Divorce Comedy

I hired a male escort to fix my romance novel. It was supposed to be professional. My debut novel is getting published. Mostly. My editor loves the plot. Loves the voice. Loved the twist in chapter fourteen enough to text me about it at eleven PM. What he does not love—what he delivered with devastating, surgical kindness—are the intimate scenes. Apparently, they read like someone who learned about kissing from an encyclopedia. In my defense: I’ve been divorced for eight years. I haven’t dated since the first iPhone. And my ex-husband spent eleven of those years making sure I forgot...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER A darkly comic and warm-hearted novel about an old man on a cross-country mission to reunite with his high school crush—bringing together his adult daughter, two orphaned kids, and a cat who can predict death—by the beloved author of Rabbit Cake and Unlikely Animals...

At sixty, Evelyn thought the most shocking thing in her life would be remembering where she put her reading glasses. She was wrong. For her birthday, her well-meaning daughter arrives with a stylist, a dating app, a pair of shoes clearly designed by someone who hates feet, and the terrifying belief that Evelyn needs a “fresh start.” Unfortunately for everyone involved, Evelyn has no interest in becoming a polished, perky, shapewear-squeezed version of herself. So she rewrites the dating profile herself. Comfortable underwear. Strong opinions. Excellent snacks. That one honest sentence ...

New York Times Bestseller “Just because everything appears to be a mess doesn’t mean you have to be one. Mark Manson’s book is a call to arms for a better life and better world and could not be more needed right now.” — Ryan Holiday, bestselling author of The Obstacle is the Way and...

My young friend had a problem. I’d been mentoring him some since his father died a few months earlier. His problem wasn’t his father’s death. It wasn’t the fact that his father was very wealthy and, now, so was my young friend. He was prepared for that. We sat at the coffee shop, and he worked up the courage to tell me what he needed my help with. Finally, he took a deep breath, looked me in the eye, and leaned across the table toward me. “Dude, it’s my dad’s widow. You gotta take her off my hands. You’re the only one I can trust and the only one who can help me.”

One of Hollywood’s most accomplished, feared—and funny—dealmakers has some stuff he wants to get off his chest. A lifetime worth of stuff. And secrets. And stories. And it all makes for one hell of a ride, and one of the must-read books of the year. Ari Emanuel has long been one of the...

Fifteen years of marriage. Seven hundred thousand dollars in hidden funds. And one massive mistake: he told his mistress his wife was dead. Annabelle Dink thought she had a perfectly ordinary, perfectly exhausting marriage to a man whose greatest talent was weaponized incompetence. Then she finds his buzzing smartwatch. The texts from a woman named Eva reveal a secret life, complete with romantic getaways and a tragic backstory where Annabelle drowned in a jet-ski accident. Armed with righteous fury, a flawlessly organized manila folder, and her best navy-blue "subpoena" dress, Annabelle ...

From TikTok phenom @MommaCusses comes an adorable small-town story of rumors, fake dating, and romance perfect for fans of Ali Hazelwood and Alina Jacobs. Swinton, Oklahoma, runs on gossip. The supply is managed by The Gaggle—a flock of civic-minded busybodies who treat the town Facebook pages...

Coffee shop owner Tavy has a theory: you can tell everything about a person by their coffee order. Black coffee drinkers are efficient. Latte lovers seek comfort. But Zak—with his daily iced coffee with hazelnut syrup—is an enigma wrapped in a perfectly boring blue tie. Every day at 2:15, he walks into Java Zen with clockwork precision, yet those hazel eyes hint at a wild side that makes her pulse race. At thirty-two and still technically married to her disaster of an ex-husband, Tavy knows she should keep her fantasies to herself. Zak's probably fresh out of college anyway, right? ...

Hell hath no fury like a woman in the laundry room. For eleven years, Soleil Patmore has been the invisible, hyper-competent force behind her husband's corporate success. But when she empties his pockets on dry-cleaning day and finds a hotel room receipt with two spoons and a celebratory dessert, her flawless domestic routine comes to a halt. Dennis Patmore believes that clothes make the man. He relies on his eleven custom Italian suits, nineteen Egyptian cotton shirts, and an inflated ego to get ahead. He also relies on his mistress, Mavis, who thinks his tailored charcoal suit does sixty ...

Sandwich meets The Wedding People in this irresistible comedy of manners as three generations of a family—a snail scientist, a soon-to-be divorcée, her teenage daughter, a hapless con man, and their feckless patriarch—descend on a ritzy Lake Michigan vacation island. "Engaging and charming...

From the author of the Magnolia Parks universe and the Never series comes a fresh family drama with a heavy dose of romance and a twist of mystery. “I can’t remember the last time I couldn’t get a handle on myself and my emotions, but the lid is slipping. Something about the slipping lid...

Three generations of women, an unforgettable summer of music, and the epic cross-country road trip they'll never forget. Summer, 1969: Eleanor Bell doesn't have anything to lose. According to the doctors, she might not remember how to sing or play guitar soon, so why not head west now? Why not...

TO THE BEST FRIEND WHO EVER WAS: THIS IS YOUR GUIDE TO LIVING WITHOUT ME STEP ONE: Always make time for yourself. Chrissie Thomas has always done what’s expected of her. A struggling single mom with a mountain of guilt and very little time for herself, she’s spent her life putting others...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER In a coming-of-age memoir that’s “equal parts hysterical and moving” (Marie Claire), the co-creator of Hulu’s brilliant Pen15 grapples with the reappearance of her estranged father—and whether it’s possible to reconnect before it’s too late. “Anna Konkle...

A New York Times Bestseller In this “unequivocally hilarious and delightful” (Kirkus Reviews) young adult romp for fans of Recommended for You and A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow, a teen girl has the worst Valentine’s Day ever—only to relive it over and over again. After...

Finding edible underwear in your couch is bad. Finding out it belongs to your HOA nemesis? That requires a special kind of revenge. Lauren Grassal has spent twenty-three years perfecting the art of being the reliable, harmless wife. She manages the finances, hosts flawless game nights, and makes sure her husband, Travis, always looks like the king of the cul-de-sac. But when she unearths a pair of cherry-scented, rhinestone-studded edible panties wedged deep inside her custom sectional, Lauren doesn’t scream. She doesn’t cry. She starts a ledger. Armed with her husband’s shared ...

Gilmore Girls meets a reverse Parent Trap in this swoony and hilarious YA rom-com from popular adult romance author Lily Chu, following a teen who, while on a group tour to Japan, teams up with a fellow traveler to keep their parents from falling in love with each other. Ivy Yu is cursed. Her...

Experience the sultry Southern atmosphere of Atlanta and the magic of the Carolina Lowcountry in this funny and poignant tale of one audacious woman’s quest to find the love she deserves, from New York Times bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank. Leslie Anne Greene Carter is The Last...

He wrote the prenup. He just never read it again. Spencer wanted the prenup. Insisted on it, actually, back when he had assets and I had a startup he called "a cute hobby." The cute hobby worked out. The prenup did not say what he thinks it says. And Spencer, confident as ever, cheated without re-reading a single clause. I re-read all of them. Out loud. To my attorney, Wade Decker, who got quieter and quieter and then poured us both a drink. There's a clause Spencer forgot. It's my favorite clause. It's about to be his least favorite afternoon. He can ask for another chance after the ...