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Written in the Stars

by Alexandria Bellefleur

A holiday fake-dating arrangement with an astrological twist

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Awards & Recognition

  • Award recognition

    Winner of the Lambda Literary Award for Best Lesbian Romance

    Winner of the Lambda Literary Award for Best Lesbian Romance.

  • Editorial selection

    Named one of Buzzfeed’s Best Romances of 2020

    Named one of the Best Romances of 2020.

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A holiday fake-dating arrangement with an astrological twist

Darcy Lowell invents a successful blind date to fend off her brother’s matchmaking, only to find herself asking Elle Jones to help maintain the story. Elle, an astrologer with a popular social media account, agrees on two conditions: Darcy will help her manage family obligations over the holidays, and their pretend relationship will end on New Year’s Eve. The setup brings together a skeptical actuary and a free-spirited astrologer, with a fake romance at the center of this lesbian romantic comedy. Astrology, family pressures, and the gap between a planned arrangement and developing feelings shape the story’s holiday setting.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers seeking a lesbian romantic comedy centered on fake dating.
  • Readers interested in holiday romance and family dynamics.
  • Readers who enjoy astrology as part of a contemporary romance premise.

Themes

Fake datingOpposites attractingFamily expectationsAstrologyRomantic possibility

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Book overview

"I was hooked from the very first page!" - Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling author of In a Holidaze

"This book is a delight." - New York Times Book Review

A National Bestseller and winner of the Lambda Literary Award for Best Lesbian Romance! Featured on Shondaland, Oprah Mag, Bustle, The New York Times Book Review, Buzzfeed, POPSUGAR, Entertainment Weekly, Washington Post, NPR, Culturess, Vulture, and more. Named one of the Best Romances of 2020 by Washington Post, Bustle, and Buzzfeed!

With nods to Bridget Jones and Pride & Prejudice, this debut is a delightful queer rom-com and holiday romance about a free-spirited social media astrologer who agrees to fake a relationship with a grumpy actuary until New Year's Eve--with results not even the stars could predict!

After a disastrous blind date, Darcy Lowell is desperate to stop her well-meaning brother from playing matchmaker ever again. Love--and the inevitable heartbreak--is the last thing she wants. So she fibs and says her latest set up was a success. Darcy doesn't expect her lie to bite her in the ass.

Elle Jones, one of the astrologers behind the popular Twitter account Oh My Stars, dreams of finding her soul mate. But she knows it is most assuredly not Darcy... a no-nonsense stick-in-the-mud, who is way too analytical, punctual, and skeptical for someone as free-spirited as Elle, a classic grumpy sunshine pairing. When Darcy's brother--and Elle's new business partner--expresses how happy he is that they hit it off, Elle is baffled. Was Darcy on the same date? Because... awkward.

Darcy begs Elle to play along and she agrees to pretend they're dating. But with a few conditions: Darcy must help Elle navigate her own overbearing family during the holidays and their arrangement expires on New Year's Eve. In this heartwarming lesbian romance, the last thing they expect is to develop real feelings during a faux relationship. But maybe opposites can attract when true love is written in the stars?

"Everything I want from a rom-com: fun, whimsical, sexy." - Talia Hibbert, USA Today bestselling author of Get a Life, Chloe Brown

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