Steph Vizard writes with warmth and charm, and with a level of nostalgia that is like a big hug. Characters are vivid and loveable, banter is crisp and the chemistry, pulsating. Get ready to feel deeply and fall in love hard. A Smart Girl's Guide to Second Chances is as smart as it is swoony.

Ali Berg & Michelle Kalus

Pulling off a love triangle where the protagonist has two equally compelling options is almost impossible, but Steph Vizard has done it. I loved every second of Rebecca deciding whether she was going to take the man from her past or the man from her present into her future. A Smart Girl's Guide to Second Chances is charmingly brilliant and brilliantly charming.

Jodi McAlister, the author of An Academic Affair

A SMART GIRL'S GUIDE TO SECOND CHANCES is a sharp, swoonworthy, and deeply satisfying read that will keep you guessing-and turning the pages-until the very end. Offering a refreshing take on second chances, Steph Vizard beautifully captures the ache of tough choices, the fragile pull between the heart and the head, and the hope that, even when you think you have it all figured out, love can still surprise you.

Natalie Murray

Steph Vizard once again pulls off a highwire high concept mash-up of delectable romance tropes--love triangle, second chance, A CURSE--and grounds it with deeply human, loveable characters. Think Richard Curtis, via Melbourne, with a dash of Oxford glamour and lens-flared young love. This is a sparkling, cinematic and satisfying modern romance, deftly written.

Clare Fletcher

Readers of Emily Henry, Abby Jimenez and Mhairi McFarlane will be swept away be A Smart Girl's Guide to Second Chances, an Australian romcom that deserves the bestseller status of its international counterparts.

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