Boomerang

August (authors Lorin Oberweger and Veronica Rossi) delivers a solid new adult trilogy launch. Aspiring filmmaker Mia Galliano, the daughter and muse of a noted artist, wants to be successful without leveraging her mother’s name. Ethan Vance, college soccer star turned marketer, is equally determined to make it on his own. Meeting in a bar, Mia and Ethan enjoy a hot hook-up, but what both figure will be a no-strings-attached fling quickly turns complicated when they’re tapped as interns competing for a single full-time position at upstart dating site Boomerang. Despite its mission, the company has a strict no-dating policy, forcing the couple to try (in vain) to deny their sizzling chemistry. Mia and Ethan alternate viewpoints in this engaging story of young up-and-comers balancing responsibilities and desires. (July)