One to Watch

A Novel

By: Kate Stayman-London

Narrated by: Kristen Sieh

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Real love . . . as seen on TV. A plus-size bachelorette brings a fresh look to a reality show in this razor-sharp, “divinely witty” (Entertainment Weekly) debut.

“Effortlessly fun and clever . . . I found the tension impeccable . . . and that made my reading experience incredibly propulsive. Read it in a day and a half.”—Emily Henry, #1 bestselling author of Beach Read and The People We Meet on Vacation

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Time • NPR • Marie Claire • Mashable

Bea Schumacher is a devastatingly stylish plus-size fashion blogger who has amazing friends, a devoted family, legions of Insta followers—and a massively broken heart. Like the rest of America, Bea indulges in her weekly obsession: the hit reality show Main Squeeze. The fantasy dates! The kiss-off rejections! The surprising amount of guys named Chad! But Bea is sick and tired of the lack of body diversity on the show. Since when is being a size zero a prerequisite for getting engaged on television?

Just when Bea has sworn off dating altogether, she gets an intriguing call: Main Squeeze wants her to be its next star, surrounded by men vying for her affections. Bea agrees, on one condition—under no circumstances will she actually fall in love. She’s in this to supercharge her career, subvert harmful beauty standards, inspire women across America, and get a free hot air balloon ride. That’s it.

But when the cameras start rolling, Bea realizes things are more complicated than she anticipated. She’s in a whirlwind of sumptuous couture, Internet culture wars, sexy suitors, and an opportunity (or two, or five) to find messy, real-life love in the midst of a made-for-TV fairy tale. In this joyful, wickedly observant debut, Bea has to decide whether it might just be worth trusting these men—and herself—for a chance to live happily ever after.

Great Summer Romance Read

Fun, low stakes with a bit of substance. I love the the performance by Kristen Sieh as well.

Cute summer beach read

Although it was a cute story I hate those reality dating shows so it was a little hard to listen for me. The narrator was amazing and the story was cute, just not my favorite!

Great Story

From the beginning it has you on a roller coaster I loved it! A must for all who dream of true love

Great & Entertaining Read!

I loved reading this. I am a bachelor franchise fanatic and a curvier woman; this book was great!

more than a romance

This book has so much going on - several character arcs; themes about diversity, body positivity, and acceptance; insight into reality TV; and being an independent woman in an age where we are still defined by our ability to get and keep a spouse. And yet this book wasn't preachy, overly liberal, or eye-roll inducing. it was a page turner.