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Lauren Fortgang
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Length
8 hours 48 minutes
Language
English
A brilliant but socially inept robotics engineer builds her own wedding date--and learns more about love than she ever expected--in this hilarious and heartwarming debut novel.
"Prepare to fall in love!" --Aimee Agresti, author of Campaign Widows
When she couldn't find Mr. Right, she built him.
Dating is hard. Being dateless at your perfect sister's wedding is harder.
Meet Kelly. Twenty-nine, go-getter, a brilliant robotics engineer, and perpetually single. So when her younger sister's wedding looms and her attempts to find a date become increasingly cringeworthy, Kelly does the only logical thing: she builds her own boyfriend.
Ethan is perfect: gorgeous, attentive, and smart--all topped off by a mechanical heart endlessly devoted to her. Not to mention he's good with her mother. When she's with him, Kelly discovers a more confident, spontaneous version of herself--the person she'd always dreamed she could be. But as the struggle to keep Ethan's identity secret threatens to detonate her career, Kelly knows she has to kiss her perfect man good-bye.
There's just one problem: she's falling for him.
Sarah Archer is a Black List Screenwriting Mini-Lab fellow who has had material produced for Comedy Central and published short stories and poetry in numerous literary magazines. After living in Los Angeles, where she worked in literary management and development on projects including House, Concussion, Roots, and Girls Trip, she currently lives in Brooklyn.
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“From robots to weddings, The Plus One made me laugh, cry, and wonder what dating would be like after I’ve already created the perfect man. Simply unputdownable!”—Renee Carlino, USA Today bestselling author of Blind Kiss“Readers who think they don't like romance and those who think they don't like science fiction may be astonished to discover themselves loving the combination in Archer's irresistible, unputdownable, comic, debut romance novel.”—Booklist (starred review)
“The Plus One is bursting with heart and soul. It engineers thought-provoking questions about what love and humanity really look like. Archer is totally captivating.”—Hannah Orenstein, author of Playing with Matches
“In her debut novel, Archer concocts an endearingly unlucky-at-love heroine...A fun story that will appeal to geeks and beachgoers alike.”—Kirkus Reviews
“Prepare to fall in love with The Plus One! Sarah Archer's wildly inventive, laugh-out-loud funny, heart-tugging romance is perfect for our wired world. From the adorably awkward all-too-human tech-genius heroine to the dreamy boy-toy beau she creates, these characters are as alive, vibrant and winning as can be whether flesh-and-bone or bot. If you've ever needed a love life reboot or dreamed of finding (or building!) your soul mate, this whipsmart, witty pageturner is a must-read!”—Aimee Agresti, author of Campaign Widows
“An endearing and clever story about the crazy things we do to meet expectations.”—Anna Yen, author ofSophia of Silicon Valley
“Refreshing and fun...I loved it!”—Debbie Johnson, author of Summer at the Comfort Food Café Expand reviews
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