Loverboy

(Paperback)

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'Deeply relatable' Nathanael Lessore 'Fresh, funny and full of heart' Lisa Williamson Alfie thinks Maya might be the One, and he's desperate to tell her ... until she reveals she's got a new, cooler boyfriend. Crushed, Alfie starts hanging out with Maya's shy best friend Gwen and develops feelings for her. But Gwen's hiding something, and Alfie's confused. As Alfie looks for love within his friendship group, things get complicated until Alfie makes a big mistake. Can he score with the girl of his dreams or is he onto a losing streak A sweetly funny romance about a boy looking for love in all the wrong places.

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"Deeply relatable. Very refreshing to see a romance set in the world I grew up in, with characters I grew up with. Teen boys should be flocking toward this" -- Nathanael Lessore
"Fresh, funny and full of heart. Impossible not to fall for" -- Lisa Williamson
"A fun, refreshing read. It feels really genuine and heartfelt, and the characters are so well done just a joy to hang out with. And the dialogue is brilliant throughout. It makes the story feel so authentic and immersive" -- Gavin Extence
"Romantic, touching and laugh-out-loud funny Loverboy is a properly raucous and joyous teen comedy" -- Tom Ellen
"Loverboy deftly captures the romantic chaos of teenage dating readers' hearts will ache for Alfie and his friends" -- James L. Sutter

Author Bio

Ben Tomlinson lives in London, and has loved writing stories from a very early age. He is a graduate of Sussex University and the Creative Writing MA at the University of East Anglia. He worked for many years as a theatre facilitator, leading workshops and directing youth theatres with young people of all ages. When he is not reading and writing he loves watching football, street-dancing, people-watching and exploring London.