Not Your #Lovestory

#PlaneBae meets Gilmore Girls in this hilarious and heartfelt story about the addictiveness of Internet fame and the harsh realities of going viral. Macy Evans dreams of earning enough income from her YouTube channel, R3ntal Wor1d, to leave her small, Midwestern town. But when she meets a boy named Eric at a baseball game, and accidently dumps her hotdog in his lap, her disastrous "meet-cute" becomes the topic of a viral thread. Now it's not loyal subscribers flocking to her channel, it's Internet trolls. And they aren't interested in her reviews of VHS tapes--they only care about her relationship with Eric. Eric is overly eager to stretch out his fifteen minutes of fame, but Macy fears this unwanted attention could sabotage her "real-life" relationships--namely with the shy boy-next-door, Paxton, who she's actually developing feelings for. Macy knows she should shut the lie down, though she can't ignore the advertising money, or the spark she gets in her chest whenever someone clicks on her videos. Eric shouldn't be the only one allowed to reap the viral benefits. But is faking a relationship for clicks and subscribers worth hurting actual people?

Sonia Hartl is the author of Have a Little Faith in Me (Page Street, Fall 2020). When she's not writing or reading, she's enjoying pub trivia, marathoning Disney movies, or taking a walk outside in the fall. She's a member of SCBWI and the communications director for Pitch Wars. She has been published in The Writers Post Journal and Boston Literary Magazine. She lives in Grand Rapids with her husband and two daughters.

When Macy Evens meets a boy named Eric, she?s smitten but not head-over-heels. He?s funny but also kind of a jerk. They hit it off, though she never gets his number, so Macy?s sure she?ll never see him again. Until she finds out a stranger witnessed their supposed ?meet cute? and live tweeted it to a captive online audience. What started as an innocent thread gained retweets, until now, Macy and Eric are a viral sensation. Her YouTube channel has never been more popular, but the masses aren?t clicking her subscribe button for reviews of old VHS tapes. They only care about her not-actually-a-relationship with Eric. While he?s more than happy to milk his newfound fame, Macy is worried about how this unwanted attention could impact her real relationships?especially with the shy boy next-door, Paxton, who she?s actually developing feelings for. With Macy?s faux-romance going viral, the whole world is watching to see what she does next. And so is she.

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