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THE MAKE-UP TEST
A smart, swoony, romantic comedy set in the ivy-covered world of academia, in which two college exes find themselves battling against each other - and their feelings - in a prestigious literature Ph.D. program.
Allison Avery loves to win. After acing every academic challenge she's come up against, she's finally made it to her dream Ph.D. program at Claymore University, studying medieval literature under a professor she's admired for years. Sure, grad school isn't easy - the classes are intense, her best friend is drifting away, and her students would rather pull all-nighters than discuss The Knight's Tale - but she's got this. Until her ex-boyfriend shows up. Colin Benjamin might be the only person who loves winning more than Allison does, and when they're both assigned to TA for the same professor, the game is on.
What begins as a personal battle of wits (and lit) turns into an all-out war when their professor announces a career-changing research trip opportunity with one spot to fill. Competing with Colin is as natural as breathing, and after their devastating breakup two years ago, Allison refuses to let him come out on top. But when a family emergency and a late-night road trip plus a very sexy game of Scrabble throw them together for a weekend, she starts to wonder if they could be stronger on the same team. And as they fall for each other all over again, Allison will have to choose between a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and what could be a twice-in-a-lifetime love.
Charmingly bookish, sharply feminist, and unequivocally fat positive, The Make-Up Test embraces the truth that people can sometimes change and grow, even when you least expect it.
Jenny Howe is a professor writing and literature at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, where she teaches courses that focus on the representation of bodies an identities in children's media.. Her debut romantic comedy, The Make-Up Test, will be published by St. Martin's Press in Winter 2023. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband and two rescue dogs, Tucker and Dale.
What begins as a personal battle of wits (and lit) turns into an all-out war when their professor announces a career-changing research trip opportunity with one spot to fill. Competing with Colin is as natural as breathing, and after their devastating breakup two years ago, Allison refuses to let him come out on top. But when a family emergency and a late-night road trip plus a very sexy game of Scrabble throw them together for a weekend, she starts to wonder if they could be stronger on the same team. And as they fall for each other all over again, Allison will have to choose between a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and what could be a twice-in-a-lifetime love.
Charmingly bookish, sharply feminist, and unequivocally fat positive, The Make-Up Test embraces the truth that people can sometimes change and grow, even when you least expect it.
Jenny Howe is a professor writing and literature at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, where she teaches courses that focus on the representation of bodies an identities in children's media.. Her debut romantic comedy, The Make-Up Test, will be published by St. Martin's Press in Winter 2023. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband and two rescue dogs, Tucker and Dale.
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Published 2022-09-13 by Macmillan/St. Martin’s |