Her best friends call it ' The Aly Effect.' But when she bumps into her ex - who has gone from a living in his parents' basement to a happily-married success - she realises she's been fixing her boyfriends, too. Lauren Forsythe is a bright new talent.' - Laura Jane WilliamsĪn astonishingly relevant, funny and heartfelt romantic comedy about a universal experience that is yet to be explored in fiction: the emotional labour of dating men.Įver since she can remember, Aly has tried fixing things: her parents' marriage, colleagues' work problems, and all her friends' love lives. I really enjoyed it! A sweet childhood-friends-to-enemies-to-lovers British romantic comedy.' - Abby Jimenez, author of The Friend Zone

Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.'This was a fun, fast read.

As Aly tackles her biggest 'fixer upper' yet, she'll have to come to terms with their complicated history and figure out how much to change someone she'd always thought was perfect as he is. There's just one catch - he's also Aly's childhood best friend and first love.

Before long, a high-profile Instagram star hires them to fix-up her app developer boyfriend. Using little tricks and tips, Aly and her friends get the men to do the work themselves - to get out of the job they hate, sign up for that growth seminar, to do more parenting. So, Aly decides to put her talents to good use and, alongside two work friends, sets up The Fixer Upper, an exclusive, underground service for women who are tired of unpaid emotional labor. After a chance meeting with an ex who has gone from a living in his parents' basement to a married project manager in three years, she realizes she's been fixing her boyfriends, too.

Ever since she can remember, Aly has been fixing everything around her: her parents' marriage, her colleagues' work problems, and her friends' love lives. In this funny and sharp romantic comedy, a woman with a knack for turning her boyfriends' lives around starts a professional service to help wrangle men, only to be unexpectedly matched with an old flame.

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