NOVL Nation Pink Ribbon Winner: The Boyfriend Launcher
The NOVL Nation has spoken! Fans are loving The Boyfriend Launcher for its top-notch banter, the fake-dating setup and the adorable friends-to-lovers development! It has readers smiling the whole time, and they can’t get over how cute this book is. But don’t just listen to us, hear it from readers themselves!
“The Boyfriend Launcher is the kind of teen rom-com that had me smiling nonstop… The fake-dating setup with her best friend Winston? Fantastic! The banter is cute, the friendship feels genuine, and the slow realization that maybe the right person has been there all along made my heart do a little happy flip. This story is light, sweet, and full of those “wait… oh no… OH YES” moments that make YA rom-coms so fun to read.”
–Ashley, @thepageladies
“Part romance, part coming-of-age? Say less. This book had my whole heart. 💖 It was genuinely endearing … And the banter?? Top tier. Witty, natural, and actually funny.”
–Corinne, @corinneschapterchatter
“I was so excited to read this after how much I LOVED Promposal, and it didn’t disappoint! It was so cute and wholesome and full of best-friend-to-lovers swooning! I loved the growth that the FMC showed, especially when it came to figuring out what was NOT wrong with her, despite all of her exes finding the one for them after they dated her.”
–Briana, Briana’s Book Nook
“What I appreciated most was the friendship at the center of the story. Dru and Winston feel comfortable with each other in a way that makes the slow shift believable. There’s warmth, encouragement, and that easy banter that only comes from knowing someone well.”
–Nicole,@nicoleinfiction
“This was such a cute book! I loved the plot and all the characters and relationships. My favorite character was either Dru or Winston. I loved them both, and their progression from friends, to fake dating, to lovers was so cute.”
–Manaswini,@bookswithmana
“Super sweet read, truly endearing… And the very last line, LOVED it!”
–Julie,@chasingsilhouettes.reads
“Sweet, teen rom-com. High school friends fake dating. Growth in confidence. Friendships developing into more. This was a cute read!”
–Emily, @emmim_allbookedup
“It was just an amazing, amazing book! It had a lot of really good life lessons… I read it and it was the perfect escape!”
–Toni, @readinginromantasy
When soccer star Dru Eason’s longtime crush Kai finally asks her out, she can’t say no. She also can’t say yes. Not when she knows things with him will end just as they have with all of her exes. They’ll date, break up, and in a matter of days he’ll become someone else’s perfect boyfriend.
Because Dru is The Boyfriend Launcher.
To buy time to figure out why this keeps happening, Dru negotiates a no-dating pact with her team for the duration of the playoffs—twenty-four days. Then she asks Winston Portis, one of her best friends, to secretly fake-date her. Maybe after some feedback on what it’s like being her boyfriend, she can take her chance with Kai and keep him far away from the launchpad.
But is twenty-four days enough time to uncover her issues? Or is it just long enough for Dru to wonder: Has she been overlooking the perfect boy, or is she just launching Winston for the next girl? And is she finally brave enough to take a shot at finding out?
Perfect for fans of fake dating, friends to lovers, sports romance, and romantic comedies!