How to Find a Guy in Five Weddings

The amusing sophomore novel from Timoti (Salty, Spiced, and a Little Bit Nice) takes readers back to the fictional town of Port Benedict, Wash., for a fun friends-to-lovers rom-com. Cynical Kimiko “Kim” Halim has been running her grandmother’s yarn store since she died almost two years ago. But a clause in her grandmother’s will says Kim needs to have a partner within two years to fully inherit the store. After 27 terrible first dates, Kim loses hope of finding the right person and panics as the deadline approaches. Enter Rob Carmichael, a friend of a friend. Rob, who is “always the groomsmen, never the groom,” is nevertheless a firm believer in happy endings and offers to help Kim find her soulmate if she’ll be his date to five upcoming weddings. The more time they spend together, attending the weddings and prepping for Kim’s dates with potential suitors, the more Kim opens up to love. Rob is a cinnamon roll of a hero—to the extent that he feels almost too perfect at times—but his banter with Kim is full of sparks and their genuine chemistry grows naturally. The result is a feel-good romp with plenty of heart. Agent: Ann Rose, Tobias Literary. (May)