{"product_id":"room-for-improvement-isbn-9780425209820","title":"Room for Improvement","description":"\u003cb\u003eStacey Ballis tackles home improvement and reality TV—and reminds us that sometimes life and love are better left unscripted…\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat do you get when you give two hopeful singles fashion consultants and interior designers, allow them four days to perk up each other’s homes and get a total style overhaul, then let their single friends celebrate the results at a fabulous party? You get Swap\/Meet, the newest reality show on the network block, where major changes are either embraced or embarrassing—and Lily Allen’s dream job turned nightmare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt first, Lily was thrilled to appear on \u003ci\u003eSwap\/Meet\u003c\/i\u003e. What better way for a Chicago interior designer to promote her business and enjoy some pseudo-celebrity? She just didn’t think she’d be doing take after take with the ditzy host, dodging sabotage attempts, and getting caught in the middle of the fashion czars’ lovers’ spat. Plus, the cute, curmudgeonly carpenter on her team knows just how to push her buttons. Episode by episode, through do-it-yourself disasters and matchmaking miracles, Lily discovers that a little bit of controlled chaos is the spice of life—and love…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Stacey Ballis and her novels\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “With the perfect blend of humor and heart, Ballis’s writing is powerfully honest and genuinely hilarious.”—Jen Lancaster, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBy the Numbers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Her storytelling will have you alternately turning pages and calling your friends urging them to come along for the ride.”—Elizabeth Flock, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWhat Happened to My Sister\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Smart, sexy, and delightfully buoyant…Scrumptious.”—Quinn Cummings, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Year of Learning Dangerously\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A sparkling, heartwarming novel with all the elements of a can’t-put-it-down read—a heroine you’ll root for, unexpected plot twists, and dangerously good descriptions of food!”—Sarah Pekkanen, author of \u003ci\u003eThings You Won’t Say\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Insightful and hilarious.”—\u003ci\u003eToday’s Chicago Woman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eStacey Ballis\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of ten foodie novels: \u003ci\u003eInappropriate Men\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSleeping Over\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRoom for Improvement\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Spinster Sisters\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGood Enough to Eat\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOff the Menu\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOut to Lunch\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRecipe for Disaster\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWedding Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHow to Change a Life\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a contributing author to three nonfiction anthologies:\u003ci\u003e Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEverything I Needed to Know About Being a Girl I Learned from Judy Blume\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLiving Jewishly\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Berkley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300640149733,"sku":"NP9780425209820","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780425209820.jpg?v=1767735906","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/room-for-improvement-isbn-9780425209820","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}