Skip to the End

by Molly James

Overview

In this joyful romance, one wild night results in three kisses—only one successful—and leaves a perpetually single Amy searching for her perfect match so she can find a happy ending.

Amy Daniels has a pretty nice life. Her career is on the up, she loves her friends, and she's about to buy her very own flat. On a good day, Amy could be described as a catch—so why is she perpetually single?

The trouble is, Amy can see something no one else can: the end. As soon as she kisses someone, she knows, in intimate, vivid detail, how their relationship will finish. A screaming argument in the middle of the supermarket over milk. An explicit email sent to the wrong address. A hasty escape through a bathroom window on the second date. At the altar—runaway-bride style. There seems to be no end to the unhappy endings.

After years of trying, and failing, to change a pre-written future, Amy has given up. But then she drunkenly kisses three men at her best friend's wedding and sees three possible endings: two painful, one perfect. The problem is, Amy can't really remember who she kissed, and worse, what ending belongs to which person—the only thing she knows for certain is that she's determined to find out...

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781538739280
Publisher:	Grand Central Publishing
Publication date:	08/15/2023
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	852,073
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Molly James writes escapist rom-com novels that can also double as travel guides to dreamy locations from Cuba to Capri and Costa Rica. A former magazine journalist who has interviewed George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, and Will Smith, Molly is now a canine columnist living in magical Rhode Island where she is hoping to meet a man with a six pack of dogs.

Editorial Reviews

06/12/2023

James’s clever debut puts a magical twist on the hardships of modern dating. Amy Daniels has a strange ability: upon her first kiss with anyone, she has a prophetic vision of how their relationship will end. She’s always relied on this gift as a guide in her dating life, but with each vision of future heartbreak, she loses hope she’ll ever get a happy ending. She finds comfort in her four supportive high school friends: Charlotte, siblings May and Jay, and Gareth. At Charlotte’s wedding, May challenges Amy to search for her soulmate by kissing three men—and for once, she sees a vision of bliss. There’s just one problem: she’s drunk, and the next day she can’t remember exactly who she kissed or which of the three is “the one.” Is it Tristan, the sensual millionaire with a dark side? Or Ben, the sexy and empathetic young bartender/aspiring screenwriter? What about the third man, whom Amy can’t quite remember? As Amy’s friends band together to help her solve the mystery, James captures the giddiness of new love and the comfort of true friendship. This is a delight. (Aug.)

Publishers Weekly

2023-06-21
A 30-something London woman kisses three men at a wedding but can't remember which one is destined to be the love of her life.

Amy Daniels has an unusual gift: When she first kisses a person, she gets a vision of the end of their relationship. After 20 years of kissing men only to have premonitions of bad endings, she decides things need to change. She doesn’t want to wind up like her beloved mother—now in a nursing home in the early stages of dementia—who married a man though she knew he’d leave her heartbroken. Her close-knit group of friends have been with her every step, or rather kiss, along the way: beautiful, organized Charlotte, who's marrying banker Marcus; flamboyant twins May and Jay; and steady, outdoorsy, plant-focused Gareth. At Charlotte’s over-the-top wedding, where the booze is flowing, May dares Amy to kiss three men to see what happens. And she does. But when she wakes up the next morning, it turns out she was so drunk she can't remember whom she kissed—just that along with two bad premonitions came one that showed her happily-ever-after. She spends the next few weeks trying to figure out, with the help of her friends, whom she kissed and whether he is her destiny. Was it rich, modelworthy Tristan, whose family owns a vineyard? Kind Ben, a waiter and petsitter who’s working on a screenplay? Creepy Elliot, who’s been chasing her forever? Or a mystery man? James has written a charming story that fizzes and bubbles like champagne—easy, fun, and enjoyable to read. Pure escapism.

A light, frothy look at finding romantic love and the solid base of love offered by friends.

Kirkus Reviews