Book Boyfriend - by Kris Ripper (Paperback)

About the Book

"A secret crush leads to a not-so-secret romance in this delightful romantic comedy from Kris Ripper"--

Book Synopsis

"This is a delight." --Publishers Weekly on The Hate Project

A secret crush leads to a not-so-secret romance in this delightful romantic comedy from Kris Ripper

There are three things you need to know about Preston "PK" Harrington the third:

1. He's a writer, toiling in obscurity as an editorial assistant at a New York City publishing house.
2. He is not a cliché. No, really.
3. He's been secretly in love with his best friend, Art, since they once drunkenly kissed in college.

When Art moves in with PK following a bad breakup, PK hopes this will be the moment when Art finally sees him as more than a friend. But Art seems to laugh off the very idea of them in a relationship, so PK returns to his writing roots--in fiction, he can say all the things he can't say out loud.

In his book, PK can be the perfect boyfriend.

Before long, it seems like the whole world has a crush on the fictionalized version of him, including Art, who has no idea that the hot new book everyone's talking about is PK's story. But when his brilliant plan to win Art over backfires, PK might lose not just his fantasy book boyfriend, but his best friend.

Carina Adores is home to romantic love stories where LGBTQ+ characters find their happily-ever-afters.

Also from Kris Ripper:

The Love Study
Book 1: The Love Study
Book 2: The Hate Project
Book 3: The Life Revamp

Review Quotes

"This insightful new angle on the dos and don'ts of love confessions shines.[...] Ripper subtly unpacks romance tropes, homing in on the importance of consent on both sides of a crush." --Publishers Weekly on Book Boyfriend

"The extremely prolific Kris Ripper became one of the genre's rising stars with The Love Study series, a charming, nuanced look at modern love that boasted an enviable and highly entertaining friend group." --BookPage, Writers to Watch in 2022