HEARTBREAK FOR HIRE

Perfect for fans of Christina Lauren and Jasmine Guillory, HEARTBREAK FOR HIRE is a smart, sexy, and seriously funny romantic comedy about a twentysomething who lives out every woman's fantasy - getting paid to exact revenge on men who do us wrong - but when one of her previous targets is brought on as part of a new initiative to bring male heartbreakers into her female-only company, she finds it nearly impossible to focus on anything other than him.

Brinkley Saunders has a secret. To everybody in the academic world she left behind - including her emotionally abusive ex-boyfriend and frosty, condescending mother - she lost it all when she dropped out of grad school. Once a rising star following in her mom's footsteps, she's now an administrative assistant at an insurance agency.

Well, that's what they all think. In reality, Brinkley works as a professional heartbreaker at Heartbreak for Hire, a secret service that specializes in revenge for jilted lovers, frenemies, and long-suffering co-workers with a little cash to spare and a man who needs to be taken down a notch. It might not be as prestigious as academia, but it helps Brinkley save for her dream of opening an art gallery and lets her exorcise a few demons, all while helping to empower women. At least, that's the line she bought when she took the job.

But when her boss announces she's hiring male heartbreakers for the first time, Brinkley's no longer sure she's doing the right thing. Especially when her new coworker turns out to be a target Brinkley was paid to take down. Though Mark spends his days struggling up the academic ladder, he seems to be the opposite of backstabbing adjuncts: a nerd at heart in criminally sexy sweater vests who's attentive both in and out of the bedroom. But as Brinkley finds it increasingly more difficult to focus on anything but him, she soon realizes that like herself, people aren't always who they appear to be...

Sonia Hartl is the author of Heartbreak for Hire, as well as YA novels The Lost Girls, Not Your #Lovestory, and Have a Little Faith in Me, which was nominated for the Georgia Peach Book Award, YALSA's Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers, Bank Street College of Education's Best Children's Books of the Year, and ALA's Rise: A Feminist Book Project List. When she's not writing or reading, she's enjoying pub trivia, marathoning Disney movies, or taking a walk outside in the fall. She's the Managing Director for Pitch Wars 2020 and lives in Grand Rapids with her husband and two daughters. Follow her on Twitter @SoniaHartl1.