Instead of trying to find your perfect match in a dating app, we bring you the “Author-Reader Match” where we introduce you to authors you may fall in love with. It’s our great pleasure to present Annabelle Slator!
Writes:
Hey! I’m Annabelle Slator and I write contemporary romcoms set in the workplace and beyond!
My debut novel THE LAUNCH DATE is about Grace Hastings, a marketing manager who hates her job at lovey-dovey dating app, Fate. So when Grace is given an opportunity for a job at a new app focus on ‘IRL’ dating, she goes for it.
That is, until she discovers that she must test drive a series of ‘first dates’ with her competition for the job: notorious socialite playboy and Grace’s biggest work rival, Eric Bancroft. But Grace refuses to give up her dream job because of a man. And besides, how romantic can a handful of fake dates with your biggest rival really be?
About:
Frazzled English Woman currently residing Cambridgeshire, UK. I worked in marketing and social media for brands and startups for 10+ years in London, and a lot of the experiences inspired my debut novel The Launch Date!
When I’m not in my writing cave, I can be found at vintage markets, obsessing over niche internet drama or drinking weird cocktails with friends.
If you’d give me a five-star rating, swipe right!
What I’m looking for in my ideal reader match:
- Someone who loves witty banter between friends and foes.
- Someone who loved The Hating Game and Book Lovers and wants another.
- Someone who wants a look behind the curtain into the wild world of dating apps.
- Someone who loves when HEAs aren’t just about “getting the guy”.
What to expect if we’re compatible:
- Flawed heroines and complicated love interests.
- Esoteric references a la Gilmore Girls.
- Well-rounded characters who you route for even when they’re wrong.
- Strong opinions about the feminism of romance books and tropes like “just one bed”.
- Lots of photos of my two mini dachshunds Gruffalo and Gryffin.
A Hilarious Rivals-to-Lovers Romantic Comedy, Perfect for Winter 2025, Join the Fun and Find Your Match!
What if the secret to finding true love on a dating app was meeting them IRL first?
In this witty and fun rom-com debut from Annabelle Slator, rival coworkers become reluctant daters after they're forced to work together on a brand-new dating app in hopes of winning a promotion—perfect for fans of Sally Thorne’s The Hating Game.
Grace Hastings’s dream job at the popular “true love” dating app, Fate, has turned into a nightmare. Her boss is a leech, her career is stagnating, and her fiancé has just brutally dumped her. Her hope for finding her own love story is waning, and she feels like a fraud for promoting a concept she no longer believes in. When the company’s CEO offers her an opportunity to earn a big promotion, she resolves to fight her imposter syndrome to show she deserves a seat at the table.
The opportunity? To launch a brand-new app focusing on IRL dating and genuine connection.
The problem? She must develop and test-drive a series of “first dates” with the other person gunning for the job: notorious socialite playboy and Grace’s biggest work rival, Eric Bancroft.
During their disastrous hikes, dangerous cooking classes, and steamy yoga sessions, they begin to realize their stark differences may just be surface level and Eric might just be the perfect person to challenge Grace’s perceptions of love, dating culture, and self-worth.
Romance Comedy | Women's Fiction [Avon, On Sale: February 11, 2025, Paperback / e-Book , ISBN: 9780063383623 / eISBN: 9780063383630]
Annabelle grew up writing stories in the depths of theBritish countryside. After achieving a degree in creativewriting she spent most of her twenties working withbrands and start-ups in London and New York.
Nowadays, if she isn’t spending time writing, you canalmost always find her obsessing over niche internetdrama, practicing her fencing parry or mooching aroundvintage fairs and flea markets with her
husband and two dachshunds, Gruffalo and Gryffin.
The Launch Date is Annabelle’s debut novel, inspired byher time working in the wild world of dating apps.
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