Lynn Painter: The Rom-Com Collection 4 Books Box Set – Ages 14+ – Paperback

Titles in this set:

1. Better Than the Movies
2. The Do-Over
3. Betting on You
4. Nothing Like the Movies

Description:

Better Than the Movies
Liz hates her annoyingly attractive neighbour but hes the only in with her long-term crush

Perpetual daydreamer and hopeless romantic 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 hes back in town, Liz will do whatever it takes to get on his radarand maybe snag him as a prom dateeven befriend Wes Bennet.

The annoyingly attractive next-door neighbour might seem like a prime candidate for romantic comedy fantasies, but Wes has only been a pain in Lizs butt since they were kids. Pranks involving frogs and decapitated lawn gnomes do not a potential boyfriend make. Yet, somehow, Wes and Michael are hitting it off, which means Wes is Lizs in.

But as Liz and Wes scheme to get Liz noticed by Michael so she can have her magical prom moment, shes shocked to discover that she likes being around Wes. And as they continue to grow closer, she must re-examine everything she thought she knew about loveand rethink her own ideas of what Happily Ever After should look like.

Better Than the Movies features quotes from the best-loved rom-coms of cinema and takes you on a rollercoaster of romance that isnt movie-perfect but jaw-dropping and heart-stopping in unexpected ways.

The Do-Over
Emilie has the worst Valentines Day everonly to relive it over and over again. Perfect riotous romantic YA fiction where 50 First Dates meets Groundhog Day.

After living through a dumpster fire of a Valentines Day, Emilie escapes to her grandmothers house for some comfort and a consolation pint of Ben & Jerrys. She passes out on the couch, but when she wakes up, shes back home in her own bedand its Valentines Day all over again. And the next day? Another nightmare V-Day.

Emilie is stuck in some sort of time loop nightmare that she cant wake up from as she re-watches her boyfriend, Josh, cheat on her day after day. Not only that but Emilie cant get away from the enigmatic Nick, who she keeps running intosometimes literallyin unfortunate ways.

How many days can one girl passively watch her life go up in flames? And when something good starts to come out of these terrible days, what happens when the universe stops doling out do-overs?

Betting on You
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. They didnt get off to the best start but this is a new beginning and whilst they are still polar opposites, she starts to look forward to hanging out and gossiping about the waterpark guests and their coworkersparticularly two who keep flirting with each other.

Charlie insists that members of the opposite sex cant just be friends, and Bailey is determined to prove him wrong. So they make a bet on whether or not the cosy pair will actually get together.

Soon enough feelings between Bailey and Charlie begin to develop with the help of some fake dating but Charlie has a secret. A secret that involves Bailey and another bet Charlie may have made.

Can the two make a real go of thingsor has Charlies secret doomed them before they could start?

Nothing Like the Movies
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 Lizs 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. Even worse, Liz has a new frienda guy friend.

Still, Wes wont give up and is determined to win back Lizs affection. But after his best efforts get him nowhere, hes is left wondering if their relationship is really over for good.