Jane the Virgin meets To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before in this charming debut romantic comedy filled with Black Girl Magic. Perfect for fans of Mary H. K. Choi and Nicola Yoon,with crossover appeal for readers of Jasmine Guillory and Talia Hibbert romances. Sixteen-year-old Tessa Johnson has never felt like the protagonist in her own life. She’s rarely seen herself reflected in the pages of the romance novels she loves. The only place she’s a true leading lady is in her own writing–in the swoony love stories she shares only with Carolineher best friend and #1 devoted reader. When Tessa is accepted into the creative writing program of a prestigious art schoolshe’s excited to finally let her stories shine. But when she goes to her first workshopthe words are just…gone. FortunatelyCaroline has a solution: Tessa just needs to find some inspiration in a real-life love story of her own. And she’s ready with a list of romance novel-inspired steps to a happily ever after. Nicothe brooding artist who looks like he walked out of one of Tessa’s storiesis cast as the perfect Prince Charming. But as Tessa checks off each item off Caroline’s listshe gets further and further away from herself. She risks losing everything she cares about–including the surprising bond she develops with sweet Samwho lives across the street. She’s well on her way to having her own real-life love storybut is it the one she wantsafter all? –Becky Albertallibestselling author of Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda