Exes and O's by Amy Lea

Exes and O's by Amy LeaA romance novelobsessed social media influencer revisits her exes on her hunt for true love in this romantic comedy from the author of Set On You. Romance novel connoisseur Tara Chen has had her heart broken ten times by ten different men all of whom dumped her because of her "stage five clinger" tendencies. Nevertheless, Tara is determined to find The One. The only problem? Classic meet cutes are dead thanks to modern dating apps. So Tara decides to

This Penguin Classics edition is edited with an introduction by Oliver Stallybrass

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