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About

Lynn Painter is an American bestselling author of young adult romantic comedies. She, her husband, and their five children reside in Omaha, Nebraska, where she was born. She started her writing journey, writing in notebooks while taking care of her children. Later in life, with her sister's support, she realized she wanted to write rom com novels. She has written books for Simon & Schuster, a well-known publishing company that popularizes young adult fiction. Her highly popular novels Better than the movies, Betting on You, The Do-Over, Mr. Wrong Number, and The Love Wager are New York Times bestsellers.

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Better Than the Movies (2021)

Liz Buxbaum is entering her senior year, a time considered to be filled with milestones and memories perfect for her romantic comedy fantasies. Wes Bennett, Liz's next-door neighbor has proven that he is the last person she would consider to be boyfriend material. But when Liz's lifelong childhood crush, Michael, recently returned to town and, is annoying hitting it off with Wes. She realizes she needs Wes, if she wants Michaels to finally notice her, and be her prom date. He is her in. However, Liz finds that she likes being around Wes as they plot to get her a romantic prom date. Spending time with Wes has altered everything she thought she knew about love and causes her to rethink her notion of Happily Ever After. Is Wes who she belongs with? Is the boy that always teased her, her soulmate?

Nothing Like the Movies (2024)

Wes finally landed his dream girl, Liz, and for a few months he had everything he wanted. But just as they were getting ready to head off to college and start their first year together, tragedy struck. Wes was left to deal with the consequences, which meant him losing Liz in the process. Months later, Wes and Liz find themselves in college together again. Wes knows when he ended things with Liz, he broke her heart, but he is determined to win her back. He is in a healthier place, he knows Liz better than anyone and plans to win her back with rom-com worthy gestures he knows she loves. But Liz won't have any of it. She has matured, recovered, and intends to disregard Wes and their inexplicable attraction to one another.

Mr. Wrong Number (2022)

Olivia Marshall has always had bad luck, or maybe she is the screw-up her family always thinks she is. However, she believes that things may be improving when a "What are you wearing?" text from an unknown random number develops into the most exciting, yet anonymous, relationship of her life. Although Colin Beck had always seen of Olivia as his best friend's obnoxious younger sister, he discovers that she has changed into a completely new and more attractive distraction after she moves in with them following one of her worst runs of luck. He is certain that he can avoid her until he finds out that she is the alluring Miss Misdial that he has been sexting for weeks. At that point, he must choose between raising the stakes and ghosting her to avoid a bad situation.

Accidentally Amy (2022)

Isabella Shay is a pretty honest person. However, she does the unthinkable when she is running late for her first day at her dream job and the barista calls out for "Amy" three times without receiving a response. Izzy snatches the beverage. She murmurs, "I'm Amy," and picks up the cup because it's the identical drink she paid for and requested, but it's a lot further up the line. When she turns around, she bumps into the most handsome man she has ever seen, spilling the drink all over his GQ shirt and tie. Everything seems so promising and sparks fly until he says, "See you tomorrow, Amy." Once she arrives to her new office and meets the Vice President of her department, it is Blake Phillips-the handsome man from Starbucks. He may have been charming to "Amy," but he is the complete opposite to Izzy.

The Do-Over (2022)

Emilie Hornby flees to her grandmother's house for a little comfort and a soothing pint of Ben & Jerry's after surviving a Valentine's Day dumpster fire. She passes out on the couch, but when she awakens, she finds herself in her own bed at home, and it's Valentine's Day again. What about tomorrow? Another V-Day nightmare. Emilie is unable to escape a nightmare in which she is trapped in a time loop, seeing her boyfriend, Josh, cheat on her day after day. Emilie can't escape the mysterious Nick, who she keeps running into—sometimes literally—in unfavorable ways, in addition to Josh's frequent cheating. How many days can a single girl stand by and watch her life burn to the ground? And what happens when something good finally comes out from these horrible days?

Betting on You (2023)

Bailey finds herself trapped on a plane to Omaha for ten hours, next to an obnoxious pointed stranger, the polar opposite of her. Years later, she discovers Charlie is her coworker at her new job. She finds out years later that Charlie works with her at her new job. However, they seem to be laughing, chatting easily, and bonding this time. Still, they agree that can't stand each other. And when they witness two of their coworkers flirting, their commentary on the moment spirals into a bet. Bailey is determined to disprove Charlie's belief that people of the opposing sex cannot just be friends. In the midst of all of their arguments and lighthearted banter, Charlie tries to hide his feelings for Bailey. He is terrified to lose her if his feelings become known. But Charlie's wish comes true when Bailey begins to view him as more than just a friend—rather, he makes her heart race and her hands quiver. However, Charlie has a secret that has to do with Bailey and another bet he might have placed. Has Charlie's secret doomed them from the beginning, or can they salvage something from these unexplainable emotions?

The Love Wager (2023)

Hallie Piper is starting a new chapter. After crawling out of a hotel room, she realizes it is time to be an adult. She gets a new apartment, haircut, wardrobe, but when she downloads and logs into a dating app that she has determined will find her new love, she see non than Jake, the guy whose hotel room she snuck out of. Jack and Hallie become partners in their individual quests for The One through the app, after their mutual confession that they have no interest in one another. They contact each other about their dates, usually setting them up at the same restaurant so that they can grab tacos afterward if things don't work out. Discouraged by the lack of opportunities, Jack and Hallie decide to place a bet to see who can discover true love first. However, everything changes when they decide to be fake dates for a weekend wedding. They both find it difficult to remember why the other was a bad choice in the first place as they pretend to be a pair, and boundaries grow blurry.

Happily Never After (2024)

Sophie Steinbeck is determined to call off her wedding when she learns, just before the wedding, that her fiancé has cheated once again. She doesn't want to be the one to do it, because her dad's ruthless boss is her future father-in-law. She finds relief in a professional objector, whose job it is to attend weddings and say the words that no couple (typically) wants to hear: "I object!" That evening, Sophie finds out more about Max the Objector's work during anti-wedding celebrations. She understands completely that he prevents people from squandering their lives and hurting one another. He is a hero of the modern era. Sophie is also interested in joining. Sophie is having more fun than she has in a long time as the two love cynics begin working together and attending wedding after wedding. She eagerly anticipates each tense ceremony that saves the betrothed masses' heartsick souls. However, when Sophie and Max spend more time together, they discover that their physical chemistry is incredible, which leads them to experiment with a few brief hookups. It's completely acceptable, though, as they clearly do not have feeling for one another. After all, there is no such thing as love.