By Any Other Name

From # 1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Kate comes an enemies-to-lovers romance about an editor, her bestselling author, and one life-changing secret.

What she doesn't know about love could fill a book.

With a successful career as a romance editor, and an engagement to a man who checks off all ninety-nine boxes on her carefully curated list, Lanie's more than good. She's killing it. Then she s given the opportunity of a lifetime: to work with world-renowned author and her biggest inspiration in love and life the Noa Callaway. All Lanie has to do is cure Noa's writer's block and she'll get the promotion she's always dreamed of. Simple, right?

But there's a reason no one has ever seen or spoken to the mysterious Noa Calloway. And that reason will rock Lanie s world. It will call into question everything she thought she knew. When she finally tosses her ninety-nine expectations to the wind, Lanie may just discover that love By Any Other Name can still be as sweet.

One of USA Today’s Favorite March Rom-Coms
One of Forbes’s Most Anticipated Books of 2022
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One of PopSugar’s Over 130 Best New Book Releases So Far

“Reading Lauren Kate’s By Any Other Name is like watching a Nora Ephron movie. It makes the day seem brighter, the world seem more hopeful, and happiness seem possible for everyone. This book is a buoyant celebration of love.” –Jill Santopolo, author of The Light We Lost and More Than Words

“There’s nothing better than a book about books, especially when a great love story is involved. By Any Other Name by Lauren Kate serves up a behind the scenes publishing romance that is sure to delight bibliophiles...Be prepared to finish this one in one sitting.” —Forbes

“A delightful romp.” –USA Today

“I devoured this book in one sitting. Delightful, optimistic and with a perfect dash of bookishness, By Any Other Name is the romcom the world needs right now.” --Julie Buxbaum, author of Tell Me Three Things

"A smart imaginative rom-com that had me turning the pages." –Abby Jimenez, USA Today bestselling author of Life’s Too Short

“Kate (The Orphan’s Song) delivers a delightful rom-com that begs to be devoured in one sitting… smart and adorable." —Publishers Weekly, starred review

“Kate’s second adult novel thoughtfully explores the notion of living bravely and taking risks in love… A sweet, literary rom-com.” —Kirkus Reviews

“[A] charming, witty tale…Among this love story's many charms is one of the most romantic proposals in the rom-com genre.” —Booklist

“At its core, By Any Other Name is a funny, heartwarming and low-heat romance novel about two people deeply involved in publishing a romance novel. Readers who love books—and love—will be right at home within these pages.” —Shelf Awareness

“An incredibly romantic love story that’s full of surprises, By Any Other Name is perfect for anyone who dreams of happily ever afters.”—Kerry Winfrey, author of Waiting for Tom Hanks

“By Any Other Name is a beautiful, emotional, slow-burn love story with an ending that will leave you with the biggest smile. Lauren Kate shows she can write heartfelt contemporary romance just as deftly as every other genre she's mastered.” –Sarah Smith, author of Faker

"By Any Other Name is impossible to put down or to forget. A sharp, moving, and hilarious love story, it feels like being in the company of a close friend." --Maria Kuznetsova, author of Oksana, Behave and Something Unbelievable

Autorentext

Lauren Kate

Klappentext

From # 1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Kate comes an enemies-to-lovers romance about an editor, her bestselling author, and one life-changing secret.

What she doesn't know about love could fill a book.

With a successful career as a romance editor, and an engagement to a man who checks off all ninety-nine boxes on her carefully curated list, Lanie's more than good. She's killing it. Then she's given the opportunity of a lifetime: to work with world-renowned author and her biggest inspiration in love and life-the Noa Callaway. All Lanie has to do is cure Noa's writer's block and she'll get the promotion she's always dreamed of. Simple, right?

But there's a reason no one has ever seen or spoken to the mysterious Noa Calloway. And that reason will rock Lanie's world. It will call into question everything she thought she knew. When she finally tosses her ninety-nine expectations to the wind, Lanie may just discover that love By Any Other Name can still be as sweet.

Story Locale: New York, NY; Positano, Italy

Zusammenfassung
From # 1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Kate comes an enemies-to-lovers romance about an editor, her bestselling author, and one life-changing secret.

What she doesn't know about love could fill a book.

With a successful career as a romance editor, and an engagement to a man who checks off all ninety-nine boxes on her carefully curated list, Lanie's more than good. She's killing it. Then she’s given the opportunity of a lifetime: to work with world-renowned author and her biggest inspiration in love and life—the Noa Callaway. All Lanie has to do is cure Noa's writer's block and she'll get the promotion she's always dreamed of. Simple, right?

But there's a reason no one has ever seen or spoken to the mysterious Noa Calloway. And that reason will rock Lanie’s world. It will call into question everything she thought she knew. When she finally tosses her ninety-nine expectations to the wind, Lanie may just discover that love By Any Other Name can still be as sweet.

Leseprobe
Chapter One

“Peony Press, this is Lanie Bloom—­” I say, barely getting the phone to my ear before the voice on the other end cuts me off.

“Hallelujah-­you’re-­still-­at-­your-­desk!”

It’s Meg, our senior publicist, and my closest friend at work. She’s calling from the Hotel Shivani, where, four hours from now, we’ll be hosting a blowout wedding-­themed book launch for Noa Callaway—­our biggest author, and the writer who taught me about love when my mom couldn’t. Noa Callaway’s books changed my life.

If experience is any guide, we’re just slightly overdue for all our best laid plans to go up in flames.

“No sign of the signed books. And no fucking pun intended. Can you see if they were sent to the office by mistake,” Meg says, a mile a minute. “I need time to arrange them into a five-­tiered, heart-­shaped wedding cake—­”

See? Best laid plans.

“Meg, when’s the last time you breathed?” I ask. “Do you need to push your button?”

“How can you manage to sound pervy and like my mother? Okay, okay, I’m pushing my button.”

It’s a trick her therapist taught her, an imaginary elevator button Meg can press in the hollow of her throat to carry herself down a few levels. I picture her in her all-­black ensemble and stylishly giant glasses, standing in the center of the hotel ballroom downtown with assistants buzzing all around, hurrying to transform the modernist SoHo event space into a quaint destination wedding on the Amalfi Coast. I see her closing her eyes and touching the hollow of her throat. She exhales into the phone.

“I think it worked,&rdq…