Prime Time Romance: A Novel BY Kate Robb

Is love on the small screen better than the real thing? In this charming romance from the author of This Spells Love, a newly divorced woman finds herself in the ideal world of her favorite 2000s teen soap.

On the brink of her thirtieth birthday, Brynn is grappling with a recent divorce, an unfulfilling new chapter of single life, and a strained living situation with her roommate, Josh. Her solace is binge-watching Carson’s Cove, a nostalgic 2000s soap that ended on a cliffhanger, leaving the characters Sloan and Spencer’s love story unresolved. To Brynn, the show’s world is perfect, a stark contrast to her own turbulent life.

When a surprise birthday cake arrives on her doorstep, Brynn makes a wish for a happily-ever-after. The next morning, she wakes up not in her apartment but in the heart of Carson’s Cove. To her shock, she and Josh have been transformed into Sloan and Fletch, the show's beloved characters. To return home, they must ensure that Sloan and Spencer end up together as intended.

However, as Brynn and Josh navigate the soap’s drama, they begin to uncover cracks in Carson’s Cove’s seemingly perfect facade. Amid the unfolding plot, Brynn and Josh start developing real feelings for each other, creating a plot twist that neither the show nor their own lives could have prepared for. Faced with the choice between sticking to the script or embracing a new, unpredictable love, they must decide whether to follow the narrative or rewrite their own story.