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When Zoey finds out before her wedding that her fiancée cheated again, she desperately employs the mysterious Max to yell 'I object' at the alter. On the day Zoey see's a gorgeous stranger stand up and tell the entire congregation that he knows for a fact that her fiancée is cheating. As Zoey drunkenly invites Max to celebrate with her, they agree to work together as a love cynic duo. They're both hired for a wedding by a groom, who happens to be marrying the woman that broke Max's heart many years ago. And as she sees Max wrestle with his feelings, she's struck by jealousy.

Hallie Piper is turning over a new leaf. After 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 into the dating app to look for new love, she finds none other than Jack: the guy whose hotel room she'd snuck out of. After agreeing they are absolutely not interested in each other, Jack and Hallie realise that they're each other's perfect wing-person - and join forces in their searches for The One. They even make a wager to see who can find true love first.

Bad luck has always followed Olivia. But when a steamy text from a random number turns into the most entertaining relationship of her life, it seems things are looking up. Colin has always considered Olivia his flatmate's annoying little sister. Until she moves in with them, and he realises she's turned into an altogether sexier distraction. He's determined to keep his distance, but it isn't easy. Especially when he discovers she's the girl he's been secretly messaging.

When seventeen-year-old Bailey starts a new job at a hotel waterpark, she is less than thrilled to see an old acquaintance is one of her coworkers. Bailey met Charlie a year ago on the long flight to Omaha, where she moved after her parents’ divorce. Charlie’s cynicism didn’t mix well with Bailey’s carefully well-behaved temperament, and his endless commentary was the irritating cherry on top of an already emotionally fraught trip. Now, Bailey and Charlie are still polar opposites, but instead of everything about him rubbing Bailey the wrong way, she starts to look forward to hanging out.

After living through a dumpster fire of a Valentine’s Day, Emilie Hornby escapes to her grandmother’s house for some comfort and a consolation pint of Ben & Jerry’s. She passes out on the couch, but when she wakes up, she’s back home in her own bed—and it’s Valentine’s Day all over again. And the next day? Another horrendous V-Day.

For a few beautiful months, Wes and girl-next-door Liz were together. But right as the two were about to set off to UCLA together, tragedy struck and their relationship ended. Flash forward and Wes and Liz find themselves in college, together. In a healthier place now, Wes knows he broke Liz’s heart, but is determined to make her fall back in love with him. And he has a foolproof plan to win her back with the rom-com worthy big gestures she loves. Only … Liz will have none of it. Wes has to scheme like a rom-com hero to figure out how to see her.

Perpetual daydreamer Liz Buxbaum gave her heart to Michael a long time ago. But her cool, aloof forever crush never really saw her before he moved away. Now that he’s back in town, Liz will do whatever it takes to get on his radar—and maybe snag him as a prom date—even befriend Wes Bennet. The annoyingly attractive next-door neighbor might seem like a prime candidate for romantic comedy fantasies, but Wes has only been a pain in Liz’s butt since they were kids. But as Liz and Wes scheme to get Liz noticed, she’s shocked to discover that she likes being around Wes.

Isabella Shay is usually a very honest person. But when she's running late for her first day at a dream job and the barista yells for "Amy" three times with no answer, she does the unthinkable. Izzy takes that PSL. But when she turns around and runs directly into the most attractive man she's ever seen, spilling the drink all over his GQ shirt and tie, she ends up having the ultimate meet-cute. Sparks fly and things feel beyond promising until he says the words, "See you tomorrow, Amy." Uh, oh-she'll definitely have to straighten him out the following day.

Der Tik-Tok-Erfolg als Hörbuch! Als größter Fan romantischer Komödien lebt Liz Buxbaum wie die Hauptdarstellerin in einem Liebesfilm. Aber das Wichtigste fehlt noch: ihr Mr Right für den Abschlussball. Da taucht ihr Kindheits-Crush Michael Young auf, und das Happy End scheint in greifbarer Nähe. Blöd nur, dass Michael sie immer noch als niedliche und verschrobene »kleine Liz« sieht. Damit sich das ändert, schließt sie einen Pakt mit ihrem nervtötenden Nachbarn Wes Bennett. An der Seite des bei allen anderen beliebten Bad Boys öffnen sich nun mal Türen.

" Parfois, on est tellement perdu dans nos propres illusions qu’on passe à côté de ce qui aurait pu vraiment arriver. " Liz Buxbaum est fan de comédies romantiques. Elle croit en l’Amour avec un grand A depuis toujours, et – elle en est sûre – le prince charmant est forcément là, quelque part, à l’attendre. Pourtant à l’approche de la fin du lycée, ses espoirs de trouver le garçon idéal s’amenuisent. Mais voilà que Michael Young, son amour d’enfance, revient s’installer dans le quartier après dix ans loin d’elle.

Elizabeth Buxbaum sempre soube que seu vizinho não seria um bom namorado. Apesar de todos acharem Wesley Bennett simpático e muito bonito, Liz tinha certeza de que, na verdade, ele era um chato de galochas. Mas Michael Young era diferente. O amor de infância de Liz estava à altura dos protagonistas das comédias românticas que ela tanto gostava, só que havia se mudado para longe quando os dois ainda eram crianças. Dez anos depois, ele estava de volta, mais lindo e charmoso do que nunca.

Olivia war schon immer ein Pechvogel. Doch als sie die Liebesbriefe ihres Exfreundes verbrennt und dabei ein ganzes Gebäude abfackelt, sitzt sie richtig in der Klemme. Liv muss bei ihrem Bruder einziehen, der mit dem Schrecken ihrer Kindheit zusammenwohnt, seinem besten Freund Colin. Inzwischen ein erfolgreicher Geschäftsmann ist Colin noch arroganter als früher, aber leider auch richtig heiß. Ablenkung von ihrem Gefühlschaos findet Olivia durch die SMS eines Unbekannten, die versehentlich auf ihrem Handy landen. Die sexy Nachrichten von Mr Wrong Number lassen ihre Knie weich werden.

De perfecte romcom - wegzwijmelen gegarandeerd! Drie jaar geleden ontmoette Bailey (type enthousiaste boekenwurm) Charlie (type cynische grapjas) op het vliegveld. Ze had meteen een hekel aan hem. Tot overmaat van ramp bleken de twee tegenpolen naast elkaar te zitten in het vliegtuig. Wanneer ze elkaars collega's worden in het nieuwe hotel annex waterpark in hun stad, dreigt de irritatie weer op te lopen – totdat er tot verbazing van beiden een hechte vriendschap ontstaat.

Als Hallie Piper aus dem Hotelzimmer eines One-Night-Stands schleicht, wird ihr klar: Es ist Zeit, erwachsen zu werden. Und weil dazu eine Beziehung gehört, meldet sie sich bei einer Dating-App an. Diese schlägt Hallie ausgerechnet Jack Marshall vor, den Mann, mit dem sie besagte Nacht verbracht hat. Jack ist nicht nur extrem sexy, sondern bringt sie auch zum Lachen. Aber er kann nicht der Richtige sein, schließlich hatte er sich gerade erst von seiner fast Verlobten getrennt, als es zu der heißen Nacht mit Hallie kam.