Well, Actually

By Mazey Eddings

Book Overview

An utterly delightful and sexy second-chance romance between a black cat and golden retriever with Mazey Edding's signature sparkling voice

Eva Kitt never expected to be the host of Sausage Talk, interviewing B-list celebrities over wieners, instead of pursuing the journalism career she dreamed of. When Eva publicly calls out her college ex for ghosting her, her video goes viral. It doesn't help said ex is Rylie Cooper, a beloved social media personality that has built a platform on deconstructing toxic masculinity and teaching men how to be decent partners.

Now, she's forced to confront Rylie on a live episode of Sausage Talk, where Rylie makes her a deal: allow him to take her on a series of dates to make up for his toxic behavior, then debrief them all on his channel. Eva refuses to play nice, but agrees to the deal to further her own career and continue defaming Rylie's good name. But when these manufactured dates start to feel real, Eva has to wonder if the boy that broke her heart has become the man that might heal it.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250397340
• ISBN13: 9781250397348
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.8" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

The Drama!

Eva is on her way to be a journalist. Interviewing almost has-been celebs while eating hotdogs on the internet is the way to do it... right? But when she goes on a drunken tangent, calling out her ex, she goes viral. And it doesn't help that she just called out Riley, a beloved social media personality. Eva's company just told her that she can start writing more serious stories and become a real journalist, as long as she can extend her virality by going on dates with Riley. The banter in this book gives me life. Both Eva and Riley are so funny and I definitely like the direction of their love story. But I'm not going to lie, I didn't see it so clearly in the begining because Eva's animosity for Riley ran deep. The enemies-to-lovers trope is not my favorite, and these characters embodies the reasons as to why. I truly believed they can't even get along at all. I guess it speaks volumes to how good the writing is, because even I was convinced that they were meant to be together, So kudos to the author. And I think since the unfriendliness is one sided, we were already halfway there. The thing that truly made this book shine was how communication was the center of everything. Maybe somebody can explain it better, but the way the characters just poured their hearts out plus the playful banter, was truly superb. This book talks about mental health and a variety of other issues. And I appreciate the author putting in a trigger warning, because it can be triggering. Though I praise the banter, this was also very emotional. You can't help but feel for the characters. Overall, the book was really good. I really appreciate the relationship it showed. * I received an eARC of this book