The Book of Love

by Lynn Weingarten

  Lucy shrugged. “What can I say?” she said. “I’m an incredibly gifted matchmaker.” She turned to the side so he couldn’t see the grin.

  Tristan leaned over and kissed her on the nose. “See you later, my Lucinda,” he said, then headed off to class.

  And Lucy stood there for one more moment, watching her love.

  Of all the things that had changed, maybe it was this that had changed most of all—her understanding of love and what it could be like. It did not give her a feeling of sick panic, this love. It was not a love that made her doubt herself nor one that she did not feel worthy of. It felt exciting and new, but warm and comforting also. It was not perfect, but it was real and it was messy, and it was beautiful in its messiness. It was not guaranteed to last forever. She knew that. Nothing was. But every moment felt so rich, so full, and she was so, so grateful for it. If it ended, then it would end. And her heart would break. But it wouldn’t always be broken.

  She blew a kiss toward Tristan’s back, and then she pressed her hand to her chest.

  Truth was, she had no idea what would happen next. And that, of course, was the point.

  Acknowledgments

  A huge very grateful thank-you to everyone at HarperCollins, including: Alice Jerman, Cara Petrus, Christina Colangelo, Jennifer Strada, Farrin Jacobs, Hallie Patterson, Stephanie Stein, and Melinda Weigel. Extra-special thanks to the wonderful Sarah Landis for her insightful, careful, and all-around amazing editing.

  Thank you to Alyssa Reuben and Lucy Stille at Paradigm, and to Lydia Wills.

  Thank you to my delightful writer friends, especially the ones with whom I discussed this book the most: Aaron Lewis, Aimee Friedman, Marpo Crosbie, Micol Ostow, Siobhan Vivian, and Susie Cavill.

  And thank you to all my delightful non-writer friends.

  Unlimited thanks to my parents, Cheryl Weingarten and Donald Weingarten.

  Thank you so, so much to all the readers out there.

  A huge thank-you to all the very fabulous bloggers who posted about The Secret Sisterhood of Heartbreakers, hosted contests and giveaways, ran interviews, and took the time to review the book.

  And thank you to my husband, Griff.

  Also by Lynn Weingarten

  The Secret Sisterhood of Heartbreakers

  About the Author

  AARON LEWIS

  LYNN WEINGARTEN is the author of Wherever Nina Lies as well as The Secret Sisterhood of Heartbreakers and its sequel, The Book of Love. She lives in New York City with her husband. Find out more at www.lynnweingarten.com.

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  Lettering by Joel Holland

  Cover design by Sarah Nichole Kaufman

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  THE BOOK OF LOVE. Copyright © 2014 by Lynn Weingarten

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  Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

  Weingarten, Lynn.

  The Book of Love / by Lynn Weingarten. — First edition.

  pages cm

  Sequel to: The Secret Sisterhood of Heartbreakers.

  ISBN 978-0-06-192620-4 (hardcover bdg.)

  EPub Edition © October 2013 ISBN: 9780062239242

  [1. Love—Fiction. 2. Dating (Social customs)—Fiction. 3. Magic—Fiction. 4. Blessing and cursing—Fiction.] I. Title.

  PZ7.W43638Bo 2013

  2012040091

  [Fic]—dc23

  CIP

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