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Make Me a Mixtape

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Author

Jennifer Whiteford

Release Date

October 8, 2024

Publisher

Doubleday Canada

Genre

Romance

Categories , , Tag Product ID: 20638

Description

A guarded punk-rocker-turned-barista meets a big-hearted sound tech who charms his way into her life and helps her revisit her musical past in this truly charming, cozy fall romance.

Allie Andrews gave up on the music world ten years ago. No wild tours, no late nights, no career-ending inter-band blowouts. Just day after comfortable day of working in her aunt’s café in Brooklyn and recording ’80s cover songs in her tiny apartment. The last thing she wants, or expects, is to be recognized as former punk rocker Allie Jetski. But a last-minute coffee delivery lands her face-to-face with the big, handsome (and quite possibly number one fan of the Jetskis) Ryan Abernathy.

Ryan isn’t about to forget meeting the lead singer of one of his favorite bands. Undeterred by her prickly demeanor, he sets his mind to helping Allie find her way back to the Jetskis—so she can come to terms with what happened all those years ago. Allie finds Ryan hard to resist, and her quiet life is turned upside down as she is swept up in the hunt for her old bandmates.

But when Aunt Mindy announces that she’s decided to sell the café, Allie is faced with a life-altering choice: play it safe and take over the business, or risk opening herself up to a future in music . . . and maybe even love.

About the Author

Photograph of author Jennifer Whiteford

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ennifer Whiteford (she/her) lives in Ottawa, Ontario with her partner, children, dog, and record collection.

Her debut contemporary romance novel MAKE ME A MIXTAPE will be published by Doubleday Canada in October 2024.

She also writes about music, punk culture, and parenting for Razorcake.

You can also find Jennifer’s writing in This Magazine, 68 to 05, and in the Good Mom on Paper anthology (Book*Hug Press, 2022).

Jennifer is a book reviewer on the CBC All in a Day monthly book panel on CBC Radio Ottawa.

For more hot takes on music and books, as well as details on publications and events, subscribe to her newsletter Songs That Remind You of Feelings.

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