The Ex-Perimento

By Maria J. Morillo

A woman enlists the help of her favorite musician to win her ex-boyfriend back in this sparkling romantic comedy set in Venezuela by debut author Maria J. Morillo.

Maria "Marianto" Camacho is a planner. At twenty-seven, she has her life perfectly mapped out. Her long-term boyfriend, Alejandro, is perfect on paper, and she's expecting a proposal any day now. She has a stable job as a lifestyle columnist at Ellas, one of Latin America's biggest digital magazines. Her future is set; she's sure of it.

Until everything falls apart overnight: Marianto loses her boyfriend and her job. But she's determined to get them both back with an idea that is either delusional or ingenious--a juicy new article for Ellas that documents a series of romantic experiments to get her ex back. Thus begins The Ex-Perimento. With her bank account dwindling, however, Marianto lands a temporary gig on Venezuela's hottest new singing competition show. Her job? Personal assistant to Sim n Arreaza, the lead singer of her favorite indie band.

It's only her second day on the job when Sim n discovers Marianto's list of romantic experiments, striking her ideas and replacing them with his own better ones. Out of desperation, she offers a proposition: Help her win back Alejandro, and she'll give Sim n's band a profile in the magazine once she returns to Ellas. But between the close quarters on set and the blurred lines of a budding friendship, Marianto and Sim n find themselves irresistibly drawn to each other, caught in a whirlwind of unexpected romance.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593955242
• ISBN13: 9780593955246
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Berkley Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.2" x 7.9"