Join us for an incredible evening with Lynn Painter in conversation with author Laura Wood as we celebrate publication of Trust Fall

Join us for an incredible evening with Lynn Painter in conversation with author Laura Wood as we celebrate the launch of Trust Fall, the irresistible new enemies-to-lovers romcom from bestselling author of Better Than the Movies.

Trust Fall is a rags-to-riches rom-com about a small-town girl and a big-city boy who is hiding an explosive secret.

Julia is a small-town girl who loves her peaceful life. But when her family inherit a not-so-small fortune from her secret multi-millionaire neighbour, she is swept away to live in New York City and attend an elite private school for the super-rich.

It should be a dream come true, but Julia is struggling to fit in at her new school, and even worse, she’s failing. Enter Damion, the mysterious and handsome tutor who is hired to get Julia back on track. Except Damion has a secret: he is a relative of the man who left everything to Julia’s family, and he doesn’t buy for a second that his Great-uncle would leave his fortune to strangers instead of family.

Damion schemes to earn Julia’s trust, so he can uncover what really happened. But the more time Damion spends with Julia, the more his plan begins to backfire, as he soon starts falling for her.

As Damion and Julia work to figure out where they belong, will they be able to see past their differences and lean into their feelings, or will the trust Damion has worked so hard to gain lead everything to fall apart?

Lynn Painter is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Better Than the Movies, The Do-Over, Betting on You, Nothing Like the Movies, Fake Skating, and Trust Fall. She lives in Nebraska with her husband and pack of wild children, and when she isn’t reading or writing, odds are good she’s guzzling energy drinks and watching rom-coms. You can find her at LynnPainter.com, on Instagram @LynnPainterBooks, on X @LAPainter, and on TikTok @WesBennettsMom.

Laura Wood is a bestselling author of many books including the Agency For Scandal series. Her middle-grade novels have been shortlisted for the Sainsbury's Children's Book Awards and the Blue Peter Book Awards, while her YA novels have been shortlisted for the YA Book Awards, the Books are My Bag Awards and the Romantic Novelist's Association Awards. Her debut adult novel, Under Your Spell has sold into eighteen languages. She also has a PhD in nineteenth century literature from the University of Warwick. Laura lives in Warwickshire with her husband, and their dog, Bea.

Lynn and Laura's conversation will be follwed by an audience Q&A and a book signing.

There are three ticket options -

£15 includes entry, a copy of Trust Fall (RRP £9.99) and an exclusive sticker sheet available for collection on the night.

£32 includes entry, a copy of Trust Fall (RRP £9.99), the deluxe hardback edition of Better Than the Movies (RRP £16.99) and an exclusive tote bag and pin badge available for collection on the night.

£7 general admission

If you have any questions about this event or if you have access requests, please do let us know how we can support your visit by emailing events.birmingham@waterstones.com

Description supplied by the event organiser.