de Guzman, Carla
9781335574954, 1335574956
Trade Paperback
In this rollicking, heartfelt retelling of the Filipino rom com, Got 2 Believe, Mara, a floral stylist who's never been in love meets Jay, the subject of a cute urban legend: that every girl he kisses finds her true love immediately after...in someone else. After they meet at three different Filipino weddings, Mara thinks Jay and his playful curse may be the ticket to her HEA, but what if he's the last guy she kisses?
Everyone falls in love at their own pace. For Mara, a floral stylist in the bustling city of Manila, that pace just happens to be slower than others. Which is why the first of her three weddings this summer as an attendee is one for her baby sister. Everyone in her family wants to know when she'll find "the one". And Mara wants to know, too, but she doesn't want to feel rushed along the way.
Then, at her sister's wedding, Mara meets Jay, the subject of a playful but accurate urban legend. They say that every woman Jay kisses finds her soulmmate, her true love, almost immediately after. And that soulmate is never Jay. He's a perpetual playboy who doesn't want a relationship, and for women who seek a happily ever after, he's become infamous for sealing the deal. So Mara hitches a ride with him back to Manila in the hopes of her own magical kiss...but without Jay's romantic interest, it seems it's not her time. At least until she sees him at another wedding soon after.
Mara brings Jay a proposition. She wants to find love but has very little experience, and Jay doesn't want to fall in love but has plenty of experience. So why not help her out so she can figure out this love thing, maybe use his magic for the greater good? Their agreement seems perfect, and the way they connect physically shows Mara just what she's been missing, and why Jay caught the eye of so many folks in Manila. But he's also a genuinely wonderful guy who sees her for who she is and has deep converesations with her long after their heated sex lessons are over. What happens when the guy who's supposed to lead her to the next "one" is maybe, possibly, actually....the one?
