Bring an appetite for sizzling drama as we discuss \;New York Times \;bestselling author Casey McQu iston's latest romantic comedy\, \;The Pairing. \;
\n< p>When two bisexual exes accidentally book the same European food and wine tour\, they challenge each other to a hookup competition to prove they're over each other&mdash\;except they're definitely not.\nTheo and Ki t have been a lot of things: childhood best friends\, crushes\, in love\, and now estranged exes. After a brutal breakup on the transatlantic flight to their dream European food and wine tour\, they exited each other's liv es once and for all.
\nTime apart has done them good. Theo has found confidence as a hustling bartender by night and aspiring sommelier by day \, with a long roster of casual lovers. Kit\, who never returned to Americ a\, graduated as the reigning sex god of his pastry school class and now b akes at one of the finest restaurants in Paris. Sure\, nothing really comp ares to what they had\, and life stretches out long and lonely ahead of th em\, but&mdash\;yeah. It's in the past.
\nAll that remains is the un used voucher for the European tour that never happened\, good for 48 month s after its original date and about to expire. Four years later\, it seems like a great idea to finally take the trip. Solo. Separately.
\nIt' s not until they board the tour bus that they discover they've both accide ntally had the exact same idea\, and now they're trapped with each other f or three weeks of stunning views\, luscious flavors\, and the most romanti c cities of France\, Spain\, and Italy. It's fine. There's nothing left be tween them. So much nothing that\, when Theo suggests a friendly wager to see who can sleep with their hot Italian tour guide first\, Kit is totally game. And why stop there? Why not a full-on European hookup competition?< /p>\n
But sometimes a taste of everything only makes you crave what you can't have.
\nCasey McQuiston is a #1 \;New York Times \;bes tselling author of romantic comedies\, including \;One Last Stop\; Red\, White &\; Royal Blue\; \;I Kissed Shara Wh eeler\; \;and \;The Pairing. Red\, White &\; Royal Blue \;was adapted into a movie in 2023 and released on Ama zon Prime. Casey was recently named on the \;2022 Time100 Next List. T heir writing has appeared in \;The New York Times\, The W ashington Post\, and Bon Appetit. Born and raised in souther n Louisiana\, Casey now lives in New York City with a poodle mix named Pep per.
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