Ready or Not by Cara Bastone

Ready or Not by Cara Bastone

A surprise pregnancy leads to even more life-changing revelations in this "absolutely buoyant read" (Elle).

"Bastone delivers on this truly heartwarming, funny, and real story. Come for the dog bar, stay for the special, slow-burn romcom."--Abby Jimenez, New York Times bestselling author

A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, NPR, Elle

Eve Hatch lives for surprises! Just kidding. She expects every tomorrow to be pretty much the same as today. She loves her cozy apartment in Brooklyn that's close to her childhood best friend Willa, and far from her midwestern, traditional family who has never really understood her. While her job is only dream-adjacent, it's comfortable and steady. She always knows what to expect from her life . . . until she finds herself expecting after an uncharacteristic one-night stand.

The unplanned pregnancy cracks open all the relationships in her life. Eve's loyal friendship with Willa is feeling tense, right when she needs her the most. And it's actually Willa's steadfast older brother, Shep, who steps up to help Eve. He has always been friendly, but now he's checking in, ordering her surprise lunches, listening to all her complaints, and is . . . suddenly kinda hot? Then, as if she needs one more complication, there's the baby's father, who is (technically) supportive but (majorly) conflicted.

Up until this point, Eve's been content to coast through life. Now, though--maybe it's the hormones, maybe it's the way Shep's shoulders look in a T-shirt--Eve starts to wonder if she has been secretly desiring more from every aspect of her life.

Over the course of nine months, as Eve struggles to figure out the next right step in her expanding reality, she begins to realize that family and love, in all forms, can sneak up on you when you least expect it.

Bastone, Cara: -

Cara Bastone is a full-time writer who lives and writes in Brooklyn with her husband, son, and an almost-goldendoodle. Her goal with her work is to find the swoon in ordinary love stories. She has been a fan of the romance genre since she found a grocery bag filled with her grandmother's old Harlequin Romances when she was in high school. She is a fangirl for pretzel sticks, long walks through Prospect Park, and love stories featuring men who aren't crippled by their own masculinity.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780593595718
ISBN 10	0593595718
Title	Ready or Not
Author	Cara Bastone
Series	Hearts Of New York
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published	2024-02-13
Number of pages	400
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.