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Pages
416
Published
2026
Language
English

Synopsis

Trust Fall is a standalone young adult romantic comedy by Lynn Painter, the author of Better Than the Movies, announced by Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers for 29 September 2026.

The publisher describes it as a rags-to-riches story: a small-town girl whose family inherits a fortune and moves to New York City, where she meets a big-city boy hiding a secret of his own. The hardcover is listed at 416 pages.

The book has not been published yet, so further details are limited to what the publisher has released.

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 the author's other novels?

    This story exists as a standalone work and does not require reading any of the author's previous titles to understand the plot or character dynamics.