Emily Henry meets Fleabag...and The Bachelor! An irresistibly sharp and sexy dramedy about a cynical romance novelist who goes on a Bachelor-like reality show to revive her flagging career, only to discover that while she may have just met the love of her life, the producers have turned her into the showās villain.
āTHE VILLAIN EDIT is perfect for people who, like me, love mess. I devoured it in one sitting and was left with a total book hangoverāitās the ideal combination of propulsive psychological thrill and delicious romantic tension.ā--Olivie Blake, New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six
Good villains make good TV.
Romance novelist Jacqueline Matthisās big career has gone bust and sheās ditched the bright lights of New York City for her more affordable South Carolina hometown. Desperate, Jac dreams up a comeback planāshe is going to be a contestant on the 1, the most obsessively watched reality dating show in the world.
After all Jac is a romance writerāshe knows how to pull off a meet-cute and create a spicy plotline.
On set, Jac quickly establishes herself as a front-runner for bachelor Marcusās heart, but sheās shocked to discover whoās actually pulling the strings. How was she to know that Henry Foster, her last one-night stand before the show, was actually a longtime producer on the 1? Henry is just as horrifiedā¦but they canāt seem to keep their hands off each other.
As Jac plays the game and the show unfurls, she slowly discovers that sheās getting the villain edit. They say thereās no such thing as bad publicity, but as Jacās secret plan begins crumbling around her, sheās not so sure. What happens if Marcus chooses her? Worse, what happens if her affair with Henry comes to light? What if, in trying to save her career, Jac has ruined her life?
Heartbreaking, smart, and sexy, this novel is for anyone who has ever secretly rooted forāor felt likeāthe villain.