{"product_id":"second-first-impressions-a-novel-isbn-9780063007130","title":"Second First Impressions: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“\u003cem\u003eSecond First Impressions \u003c\/em\u003eis the warmest, coziest, sweetest book of the year, an absolutely perfect blend of humor and heart. I want to live inside Sally Thorne’s brain.” —Emily Henry, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling of \u003cem\u003eBeach Read\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the\u003cem\u003e USA Today \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Hating Game\u003c\/em\u003e, soon to be a movie starring Lucy Hale and Austin Stowell, and \u003cem\u003e99 Percent Mine\u003c\/em\u003e comes the clever, funny, and unforgettable story of a muscular, tattooed man hired as an assistant to two old women—under the watchful eye of a beautiful retirement home manager.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDazzle (n): Brightness that blinds someone temporarily. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePosition Vacant: Two ancient old women residing at Providence Retirement Villa seek male assistant for casual exploitation and good-natured humiliation. Duties include boutique shopping, fast-food fetching, and sincerely rendered flattery. Good looks a bonus—but we aren’t picky. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn advertisement has been placed (again!) by the wealthy and eccentric Parloni Sisters. The salary is generous and the employers are 90 years old, so how hard could the job be? Well, none have lasted longer than a week. Most boys leave in tears. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRuthie Midona will work in Providence’s front office, and be at the Parloni’s beck and call, \u003cem\u003eforever\u003c\/em\u003e. That’s sort of her life plan. If Ruthie can run the place in her almost-retired bosses’ absence, with no hijinks\/hiccups, she has a shot at becoming the new manager. She might also be able to defend her safe little world from Prescott Development, the new buyer of the prime site. Maybe after \u003cem\u003eall\u003c\/em\u003e that, she can find a cute guy to date. All she needs to do is stay serious—and that’s what she does best. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil, one day, someone dazzling blows into town. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTeddy Prescott devotes his life to sleeping, tattooing, and avoiding seriousness. When Teddy needs a place to crash, he makes a deal with his developer dad. Teddy can stay in one of Providence’s on-site maintenance cottages—right next door to an unimpressed Ruthie—but only if he works there and starts to grow up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRuthie knows how this sweetly selfish rich boy can earn his keep—and be out of her hair in under a week. After all, there is a position vacant…\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eSecond First Impressions\u003c\/em\u003e is about realizing that life is short, and that to live it to the fullest we must be both selfish and selfless. It urges us to soak up the beauty of each passing moment — and this wondrous book is a good place to start.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Thorne manages to bring all the characters to vivid life, endearing them to the reader through the enumeration of their quirks and fleeting revelations about their pasts. Each scene between the protagonists—whose first meeting will make you laugh and wince simultaneously—is a delight, as is Ruthie’s motley found family.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A brilliant, biting, hilarious new voice. \u003cem\u003eThe Hating Game\u003c\/em\u003e will take the rom-com world by storm. One of the best I’ve read, ever.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKristan Higgins, New York Times bestselling author\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Funny, smart, fresh, and thoroughly enjoyable from the first delicious page to the last. I highly recommend.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSusan Elizabeth Phillips, New York Times bestselling author, on The Hating Game\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I inhaled \u003cem\u003eSecond First Impressions\u003c\/em\u003e! I had to force myself to slow down because I didn't want it to end. It's a truly adorable, heart-warming, swoon-worthy love story. A book hasn't given me the warm-fuzzies like this for a very long time.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeth O'Leary, bestselling author of The Flatshare\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eSecond First Impressions \u003c\/em\u003eis the warmest, coziest, sweetest book of the year, an absolutely perfect blend of humor and heart. I want to live inside Sally Thorne’s brain.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmily Henry, New York Times bestselling author of Beach Read\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Following \u003cem\u003e99 Percent Mine\u003c\/em\u003e, Thorne’s latest novel is a sweet story, merging a woman whose fears tend to overpower her dreams, and a slow-burn romance that turns her world upside down.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eSecond First Impressions\u003c\/em\u003e was perfect for the moment I was reading it in. It’s funny and might make you cry (in a cathartic way), and has a hero whose kindness I truly loved.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSmart Bitches, Trashy Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Sally Thorne satisfies hearts longing for laughter in their love stories… [Joshua and Lucy’s] battle of wits is tremendously fun—acerbic and sexy and filled with tension. 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