{"product_id":"preorder-experiments-in-offline-dating","title":"[PREORDER] Experiments in Offline Dating","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-a6d9cc0d-7fff-3def-5ecc-e6fd1e21d063\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy: Kat MacKenzie\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date: August 25th, 2026\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA sparkling enemies-to-lovers romance about a podcaster who embarks on a matchmaking tour of Ireland in the hopes of falling in love, only to butt heads with her broodingly handsome and grumpy driver.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaya Davis is chronically terrible at dating. So much so that she's turned her catastrophic experiments with dating into a full-time job. As the cohost of a podcast aptly titled,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Spinster's Guide to Offline Dating,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eshe is no stranger to the awkward, messy, and hilarious aspects of the first date.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeing\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein love, however... that's something completely different. For the sake of an exciting podcast, Maya decides to embark on a trip to Ireland to meet a local matchmaker, renowned for his skills the world over. What she doesn't anticipate is how quickly he gets to work, setting Maya up on a slew of horribly hilarious meet-ups with random Irishmen during the town's matchmaking festival, including a terrible blind date with the handsome but incredibly surly sheep farmer, Tadhg.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDespite things getting off to a rocky start, the matchmaker convinces Maya to take a road trip across the country, going on dates and interviewing couples along the way. But when Maya turns up, she discovers there's been a last-minute switch, and instead of the jolly, older matchmaker as her guide, it's the outrageously grumpy Tadhg, and he's none too pleased about the setup either.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs Maya and Tadhg journey together across picturesque landscapes and green countryside, their constant verbal sparring feels increasingly like a cover for some serious chemistry. And the more time she spends with Tadhg, the more she realizes she may have been too quick to judge his brooding exterior.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn equally hilarious and heartfelt enemies-to-lovers romance brimming with humor and delicious tension, this love story is the perfect escape!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTropes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnemies to lovers, Forced proximity, Grumpy hero\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The New Romantics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45623257301190,"sku":"9780063449503","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0623\/0445\/2806\/files\/StockImage-ExperimentsinOfflineDating.png?v=1773430612","url":"https:\/\/www.thenewromanticsbooks.com\/products\/preorder-experiments-in-offline-dating","provider":"The New Romantics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}