Yesterday I shared the cover for my second novel, One True Loves, on Instagram and Twitter. This companion novel to Happily Ever Afters (which can also be read as a standalone) is coming your way 1/4/22!
Artist: Michelle D’Urbano
Designer: Jessie Gang
Art Director: Alison Donalty
It’s like they plucked Lenore right out of my mind and put her on the page! They got her so right, and I’m in love with this cover.
So what’s One True Loves about?? Well, here’s the full description:
Lenore Bennett has always been a force. A star artist and style icon at her high school, she’s a master in the subtle art of not giving a . . . well, you know what. But now that graduation is here, she’s a little less sure.
She’s heading to NYU in the fall with a scarlet U (for “undeclared”) written across her chest. Her parents always remind her that Black kids don’t have the luxury of figuring it out as they go—they have to be 110 percent prepared. But it’s a lot of pressure to be her ancestors’ wildest dreams when Lenore’s not even sure what her dreams are yet.
When her family embarks on a post–graduation Mediterranean cruise, her friend Tessa is sure Lenore’s in for a whirlwind romance that will take her mind off all her problems. But Lenore knows that doesn’t happen to girls like her.
Then she meets Alex Lee. After their parents bond over the Cupid Shuffle, she ends up stuck with him for the remainder of the cruise. He’s a hopeless romantic and a golden boy with a ten-year plan. In short, he’s irritating as hell.
But as they get to know each other, with the cruise’s picturesque stops across Europe as the backdrop, he may be able to help her find something else she’s been looking for, even if she doesn’t want to admit it to herself: love.
One True Loves is available to preorder now. I hope you love Lenore as much as I do!