How to Sell a Romance

A multilevel marketing scheme leads to unexpected love in this entertaining rom-com from Martin (Next-Door Nemesis). Kindergarten teacher Emerson Pierce became a representative for skin care company Petunia Lemon to supplement her income. While at a Petunia Lemon convention in Denver, she meets dreamy Lucas Miller at the hotel’s rooftop bar and they share a memorable night together. The next morning, however, Lucas reveals that he’s an investigative journalist working on an exposé about Petunia Lemon and bashes Emerson for working with them. What Emerson doesn’t know is that Lucas’s ex-wife was sucked in by the MLM and ran the family’s finances into the ground before abandoning them. Now Lucas is left to see his daughter through kindergarten alone. He’s shocked when the first day of school rolls around and Emerson turns out to be her teacher. Eventually, Emerson recognizes Petunia Lemon for the scam it is, and she offers to work with Lucas to expose the company’s lies from the inside. The result is an equally sweet and scintillating romance that offers plentiful humor and a feel-good vibe enhanced by Emerson’s supportive friend group. Readers will have no trouble rooting for this cute couple. Agent: Jessica Watterson, Dijkstra Literary. (July)