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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...
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