AUTHOR PHOTOS
Photo Credit: Jacalyn Roland Photography
AUTHOR BIOS
LONG BIO
C. R. Averett is a former editor at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers and JIMMY Patterson Books, with an eye for critically acclaimed and award winning children’s books, and has a master’s degree in English and creative writing from Southern New Hampshire University, a BFA in dance performance from the University of the Arts, and currently works in book production at Running Press, an imprint of Hachette Book Group.
When she’s not reading or writing (which is rarely), she’s probably over-analyzing movies/TV shows or playing with her pandemic-kittens (who are now adult cats, somehow).
She grew up in the middle of the forest in a small town you’ve probably never heard of, on top of a hill you’ll probably never find, and writes stories about flawed characters, small towns, and people who are just trying their best. Many of the small towns in her stories are based on her hometown. And others are nothing like it at all.
SHORT BIO
C. R. Averett is a former editor at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers and JIMMY Patterson Books, has a master’s degree in English and creative writing from Southern New Hampshire University, a BFA in dance performance from the University of the Arts, and currently works in book production at Running Press, an imprint of Hachette Book Group. She grew up in the middle of the forest in a small town you’ve probably never heard of, on top of a hill you’ll probably never find, and writes stories about flawed characters, small towns, and people who are just trying their best.
BOOK INFO
Publisher: Wednesday Books
Publication date: April 20, 2027
ISBN-10:1250423996
ISBN-13:978-1250423993
eBook: 978-1250424006
Audiobook: 979-8217536832
Analeigh Tate has never cared about dating, partly because she’s got more important things to worry about (like grades, being valedictorian, and getting into her dream college), and partly because she fears no one would be interested in an asexual girl. But when she realizes she needs her older sister’s help convincing their overbearing parents that a musical theater degree is a serious career path, it comes at a price: proving she can get a boyfriend. Should be easy—right?
Drew Eberstark has finally gotten up the nerve to ask his online best friend to meet in person—only to learn she’s his academic rival, Analeigh Tate. Desperate not to lose his only friend, with whom he’s shared his uncertainty about being asexual and aromantic, he comes up with a plan: offer to be her (fake) boyfriend. Now he can prove he’s worth her friendship in real life, too. The only catch is that he has to make sure he doesn’t reveal his true identity in the process. So that’s not stressful or anything.
As Analeigh and Drew struggle with family expectations, grief, confusion about their identity, and uncertain futures, they’ll have to decide if their friendship is worth fighting for, and if there’s a happily ever after to their (not so typical) love story.