"Moving fluidly between narrators and timelines, readers will feel they’re a part of this crew’s journey, swept up in a playlist that includes Madonna, Sam Smith, and Taylor Swift. Bass’ characters are lovable, complicated and flawed…which is to say, deeply human. Snappy prose and cleverly crafted plot lines elevate the rom-com tropes, striking the perfect balance between the laugh-out-loud funny and the heart-wrenchingly sad. “I might explode,” KK thinks when Jay touches her arm. “Or die. Or have an orgasm, which would be embarrassing. I think I’d rather die.”

 

In this heartfelt tribute to love and loss, Bass vividly captures aging, fresh starts, and the sort of ride-or-die friendships everyone wishes they had. Readers looking for a good laugh or cry (or both) in this fizzy page-turner won’t be disappointed.  

 

Sizzling, sharp, and hilarious."

                                 ~Kirkus Reviews 

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"HAPPY HOUR is a sparkling novel with one of the bravest, most fascinating heroines you'll ever meet. KK Rhinehart faces heartbreak head-on, with humor to combat the self-doubt, with the help of amazing friends, and with a most unexpected and wildly exciting chance at new love. Elissa Bass has created indelible characters, psychologically rich and true. She writes with wit and irony, with an open heart, and with the ability to make this poignant story in a seductive seaside setting read like a thriller. I couldn't stop turning the pages, and I'll admit that I was beaming through tears more than once. HAPPY HOUR has just become one of my favorite novels!"

~ Luanne Rice, New York Times bestselling author of 37 novels, including her latest, LAST NIGHT

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"Effervescent, poignant and full of hard-won humor, Elissa Bass’s HAPPY HOUR is everything you want from a summer (or fall, winter, spring) read. You’ll finish the last page with the warm glow of a 'happy hour' well spent, but not soon forgotten."
                              ~ Megan Abbott, New York Times bestselling author of DARE ME and THE TURNOUT