The Second You're Single

Freelance writer Sora Reid believes in inertia. Shes the odd one out in a family of go-getters, including her Japanese-American mom, who hints about losing weight, and her almost-married sister, who needs her to get a date for the weddingdancing with their Scottish Great Uncle Bob won't do. For Sora, minimal input, minimal expectations is a way of life. The one thing that disrupts her inertia: an intense dislike for Valentines Day. What is it with the commercial love machine? Why do we get our hopes up, when staying home with a package of bacon and bottle of tequila is better? Soras been betrayed before, and her heart feels like Grandma Mitsuyes antique Japanese ceramic bowl with its gold-filled cracks. When her pledge to stay single inspires readers to #gosolo, Sora wants to empower her followers. It shouldnt be that hard, right? Enter Jack Mann, a muscle-bound baker who Sora hasnt thought of since elementary school. When a run-in at the grocery store leads to instant attraction, Sora knows she has to shut it down. She cant #gosolo AND get the guy. She cant let down her readers. And relationships always end, so why should Jack be differenteven though hes confounding her expectations of love?