Fan Favorite

When decidedly unhappy Edit Pepper DMs her way onto a reality tv dating show, she’s going to realize love isn’t so easily won in this “perfect modern romcom” (Laurie Devore, author of The Villain Edit)

Thirty-five year old Edie Pepper, a rosé loving, reality TV obsessed copywriter from Chicago, dreams of plucking her soulmate from the depths of Hinge (or Tinder or Bumble). Following yet another dumpster fire of a date, Edie is consoling herself with boxed wine and E! News when Ryan Seacrest drops a bomb: Edie’s high school sweetheart has been cast as the lead in America’s most beloved reality dating show, The Key, and wow, does he look different. Charlie Bennett, Edie’s chubby cheeked, cosplay loving high school boyfriend has had a serious glow up, and is now a world traveling, extreme sports hunk.  
 
Desperate to reclaim her One True Love, Edie DMs the show’s conniving producers, who are more than happy to shove Edie headfirst into the competition. But Charlie isn’t quite who she remembers, and he’s as desperate to hide his past as Edie is to reveal it. Further complicating matters is Peter Kennedy, The Key‘s cranky showrunner, who, despite his best efforts, finds himself drawn to Edie’s everywoman charm. 
 
Navigating increasingly absurd dates, Edie starts to rethink everything she thought she knew about love. Is the biggest risk she’s ever taken about to culminate in disaster? Or is Edie about to secure the Happily Ever After she’s always wanted?  

Find out this season on The Key.

• "Equal parts charming and laugh-out-loud funny, Fan Favorite is the perfect modern romcom with a side of delicious pop culture satire."
  Laurie Devore, author of The Villain Edit
• "Fan Favorite is an inventive and big-hearted novel by a fresh, irreverent and hilarious new voice. Gunn's debut is as addictive as a season of the most bingeable reality television."
  Katelyn Doyle, author of Just Some Stupid Love Story
• "A hilarious romance exploring the ways in which pop culture influences every aspect of life, from the products people buy to their perceptions of love. Gunn’s ample wit elevates this wildly entertaining rom-com, which comes complete with secondary characters worth cheering for and a plethora of fun pop culture Easter eggs. It’s a delight."
  Publishers Weekly, starred