Phoebe Berman’s Gonna Lose It A Novel by Brooke Averick

Pull up a chair by the window. This one’s a keeper.

Meet Phoebe Berman: a hopeless romantic on the cusp of turning thirty, and still very much a virgin. With one month to go before the big birthday, she’s determined to finally lose it… if her own anxiety doesn’t get in the way first. Because is it really possible to find true love when going on a single date makes you want to throw up?

Phoebe has so much going for her. A dream teaching job. A supportive, hilarious group of best friends. And all the romance novels a girl could ever want at her fingertips. But thanks to one extremely unfortunate first-kiss attempt years ago, crippling intimacy anxiety has followed her ever since.

So she does what any organized woman would do. She drafts a checklist: The Ultimate Guide to Losing My Virginity. And suddenly her quiet, basically non-existent love life explodes into juggling three romantic prospects at once. There’s the gorgeous new fourth-grade teacher. A former classmate who resurfaces (of all places) through Words with Friends. And of course, her roommate, who just might be the best friends-to-lovers situation of her dreams.

This is the debut novel from beloved podcaster and comedian Brooke Averick, and it absolutely sparkles. Brutally honest, laugh-out-loud funny, and so deeply relatable it might sting a little (in the best way).

A perfect rainy-day read for anyone who’s ever felt stuck somewhere between coming of age and coming apart.

Brand new in hardcover. Come browse it for yourself, salt air and all.

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