TWO WRONGS MAKE A RIGHT

When two polar opposites get paired up by their meddling friends, their plan to fake a relationship ends up fooling everyone—including themselves—in this riff on Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing.

Bea Wilmot isn't prioritizing the dating scene—especially not after she trips and falls drink-first into the stuffed shirt otherwise known as Jamie Westenberg at a party where his friend and her twin sister have just announced their engagement. From their first conversation, it seems that they couldn't have anything in common. She's a struggling artist covered in beautiful tattoos; he's the buttoned-up, glasses-wearing type who packs an extra set of clothes just in case. When their well-meaning friends plot to pair them off without their knowledge, it doesn't take long for Bea and Jamie to find out they've been set up, but rather than admit defeat and go back to surviving singledom, they decide to get back by getting even. The solution? Pretend they're desperately into one another in a fake-dating scheme to end all fake-dating schemes—but the longer it goes on, the harder Bea and Jamie begin to fall for each other for real. From a meet-cute that crackles with wit and humor to pages upon pages of scorching tension, Liese has crafted a warm, delightful novel that emphasizes acceptance, communication, and the self-worth we can discover by both daring to love and letting ourselves be loved.

An effervescent reimagining of the Bard packaged in an opposites-attract romance.