Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating

Christina Lauren is the combined pen name of longtime writing partners/besties/soulmates and brain-twins Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings, the New York Times, USA TODAY, and #1 international bestselling authors of the Beautiful and Wild Seasons series, Sublime, The House, and Autoboyography.

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'Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating is pure joy' Sally Thorne, author of The Hating Game

'Christina Lauren is my go-to when I'm feeling sad' Beth O'Leary, author of The Flatshare

Just friends. Just friends. JUST FRIENDS. If they repeat it enough, maybe it'll be true . . .

Hazel knows she's a lot to take - and frankly, most men aren't up to the challenge. If her army of pets and taste for the absurd don't send them running, her lack of filter and tendency to say exactly the wrong thing will. Their loss. Not everyone can handle a Hazel.

Josh has known Hazel since college. From the first night they met - when she gracelessly threw up on his shoes - to when she sent him an unintelligible email while in a post-surgical haze, Josh has always thought of Hazel more as a spectacle than a peer. But now, ten years later, after a cheating girlfriend has turned his life upside down, going out with Hazel is a breath of fresh air.

Not that Josh and Hazel date. At least, not each other. Because setting each other up on progressively terrible double blind dates means there's nothing between them . . . right?

New York Times bestselling author Christina Lauren tells the laugh-out-loud, uplifting story of two people who are completely wrong for each other - in all the right ways.

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'With exuberant humour and unforgettable characters, this romantic comedy is a standout' Kirkus Reviews

Just friends. Just friends. JUST FRIENDS. If they repeat it enough, maybe it'll be true . . .

Hazel Camille Bradford knows she's a lot to take - and frankly, most men aren't up to the challenge. If her army of pets and taste for the absurd don't send them running, her lack of filter and tendency to say exactly the wrong thing will. Their loss. Not everyone can handle a Hazel.

Josh Im has known Hazel since college. From the first night they met - when she gracelessly threw up on his shoes - to when she sent him an unintelligible email while in a post-surgical haze, Josh has always thought of Hazel more as a spectacle than a peer. But now, ten years later, after a cheating girlfriend has turned his life upside down, going out with Hazel is a breath of fresh air.

Not that Josh and Hazel date. At least, not each other. Because setting each other up on progressively terrible double blind dates means there's nothing between them . . . right?

'Romance for the twenty-first century' Kirkus Reviews

A warm, uplifting, laugh-out-loud romantic comedy from New York Times bestselling author Christina LaurenWith exuberant humor and unforgettable characters, this romantic comedy is a standoutLauren's new heroine is totally insane in the best possible way, and the book she stars in is just as much fun as she isA laugh-out-loud best friends to lovers romantic comedy. If you're a fan of Christina Lauren, this book will not disappointThis book easily made me fall in love with it . . . Hazel stole my heart from the very beginning [and] Josh was adorable . . . I highly recommend reading this one!Hilarious . . . the perfect balance between charming moments and sultry episodesAll in all, I loved this story! I loved the characters and the sweet romance . . . I highly recommend [to] anyone looking for a cute rom-com with a lot of depth and feeling below the surfaceReaders and writers of the friends to lovers trope, take notice: Josh & Hazel's Guide to Not Dating is by far the best example I've seen of this trope being flawlessly executedHighly entertaining, laugh out loud, sweet, and so lovable . . .Another day, another Christina Lauren book we LOVED! . . . My favorite Christina Lauren book to date!