Love at First

Praise for Love at First Kate Clayborn's writing is a study in syntax and rhythm; her storytelling is a perfect example of patience and pacing. With her trademark eye to detail of setting and scene, she has built a pitch-perfect love story, in a precious world-within-the-world setting, and honest-to-god the most delightful cast of characters I've met in ages. Tonally perfect, deeply romantic, and exquisitely crafted, Clayborn delivers a modern romance masterpiece. --New York Times bestseller Christina Lauren Kate Clayborn's luminously beautiful Love at First is playful, heartbreaking, wise, and wonderful. I adored this story about two souls finding their way out of loss and grief and forging their own paths to true love. --Ruby Lang, author of Playing House Will and Nora's chemistry and the quirky side characters keep the pages turning. Clayborn's fans will be pleased. --Publishers Weekly Clayborn explores the experience of falling in love in a Chicago apartment building in a contemporary romance that will resonate with city dwellers and rural readers alike...A superb cast of characters rounds out this sweet, slow-burn romance. --Booklist A Mary Balogh-style love story...The comforting rewrite of Romeo and Juliet you didn't know you needed. --Kirkus Reviews Praise for Kate Clayborn A novel of lush complexity, one bursting with humor, a tender melancholy, and meditations on love, friendship, and life, any reader can find solace and inspiration in. It's lyrical and engrossing, a novel that possesses all the colors, idiosyncrasies, and range of the alphabet. Like the pages Meg designs, Love Lettering is a novel bursting with hidden messages essential to discover--long as we open our hearts to analyze the codes. --Entertainment Weekly, A+ for Love Lettering Quirky and winning. --USA Today on Love Lettering Fresh, funny, clever, and deeply satisfying. --Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW on Love Lettering Love Lettering does much more than just give us a cute love story. The novel isn't just about love--it's about communication both in romantic relationships and in friendships. --Hypable on Love Lettering I flew through this creative and original book. I was completely absorbed by the world Kate Clayborn creates--the characters felt so real and their joys and sorrows and struggles and triumphs felt so relatable that I forgot I was reading fiction. --Jasmine Guillory, New York Times bestselling author of The Proposal on Love Lettering Love Lettering is delicious and beautiful and perfect. --New York Times bestselling author Sarah MacLean on Love Lettering What if you and your two best friends all went in together on a winning lottery ticket? The romance between Kit, a no-nonsense scientist who dreams of her first real home, and Ben, a recruiter and builder (I promise, it works) is emotional and real. Plus, I adored Kit's strong relationship with her two best friends. --O, The Oprah Magazine, Best Romances of the Year, on Beginners Luck A warm and lively romance --The New York Times on Luck of the Draw Clayborn's characters are bright and nuanced, her dialogue quick and clever, and the world she builds is warm and welcoming. --The Washington Post, 5 Best Romances of the Year for Luck of the Draw This book is hilarious and moving and sexy, with a focus on strong female friendship, guilt that's hard to let go of, and one of the most realistic, and ultimately romantic, fake fiance setups I've ever read. --Buzzfeed, Best Romances of the Year, on Luck of the Draw Despite all the time we spend tethered to screens, the truth is that humans live with technology, not in it--at least for now. Kate Clayborn's Love Lettering is a flawless representation of that truth...a lush, languid romance that merges the nostalgic past with the technological present. --The Washington Post on Love Lettering