{"product_id":"tropesick-a-novel-isbn-9780063479616","title":"Tropesick: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Lauren Okie is one of my favorite new voices in romance.”\u003cbr\u003e– B.K. Borison, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGood Spirits\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this lush, slow-burning romance, two childhood neighbors, connected by a shared tragedy, unexpectedly reunite to ghostwrite a love story for a reclusive author. Spending the summer at her secluded Hamptons estate, they soon discover that dozens of classic romance tropes, including the ones they’re crafting on page, are mysteriously playing out in real life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKatie Caruso is a completely normal twenty-five-year-old girl. At least, for the past eight years, she’s tried to be. She likes glitter and sequins and flirting with cute boys at New York City bars. She’s also a ghostwriter for Meredith Bradford, the bestselling romance novelist of all time. But then Tyler McNally walks back into Katie’s life, and that bedazzled facade crumbles at her platform-sneakered feet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKatie and Tyler haven’t seen or spoken to each other since the overdose death of Katie’s older brother, a standout MLB pitching prospect. Tyler was her brother’s best friend, and Katie—naturally—was the girl next door. But now, Tyler is a sleeve-tattooed, Ivy League–educated aspiring literary fiction novelist, nine years sober . . . and Katie’s writing partner for the summer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs genre conventions require, Katie and Tyler soon find themselves removed from Manhattan and instead writing their love story in “forced proximity” at Meredith’s isolated Southampton home. As the summer unfolds, the tropes Katie and Tyler have written into their novel begin to play out in their own lives. Call it destiny, fate, or magic itself: it’s clear their love story isn’t finished. This time, though, they’ll work through the pain that tore them apart—and fight for their happy ending.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeart-wrenching and tender, \u003ci\u003eTropesick\u003c\/i\u003e is a love letter to the romance genre. With a wink and a nod, Okie has packed the novel with readers’ favorite tropes:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrumpy\/Sunshine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrother’s best friend\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGirl next door\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForced proximity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForbidden love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKissing in the rain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGroveling hero\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSecond-chance romance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlow burn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOnly one bed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"Dizzyingly ambitious with perfect payoff, \u003ci\u003eTropesick\u003c\/i\u003e is both an homage and an unspooling of the romance genre, and a love story so layered it demands a second, third, fourth reading. Lauren Okie's prose, sharp and expansive, is a gift to those of us who want our romance subversive, unflinchingly honest, and achingly romantic. This twisty-turny novel, like Katie and Tyler's against-all-odds love story, left me breathless. \u003ci\u003eTropesick\u003c\/i\u003e is an absolute achievement.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKatie Naymon, author of You Between the Lines\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Lauren Okie is one of my favorite new voices in romance. She writes sweeping, tender, emotional love stories topped with a dollop of scrumptious yearning. I can’t wait to read whatever Okie writes next. Prepare to be swept off your feet.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eB.K. Borison, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Good Spirits\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Lauren Okie is writing the hard-won, deeply emotional, and life-affirming romances of my dreams.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTarah DeWitt, USA Today bestselling author of Left of Forever\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book will break your heart. It will also take an incredible amount of care to put it back together. Lauren Okie has a singular voice, and her point of view is as fresh as the earth after rain. \u003ci\u003eTropesick\u003c\/i\u003e is unflinching in its exploration of grief and the complexities of love while being deeply and indomitably hopeful. This one is special, and I'm going to think about it forever, probably.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLyla Sage, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Lauren Okie’s \u003ci\u003eTropesick\u003c\/i\u003e manages to be both a devastating second-chance romance and a twisty, thought-provoking meta commentary on genre. By writing love stories about the real, hard, sticky stuff, Okie reminds readers that sometimes, the best happy endings aren't easy.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIman Hariri-Kia, author of Female Fantasy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Smart, heartbreaking, and sexy, with more than a few surprises, \u003ci\u003eTropesick\u003c\/i\u003e will make you laugh hard and cry harder. Katie and Tyler's story is a gorgeously written love letter to romance readers as well as to the fractured, messy ghosts of the people we once were.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmily Krempholtz, USA Today bestselling author of Violet Thistlewaite is not a Villain Anymore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Lauren Okie blends banter and chemistry with grief and heartache to create an instant classic. This book made me swoon, sob and gasp. \u003ci\u003eTropesick\u003c\/i\u003e lures you in with sharp humor and then gut punches you with heart wrenching emotion. Okie is a master of heartfelt, funny romance.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnnabelle Slator, author of The Launch Date\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Stunningly romantic and melodically poetic, this was one of my most anticipated reads of the year and somehow managed to over deliver. \u003ci\u003eTropesick\u003c\/i\u003e is a love letter to romance novels and a heart-wrenching meditation on grief that will rip you in two and then stitch you back together. Lauren Okie has proven once again that she’s in a class all her own.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNatalie Messier, author of Every Version of You\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Rich with vulnerability and emotional depth, \u003ci\u003eTropesick\u003c\/i\u003e offers an unflinching, heart-aching portrayal of love after loss. Profoundly human and beautifully written, Lauren Okie's sophomore novel is one that will stay with its readers long after the final page.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHannah Bonam-Young, New York Times Bestselling Author\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Tropesick\u003c\/i\u003e is gorgeous, painful, forgiving, propulsive, sexy, and impossible to put down. This unflinchingly, devotedly honest letter to the romance genre proves that Lauren Okie is one of the most brilliant authors in it. I'll beg to read anything she writes.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJessica Joyce, USA Today bestselling author of The Ex Vows\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Avon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48588076417253,"sku":"NP9780063479616","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780063479616.jpg?v=1773961854","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/tropesick-a-novel-isbn-9780063479616","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}