For Her Consideration: An Enchanting and Memorable Love Story


 
 
 
 
 
 Praise for For Her Consideration 
 
 “I loved how joyful, how thoughtful, and how real For Her Consideration was. This book made me laugh out loud, smile big, and swoon hard. Amy Spalding made me adore Nina and her friends, fall in love with Nina and Ari, and want to live in their world forever.” 
 —Jasmine Guillory, New York Times bestselling author of Drunk on Love 
 
 “With vibrant prose, a setting that is both upscale glam and homey comfort, and a thrumming, pounding, romantic heart, For Her Consideration is pure romance magic.” 
 —Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling author of The Unhoneymooners 
 
 “For Your Consideration is so many things I want in a book: funny, sexy, and super queer. Spending time in Nina and Ari’s world was a joy. Amy Spalding has written a warm celebration of Los Angeles, chosen family, and learning how to love and be loved.” 
 —Cameron Esposito, bestselling author of Save Yourself 
 
 “A fiercely funny, super sexy story about believing in your dreams, finding your chosen family, and letting yourself be loved. After reading For Her Consideration, I’m in love with both Los Angeles and Ari Fox. Amy Spalding has such a gift for snappy dialogue and loving, quirky friend groups, and I’ll read everything she writes.” 
 —Kerry Winfrey, author of Just Another Love Song 
 
 “For Her Consideration is a heartening, dishy, celebratory novel that features true-to-life queer characters—the exact kind of book I’ve longed to see flourish on bookstore and library shelves. It is an absolute delight to read and a worthy addition to the modern romantic-comedy genre.” 
 —Camille Perri, author of When Katie Met Cassidy 
 
 “For Her Consideration is the perfect kind of romance—it sucks you in, makes you swoon, and leaves you utterly satisfied AND wanting more. Amy Spalding has created an authentic Hollywood love story between two wonderfully relatable women both striving to find themselves while also falling for each other.” 
 —Kate Spencer, author of In a New York Minute 
 
 “For Her Consideration is incredibly funny, queer, sweet, and sexy. Anyone with a toxic ex or a serious celebrity crush will be able to relate! It’s about learning to trust yourself and the people in your life, and it’s guaranteed to leave you smiling and wanting to hug your chosen family very hard.” 
 —Celia Laskey, author of So Happy for You and Under the 
 
 FOR HER CONSIDERATION 
 AMY SPALDING 
 
 www.kensingtonbooks.com 
 
 
 
 Table of Contents
 
 Praise
 Title Page
 
 Copyright Page
 Dedication
 Prologue
 Chapter 1 - Three Years Later
 Chapter 2 - The Talent
 Chapter 3 - One Thousand Questions
 Chapter 4 - Thursdays with Lorna
 Chapter 5 - The Decision-Making Point
 Chapter 6 - A Fifth Location
 Chapter 7 - The Ari Incident
 Chapter 8 - Nina, Party of Two
 Chapter 9 - Back to Brunch
 Chapter 10 - Some Inspiration
 Chapter 11 - Nina Rice, Version 3
 Chapter 12 - Emergency Contact
 Chapter 13 - Two Options
 Chapter 14 - New Plans
 Chapter 15 - Brunch Interrogation
 Chapter 16 - Girlfriends
 Chapter 17 - Judgment Awaits
 Chapter 18 - Into the Desert
 Chapter 19 - Naked and Naked
 Chapter 20 - Meanwhile in Hollywood
 Chapter 21 - An URGENT Request
 Chapter 22 - Running To or From
 Chapter 23 - Kinda Foreboding
 Chapter 24 - Another Two Options
 Chapter 25 - Further Negotiations
 Chapter 26 - The Event of the Night
 Epilogue - Six Months Later
 Acknowledgments
 
 
 
 
 
 KENSINGTON BOOKS are published by Kensington Publishing Corp. 119 West 40th Street New York, NY 10018 
 
 Copyright © 2023 by Amy Spalding 
 
 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written consent of the Publisher, excepting brief quotes 
 
 To every single member of my chosen family 
 
 
 Prologue 
 Oh, holy hell, this was just my luck. 
 Waze had told me to cut through Griffith Park, past the zoo and the Autry Museum, but I knew what a mess those intersections could be. Everyone ignored that right-lane-must-turn sign, instead jamming