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In Lynn Painter's "The Love Wager," it's winner takes all — hearts included. Bartender Hallie Piper has made many mistakes, but hooking up with a stranger while working a wedding is going straight to the top of the list. For Jack, hooking up with Hallie is a part of playing the role of perpetual bachelor, but it's finally kicking in that maybe it's time to grow up. Both decidedly ready to make a change, Hallie and Jack start wing-manning each other's dates, and when they still can't find a perfect match, they motivate themselves with a wager: the first one to fall in love wins. When another wedding appears on Hallie's calendar, Jack attends as her fake boyfriend, and they start to blur the lines between friends or something more.
Release date: March 14