, embracing all of her rough edges with softness and understanding. Lease on Love warmly and wittily underscores that none of us are perfect, but we are all worthy, we are all enough: we all deserve to be loved, not just by others, but by ourselves too. Sarah Hogle, author of Twice Shy and You Deserve Each Other
Lease on Love was a delight on every level. Ballard delivers a soft, sweet story with enough shadows to make the happily ever after feel that much more earned. Jack and Sadie together are real in the best ways and the cast of characters shows the unabiding love of friends and found family. This is a beautiful love story about finding something precious that seems out of reach. Lease on Love is one of my new favorite romance novels! Denise Williams, author of How to Fail at Flirting
Lease on Love is a crackling, compulsively readable debut about forging new career and romantic paths, finding strength in found family, and discovering what it truly means to be home. I enjoyed every minute of it! Suzanne Park, author of Loathe at First Sight and So We Meet Again
A hopeful, heartwarming debut. With a relatable disaster of a protagonist and an adorably nerdy hero, this opposites-attract, roommates-to-lovers romance is a true delight. Rachel Lynn Solomon, author of The Ex Talk
Sadie is a firecracker of a protagonist who s very aware of her flaws, and Jack is her perfect counterpart, embracing all of her rough edges with softness and understanding. Lease on Love warmly and wittily underscores that none of us are perfect, but we are all worthy, we are all enough: we all deserve to be loved, not just by others, but by ourselves too. Sarah Hogle, author of Twice Shy and You Deserve Each Other
Lease on Love was a delight on every level. Ballard delivers a soft, sweet story with enough shadows to make the happily ever after feel that much more earned. Jack and Sadie together are real in the best ways and the cast of characters shows the unabiding love of friends and found family. This is a beautiful love story about finding something precious that seems out of reach. Lease on Love is one of my new favorite romance novels! Denise Williams, author of How to Fail at Flirting
Lease on Love is a crackling, compulsively readable debut about forging new career and romantic paths, finding strength in found family, and discovering what it truly means to be home. I enjoyed every minute of it! Suzanne Park, author of Loathe at First Sight and So We Meet Again
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