CROOKED LANE BOOKS Dead Set on You: A Novel

Combining the heated banter and charged workplace dynamics in Sally Thorne’s The Hating Game with the paranormal edge of Ashley Poston’s The Dead Romantics, Dead Set on You explores the importance of meaningful connections and the power of second chances.For checklist- and ABBA-obsessed Evie, focusing on her career has ensured she never falls back on hard times, but as she nears thirty, she’s determined to finally slow down and start enjoying the benefits of her hard work. With a major promotion—and its financial security—on the horizon, she might have her chance. But when she wakes up as a spirit in her rival coworker Rafael’s apartment and learns her physical body is stuck in a coma, her plans are DOA. As if being a spirit isn’t dire enough, Evie discovers that Rafael, the long-time bane of her existence and sole opponent for the promotion, is the only person who can help her. And while in the past Evie swore she’d rather die than work with him, she didn’t mean it quite so literally. In no position to negotiate, she reluctantly offers him a deal: the promotion in exchange for his help getting Evie’s spirit back into her body.As they seek advice from a cat-loving psychic, consult with Rafael’s abuela, and check items off her longtime ignored bucket list, Evie discovers there’s more to Rafael than his bedroom eyes and hey-there dimple. With only a week until Evie’s body is moved from the hospital to a care facility and out of Rafael’s reach, Evie must choose between trusting the man who betrayed her years ago and figuring things out the way she’s always done it: alone. Autorid: Lexi Alexander