The Second You’re Single A Novel
The Second You’re Single by Cara Tanamachi, published by St. Martin’s Publishing Group on January 31, 2023, is a contemporary romance novel that explores the complexities of love and relationships during the most romantic month of the year. The story follows Sora Reid, a freelance writer who prefers a life of minimal expectations and is determined to stay single throughout February, especially with her family’s pressures mounting. As she navigates her feelings about Valentine’s Day and her own past disappointments, Sora’s resolve is tested when she unexpectedly reconnects with Jack Mann, a former classmate who challenges her views on love.
Readers will find a humorous and engaging narrative that delves into themes of self-empowerment and the unpredictability of romance. Sora’s journey is filled with relatable moments as she grapples with her commitment to #gosolo while confronting her attraction to Jack, a muscle-bound baker who disrupts her carefully maintained inertia. This edition, comprising 288 pages, offers a blend of romance and humor, making it a noteworthy addition to the contemporary fiction genre.
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Cheerfully irreverent, bitingly funny, and filled with romantic charm, Cara Tanamachi’s The Second You’re Single is all about navigating the most romantic month of the year, and how love always seems to arrive when you least expect it.
Freelance writer Sora Reid believes in inertia. She’s the odd one out in a close-knit family of go-getters, including her Japanese-American mom, who hints about her need to lose weight, and her soon-to-be married, overachieving younger sister, who needs her to have a date for the wedding, since a wedding party couples’ dance with their Scottish great uncle Bob simply won’t do. For Sora, minimal input, minimal expectations is the way to go. She’d rather stay at home with her insufferable neighbor and her adorable pitbull.
The one thing that disrupts her inertia: an intense dislike for Valentine’s Day. What is it with the commercial love machine? Why do we pin our hopes on one romantic day, when staying home with a package of bacon and a bottle of tequila would be way better? Sora’s been betrayed and disappointed more than once and her heart is starting to feel like her Grandma Mitsuye’s antique Japanese ceramic bowl, with its many gold-filled cracks.
When her pledge to stay single in February inspires readers to #gosolo, Sora has a responsibility to empower her readers. But relationships aren’t built to last, so it shouldn’t be that hard. Right?
Enter Jack Mann. A muscle-bound baker who looks like he lifts logs on the weekends, Sora hasn’t thought of Jack since they were in elementary school together. When they see each other at the local grocery store and the attraction hits hard, Sora knows she has to shut it down, quick. She can’t #gosolo AND get the guy. She can’t let down her readers. And relationships always end, so why should Jack be any different–even though he’s confounding all her long-held expectations of love?
“Riotous, whip-smart, and original. Read this happy-making book if you love yourself.” —Jayci Lee, Author of Booked on a Feeling
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