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ONE-STAR ROMANCE is an enemies-to-lovers story about a struggling novelist forced to walk down the aisle at her best friend’s wedding arm-in-arm with the man who gave her book a very public one-star review on Goodreads.
Inspired by Laura’s similar real life maid-of-honor experience (we encourage you to watch her hilarious viral TikTok about the encounter), Hankin’s latest is a relatable and heartfelt story perfect for fans of Emily Henry and Rebecca Serle.
PRAISE FOR ONE-STAR ROMANCE:
“Hankin performs a magic trick with this book, turning the most unlikeable (and relatable) of characters into flawed protagonists worth rooting for. Natalie and Rob are the definition of “right person, wrong time,” and because the story spans multiple years, we get the pleasure of seeing them make mistakes, grow up and grow together. It’s real, refreshing and romantic.”—The Washington Post
“One-Star Romance will go down in history as the most ironically named novel ever. I give five giant stars to this funny, twisty and emotionally authentic story of true love and long friendship. I absolutely adored it.”—Annabel Monaghan, bestselling author of Same Time Next Summer
“Laura Hankin takes a nightmare premise for any writer—the dreaded one-star review—and with her signature charm and humor weaves it into a perfect dream.”—Steven Rowley,New York Times bestselling author of The Celebrants
“ALL OF THE STARS! Is it mean to take so much pleasure in two characters bumbling their way through life? If so, call me a monster because I fell HARD for Natalie and Rob. These two imperfect humans trying (and often failing) to figure out this whole adulting thing felt so real and relatable. Flat-out fun, laugh out loud funny, and voicey as hell, this is the book I will be shoving into friends’ hands this summer and demanding they fall in love with these characters, too!”—Becca Freeman,author of The Christmas Orphans Club
"Fans of not only romance but women’s fiction as well will enjoy this multilayered, realistic novel from Hankin."—Library Journal
"Hankin's rom-com has all the workings of an entertaining story, and it's bound to leave readers rooting for its main couple by the end. It's an unconventional setup for an enemies-to-romance story, but that's precisely why it's so great."—Screen Rant
**Praise Taken from Author's Amazon Page**
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ABOUT ONE-STAR ROMANCE:
Maid of honor and struggling novelist Natalie is different as can be from best man and ivory-tower academic Rob.
What should be the melding of friend groups at the wedding of their favorite couple turns into a rivalry when Natalie finds out minutes before walking down the aisle that Rob rated her book one star on Goodreads.
When the reception ends, they hope they’ll never meet again.
But as Rob and Nat slip from their twenties into their thirties, they’re forced together whenever their fast-track best friends celebrate another milestone.
Through housewarmings and christenings, life-changing triumphs and failures, Natalie and Rob grapple with their own choices—and learn that your harshest critic can become your perfectly imperfect match.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Laura Hankin is the author of Happy & You Know It and A Special Place for Women.
Her musical comedy has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and more.
She splits her time between NYC, where she has performed off-Broadway, and Washington, D.C., where she once fell off a treadmill twice in one day.
Find her on Instagram @LauraHankin
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