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In this witty and sharp debut rom-com set in Seattle's tech industry, one woman grapples with her best friends growing apart, self-exploration in therapy, and her overbearing mother's matchmaking attempts with the tech millionaire next door.
Rachel Weiss has it all: a fabulous social life, three best friends, and a job that suck but pays the bills. Unfortunately, she also has a slightly unhinged Jewish mother who's desperate for her to be married. So when a millionaire tech bro named Christopher buys the house next door, Rachel's mom fixates on him as the perfect eligible bachelor. But Rachel has worked in the tech industry for years and knows guys like Christopher: arrogant, algorithm-obsessed capitalist overlords.
Yet, no matter how much she tries, she can't stop bumping into him. The more time she spends with Christopher, who has it all figured out, the more Rachel questions what she's doing with her life... And with every interaction that leaves her heart racing and even more confused than ever, she wonders if she possibly had him wrong all along. Lauren Appelbaum is a technical editor in Seattle and has had years in which to wallow in Seattle's tech and dating scenes. She also has a Jewish mother of her own who only bears a slight resemblance to Mrs. Bennett...so you could say she's writing what she knows. Luckily, she's on the other side of it with a husband, toddler and passion for writing joyful, nostalgic romps.
Rachel Weiss has it all: a fabulous social life, three best friends, and a job that suck but pays the bills. Unfortunately, she also has a slightly unhinged Jewish mother who's desperate for her to be married. So when a millionaire tech bro named Christopher buys the house next door, Rachel's mom fixates on him as the perfect eligible bachelor. But Rachel has worked in the tech industry for years and knows guys like Christopher: arrogant, algorithm-obsessed capitalist overlords.
Yet, no matter how much she tries, she can't stop bumping into him. The more time she spends with Christopher, who has it all figured out, the more Rachel questions what she's doing with her life... And with every interaction that leaves her heart racing and even more confused than ever, she wonders if she possibly had him wrong all along. Lauren Appelbaum is a technical editor in Seattle and has had years in which to wallow in Seattle's tech and dating scenes. She also has a Jewish mother of her own who only bears a slight resemblance to Mrs. Bennett...so you could say she's writing what she knows. Luckily, she's on the other side of it with a husband, toddler and passion for writing joyful, nostalgic romps.