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Better than Before

Better than Before

Contemporary RomanceRomantic Comedy
Published
2023

Synopsis

A bonus short story set in the Better Than the Movies world. Charlie — from Lynn Painter's Betting on You — meets a girl named Bailey on a flight, then gets picked up at the airport by his cousin Wes, who introduces him to his prickly, movie-obsessed next-door neighbor Liz. Told before Wes and Liz become a couple, it's a light crossover glimpse of their early rivalry-tinged rapport.

Prose complexity
1/10

Genres

Contemporary Romance Romantic Comedy Short Stories YA Contemporary

About the author

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Lynn Painter

Lynn Painter is an American author of romantic comedies for young adult and adult readers. Born in Champaign, Illinois, she settled with her family in Omaha, Nebraska, where she still lives and writes as a community columnist for the Omaha World-Herald. Her young adult debut, Better Than the Movies (2021), found its audience through BookTok and spent years on the New York Times young adult bestseller list; a sequel, Nothing Like the Movies, followed in 2024. Her other young adult novels, publish...

Frequently asked questions

  • Does this book connect to other stories by the author?

    This novella serves as a crossover event that brings together characters from the author's books Better Than the Movies and Betting on You.

  • Is there a specific order I should read this in?

    It is best enjoyed after reading both Better Than the Movies and Betting on You, as it relies on established familiarity with the protagonists from those respective titles.

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