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First-Time Caller

by B.K. Borison · Heartstrings #1

2025 · 448 pages · Penguin

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📚 Book 1 of an ongoing series (3 published)

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About this book

When a precocious kid calls Baltimore's biggest romance hotline asking for dating advice on behalf of her single mom, the whole city tunes in—and suddenly Lucie Stone's nonexistent love life is everyone's favorite project, including the burnt-out radio host Aiden Valentine's who thought he'd given up on love entirely. What starts as a publicity stunt forces both of them to reckon with what they've been avoiding: Lucie might actually want a second chance at romance, and Aiden might be ready to believe in it again. As the chemistry between them crackles in the studio, Lucie has to decide if she's chasing the fairy-tale ending Baltimore is rooting for or the real, messy, beautiful connection blooming right in front of her. It's the perfect cozy romance for anyone who swooned over Sleepless in Seattle and believes sometimes the best love stories are the ones nobody saw coming.

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“This romance is inspired by Sleepless in Seattle. And the best part about this book, you know that feeling you get when you watch those like late 90s, early 2000s rom-coms? That's the feeling you will get when you read this book.”

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