April, a smart and lonely tech worker, worries that working from home has gotten out of control: she leaves an anonymous note in a book for Wesley, the employee at her neighborhood bookstore in Seattle, who has a kind smile and looks wonderful in a tank top. But thanks to fate, Laura, a busy single mother who had given up on love, buys the book, finds the note, and thinks Wesley left it for her. A handsome man who loves books seems to be exactly the twist she was looking for.

Meanwhile, Wesley, who is not the sharpest, is too busy with the film shootings at the store and the ambition they have awakened in him to notice either of the two women. But as the anonymous correspondence between April and Laura continues, their daily lives are turned upside down, sparking a flame of hope. Will they have a happy ending?

A hilarious web of chance encounters, Like in the Books is a playful tribute to romance, friendship, and bookstores, as well as to the objects—from a forgotten note to someone's heart—that have been left between the pages of the books we loved.

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The perfect balance between warmth and originality – warm, comforting, with a hilarious confusion at its core that I was eager to see resolved. Beth O’Leary

New friendships bloom and romantic relationships unfold in this delightful read, essential for those who believe bookstores are special places. Booklist

Ideal for lovers of love stories among thirty-somethings. Library Journal