num_pages: 341
description: She plans to prove there's a dozen reasons why life isn't like a romantic comedy only to discover the one reason it isWhile her friends wish for meet cutes worthy of their favorite rom-coms Julia is ready to give up on love. Swiping right has replaced getting swept off your feet and good old-fashioned romance has become well old-fashioned.A writer for a popular website love becomes the last thing on her mind when impending layoffs threaten her job. As Julia searches for the ultimate pitch to impress her boss she stumbles upon a resort offering guests a chance to live out their romantic comedy dreams. Real life dating is so bleak who wouldn't want to spend a week in a fantasy rom-com world with your best friends?At the resort Julia literally falls into a not-quite-meet-cute involving an aggressive seagull and an adorably awkward guy named Luke who is also participating in the rom-com experience. Julia hides the fact she is there to do a story but Luke harbors a few secrets of his own. Among further encounters with thieving seagulls a gaggle of corgis kisses in the rain and even a karaoke serenade their feelings deepen quickly. But could their love be real when they haven't been honest about their true identities? Once the fantasy is over can they have a relationship in the real world?
language: English
title: Too Good to Be Real
publisher: St. Martin's Griffin