Pick-Up - Softcover

Dahlia, Nora

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9781668061169: Pick-Up

Synopsis

Harkening to the witty and swoon-worthy rom-coms of Christina Lauren and Kate Clayborn, a new enemies-to-lovers romp whisking us from the stress of city life to lush Caribbean beaches.

Sasha Rubinstein is not on her game. Parenting with an absent (and objectively douchey) ex has never been easy, but, lately, the judgmental side-eye from people at school pick-up feels extra. It doesn’t help that some entitled dad—with his perfect t-shirts and perfectly punchable (yet adorable) face—keeps stealing the last after-school spots and school hoodies out from under her.

Ethan Jones is not trying to trip Sasha up… at school or otherwise. In fact, ever since they met (which she promptly forgot), he’s been hoping for the exact opposite…or at least to stop thinking about her.

When a game-changing job lands them trapped together on an exclusive private island, they resolve to stop sniping at each other and keep things professional. But with tension building between them and the permeating intoxication of island time, temptation blows in on every tropical breeze.

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About the Author

Nora Dahlia is a lifestyle writer whose work has appeared in The New York TimesElleThe Wall Street JournalVanity Fair, among others. Nora is also a branded content expert, book doctor, ghostwriter, collaborator, and writing coach. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two kids. She is the author of Backslide and Pick-Up.

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Chapter 1 | Drop-Off 1 | Drop-Off SASHA
On my walk to school, there’s a mother with red hair. I see her every morning.

We exchange looks, in silent kinship, over our kids’ heads. Triumphant looks. Tortured looks. Looks, though I don’t know her name.

She is my barometer for the day. My Weather Channel. My forecast of what’s to come.

Only, instead of two, she has too many kids—and a very large dog, who also has red hair.

On good days, she walks him with swagger. On bad days, he walks her.

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