NEWYORKTIMESBESTSELLER-ReadwithJennaBookClubPickasFeaturedonToday-“Everythingaromanticcomedyshouldbe:witty,relatable,andalittlecomplicated.“--PeopleAheartfeltdebutabouttheunlikelyrelationshipbetweenayoungwomanwho’slostherhusbandandamajorleaguepitcherwho’slosthisgame.NAMEDONEOFTHEBESTBOOKSOFTHEYEARBYNPRInasleepyseasidetowninMaine,recentlywidowedEveleth“Evvie“Drakerarelyleavesherlarge,painfullyemptyhousenearlyayearafterherhusband’sdeathinacarcrash.Everyoneintown,evenherbestfriend,Andy,thinksgriefkeepsherlockedinside,andEvviedoesn’tcorrectthem.Meanwhile,inNewYorkCity,DeanTenney,formerMajorLeaguepitcherandAndy’schildhoodbestfriend,iswrestlingwithwhatmiserableathleteslivingouttheirworstnightmarescallthe“yips“hecan’tthrowstraightanymore,and,evenworse,hecan’tfigureoutwhy.Asthemediastormheatsup,aninvitationfromAndytostayinMaineseemsliketheperfectchancetohittheresetbuttononDean’sfuture.WhenhemovesintoanapartmentatthebackofEvvie’shouse,thetwomakeadeal:Deanwon’taskaboutEvvie’slatehusband,andEvviewon’taskaboutDean’sbaseballcareer.Rules,though,haveafunnywayofbeingbroken--andwhatstartsasanunexpectedfriendshipsoonturnsintosomethingmore.Tomoveforward,EvvieandDeanwillhavetoreckonwiththeirpasts--thefriendshipsthey’vedamaged,thesecretsthey’vekept--butinlife,asinbaseball,there’salwaysachance--upuntilthelastout.Ajoyful,hilarious,andhope-filleddebut,EvvieDrakeStartsOverwillhaveyoucheeringforthetwomostunlikelycomebacksoftheyear--andwillleaveyouwantingmorefromLindaHolmes.PraiseforEvvieDrakeStartsOver“Aquirky,sweet,andsplendidstoryofawomancomingintoherown.“--TaylorJenkinsReid,NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorofDaisyJones&TheSix“Effortlesslyenjoyable...[a]pitch-perfect...adultlovestorythatisasromanticasitisreal.“-USAToday“Charming,hopeful,andgentlyromantic...EvvieDrakeisgreatcompany.“--RainbowRowell,#1NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorofEleanor&Park
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