Coming July 9, 2024
Set sail with this banter-filled rivals-to-lovers romance between a STEM-loving girl and a jock guy that will fill you with wanderlust…and have you rooting for love in the great outdoors!
Love is on the horizon…
After a very public breakup where her ex, Caleb, told her she is both, a.) boring, and b.) stuck in her ways, Savannah Moore decides her mom’s company cruise to Alaska is the perfect opportunity to show people that she can be fun. One new thing a day should be enough to prove to others, and herself, that she isn’t “Moore the Bore.”
Stepping out of her comfort zone isn’t easy, especially since her long-time nemesis, Tanner Woods, is also on the ship. His family and hers are friends, and Tanner knows her—and her true self—better than she’d like to admit.
When he learns of her plan, Tanner offers to help Savannah be adventurous and encourages her to try absolutely everything—zip lining and dogsledding, hiking the bear-infested Alaskan wilderness, late-night karaoke, and a polar plunge. Savannah will win Caleb back by showing him just what he’s missing.
Except after spending so much time with Tanner, soon she’s not sure Caleb is the one she wants anymore…
Two strangers, one tropical island, and lots of lies in this funny beach romance from the author of Love & Other Great Expectations!
Aspiring nature photographer Kenzie Reed just can’t get her straitlaced family of optometrists to take her art seriously. She’s resigned to putting aside her dreams and accepting the depressing life that awaits her at the family business. She even makes up a fake, boring boyfriend—Jacob—to get her parents off her back.
But when the Reeds arrive in Hawaii for spring break, Kenzie is shocked that “Jacob” shows up at the airport—and joins their vacation. Kenzie can’t reveal him as a fraud without confessing her lie, so she’s stuck playing along while trying to find out who he really is.
No way is she going to actually fall for him—because even though he’s funny, nice, smart, and cute, he’s also a liar. Isn’t he?
Filled with warm summer breezes and salty sea air, Becky Dean’s Picture-Perfect Boyfriend will sweep you off your feet into a tropical paradise, sun on your shoulders—where love is just around a palm tree.
A Junior Library Guild Selection!
An American girl embarks on a competitive scavenger hunt in England—and along the way, meets up with a bookish British boy who can’t help her with the clues . . . but might make the trip take some unexpected turns.
Britt Hanson has always preferred scoring goals on the soccer field to analyzing dusty old books. But when an injury ends her dream to play in college, she jumps at the chance to compete in a scavenger hunt in England that takes her to the locations of classic novels—the prize money would change her life!
There she meets bookish and very British Luke Jackson. He can’t actually help her with any of the clues (against the rules), but something about Luke compels her to invite him to join her. She wouldn’t mind getting to know him—and listening to his accent.
To win, Britt must outwit three smart competitors who aren’t afraid to play dirty while solving clues and traveling around the English countryside. Along the way, Luke makes the trip take some unexpected turns—and Britt learns that sometimes you have to follow the map and other times, you need to throw caution to the wind and see where the cobblestoned road takes you.
Coming Soon
Summer, 2025: Untitled YA travel romance #4
Praise for Picture-Perfect Boyfriend
“The balmy setting and sweet developing relationship will appeal to teen romance fans.”—Kirkus Reviews
“Hawaii’s natural beauty shines via Kenzie’s tourist eye, and her airy narration and tendency to romanticize the world around her through her camera’s lens read as a love letter to the island. Dean spins an immersive and romantic story about being true to oneself.”—Publishers Weekly
“A picture-perfect rom-com! It grabbed me from page one and held on until the satisfying end.” —Annie Rains, USA Today bestselling author The Matchbreaker Summer
“Dean’s lush writing has once again ignited my inner-wanderlust. If you seek adventure, Becky will take you on one.”—K.L. Walther, USA Today bestselling author of The Summer of Broken Rules
“Picture-Perfect Boyfriend is a glorious romcom vacation with the fake-dating trope taken to the next level. I want to hug and hang with Kenzie, a character full of heart, who made me laugh, and is deserving of her happy ending.”—Tif Marcelo, USA Today bestselling author of The Holiday Switch
“Picture Perfect Boyfriendhas everything I want in a novel—a gorgeous location, humor, self-discovery, and first love. I couldn’t read this book fast enough!”—Kristy Boyce, author of Hot British Boyfriend
“Picture-Perfect Boyfriend is a delightful, tender-hearted exploration of family expectations versus following your passion. The romance is swoony and banter-filled, and the gorgeous location had me itching to book the next flight out to somewhere warm and beachy.”—JC Peterson, author of Being Mary Bennet
“Full of secrets and surprises, Dean once again invites us on a witty and life-discovering adventure. Under the palms of Hawaii, Picture-Perfect Boyfriend draws a line in the sand daring us to cross into dreams, family dynamics, and honest love in this perfect teen rom com.”—Nova McBee, author of the Calculated series
Praise for Love & Other Great Expectations
“Intriguing secrets…keep readers guessing. The romance is sweet, and Britt’s zeal for travel combined with laugh-out-loud moments will charm readers… An entertaining romp.” –Kirkus Reviews
“Britt’s drive to overcome her insecurities—and her delight in traveling, meeting new people, and experiencing new things—are infectious in Dean’s lighthearted, good-humored summertime romance.”–Publisher’s Weekly
“This smart and swoony debut is the perfect read for lovers of travel and British literature. Pack your bags and get ready to join the coolest scavenger hunt ever!” –Kristy Boyce, author of Hot British Boyfriend
“With classic literary treasures on every page, this inspiring and heartfelt adventure is full of humorous witty banter, timely self-discovery, a rich complexity of friendships, and brave new beginnings. A delightful debut.” –Nova McBee, author of the Calculated series
“In Love & Other Great Expectations, Becky Dean delivers not only a swoon-worthy romance, but an adventure of self-discovery through classic British literature that will deeply satisfy every reader’s heart. So get yourself a cup of tea and prepare to be whisked away to a land where the very air is soaked in the wisdom of the ages, and where warm firesides and cozy pubs make it oh so easy to fall in love.” –Chelsea Bobulski, author of The Wood, Remember Me, and the All I Want For Christmas series
“Take it from a romance-addicted Anglophile: Becky Dean’s Love & Other Great Expectations is a dessert to be devoured. Britt and Luke’s fast-paced, heartstopping romp through the UK is full of delicious banter, dry British wit, and swoons worthy of a Jane Austen novel. Simply put, I adored it.” –K.L. Walther, author of The Summer of Broken Rules