That Thing You Do

September 25, 2017
McGee (Screwmates) packs this San Francisco contemporary romance full of delightful fun and hot sexual tension. Greta Steinburg, a nanny and artist, just watched her last single sister get married. As she and her two best friends, Amy and Summer, sit in their umpteenth bridesmaid dresses, Greta regrets not being in a relationship, but is also reluctant to risk potential heartache. Past relationships and the breakdown of her parents’ marriage have made her wary of love. A tipsy promise tempts Greta into letting her friends pick out her next date, and they choose the hot deejay spinning wedding tunes. Jon Hargrave, aka DJ Force, is grateful his friend (the groom) talked him into playing a wedding when he spots Greta flailing on the dance floor. He’s willing to go along with her suggestion that they “fake date” to get her friends off her back, provided he gets real, more private dates in exchange for every dramatized appearance. Jon and Greta spark against each other during fake and real dates, which often include spunky Mina, Greta’s nine-year-old charge. Readers will enjoy this ebullient story and hope that Greta and John’s friends get their happy endings next. Agent: Natalie Lakosil, Bradford Literary.