Betting on You by Lynn Painter HC

A New York Times Bestseller

Pull up a chair by the window—this one’s a keeper. From Lynn Painter, the bestselling author of Better Than the Movies, comes a swoony, laugh-out-loud rom-com that Publishers Weekly calls “entertaining.” If you loved She’s All That or 10 Things I Hate About You, you’re going to want to linger over every page.

Here’s the setup: seventeen-year-old Bailey starts a shiny new job at a hotel waterpark, only to discover that one of her coworkers is Charlie—the cynical boy she met on a very long, very emotional flight to Omaha after her parents’ divorce. He rubbed her the wrong way then. He definitely still does.

Or does he?

Between shifts spent people-watching and gossiping about the guests, Bailey and Charlie strike up a bet: can a certain flirty coworker duo really just be friends? Charlie says no. Bailey’s determined to prove him wrong. What neither of them counts on is the way their own banter starts turning into something that makes hands shake and hearts race.

But Charlie’s hiding a secret. A secret that involves Bailey. And another bet.

This is the kind of book that begs to be read in one sitting—preferably curled up somewhere cozy while the sea air drifts by. Warm, witty, and impossible to put down, it’s a slow-burn charmer about friendship, family drama, and the terrifying, wonderful business of falling for someone real.

A little salty, a lot sweet. Come find it on our shelves.

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