Spotlight and Giveaway: Now That We Don't Talk

Today we're celebrating the publication of Rachel Pologe's debut novel, Now That We Don't Talk, a forced-proximity, enemies-to-lovers Hanukkah rom-com. Melissa is excited to include it in her holiday reading queue this upcoming winter and we're excited to share a copy with you, thanks to Berkley!

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Norah Gold is a bolter. She avoids emotional situations at all costs, doesn’t do meaningful relationships, and when things get a little too real, she runs. She hasn’t let herself fall in love in nearly a decade, not since her whole world fell apart when her dad suddenly passed away. Desperate to escape a friends-with-benefits situation gone clingy, she returns home to Chicago for the holidays. Her one goal? Avoid Henry Cole, the boy who blew up her life and broke her heart back in high school. Easier said than done when she discovers that their mothers are dating and insist on celebrating the holidays together.

A decade later, Henry Cole is all custom suits and condescension. He is order to her chaos and absolutely insufferable about it. When Norah and Henry get snowed in together and learn just how serious their moms’ relationship is, they call a truce to make it through all eight nights of Hanukkah without setting each other on fire. As they begin to rediscover the foundation that made them so close growing up, Norah is desperate to keep her distance—the last thing she can handle is reopening decade-old emotional wounds. But even though they’ve tried to escape the past, Norah and Henry have unfinished business too pressing to ignore. Can Norah shake off her deep-seated impulse to bolt, or are they destined to flame out just like they did as teenagers?

“Rachel Pologe's debut is dazzling, and a perfect romance for the holidays--or any time of year.”
—USA Today bestselling author Jenna Levine

"This second-chance Hanukkah romance delivers the kind of swoony satisfaction that will keep you happily hooked for all eight nights.”
—Lindsay Hameroff, author of Rewrite the Stars

“This rom-com hits the genre’s most beloved tropes just right, and thoughtfully explores one of the truest expressions of love: owning up to our mistakes. This is pure childhood-friends-to-enemies-to-lovers joy.”
—Ellen O’Clover, author of The Heartbreak Hotel

Rachel Pologe writes swoony, character-driven contemporary romance novels about messy but relatable people you can’t help but root for. Rachel has spent her career working in television writers’ rooms, but books were her first passion. In sixth grade, a popular boy said something nice and unprompted about her creative writing assignment, and she’s been riding that high ever since. Originally from Baltimore, Rachel now lives in Los Angeles with her husband and daughter. Now That We Don’t Talk is Rachel’s debut novel. Visit Rachel at her website and on Instagram.

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Giveaway ends October 25th at midnight EST.

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