by Raine Miller
Everything that can go wrong does go wrong for our protagonist on what should be an important day. She oversleeps, trips over a sock, and slams her toe into furniture. The elevator breaks, forcing her to sprint down six flights of stairs. Her regular coffee shop sits shuttered due to health violations. But the real problem becomes clear when she finds herself wearing a wedding dress on public transit. She rejects the cheerful motivational mantras that other people plaster on coffee mugs and bedroom walls. No "Embrace Every Moment" philosophy for her. Instead, she faces a day that deserves its own embroidered pillow: "It's a Good Day for a Hot Mess." The subway becomes the setting where her personal crisis unfolds, turning ordinary commuter space into the backdrop for whatever catastrophe has left her dressed for marriage but riding alone underground.
Genres: fiction, romance, comedy, contemporary-romance
Vibes: fast-paced, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fish-out-of-water
Setting: Subway
Period: 21st-century
468 pages · Paperback · Createspace Independent Pub