



Pranks involving frogs and decapitated lawn gnomes do not a potential boyfriend make. The annoyingly attractive next-door neighbor might seem like a prime candidate for romantic comedy fantasies, but Wes has only been a pain in Liz’s butt since they were kids. Now that he’s back in town, Liz will do whatever it takes to get on his radar-and maybe snag him as a prom date-even befriend Wes Bennet. But her cool, aloof forever crush never really saw her before he moved away. Perpetual daydreamer Liz Buxbaum gave her heart to Michael a long time ago. In Better Than the Movies, author Lynn Painter offers up this rom-com about rom-coms, as a hopeless romantic teenager named Liz, attempts to secure a happily-ever-after moment with her forever crush, but instead finds herself reluctantly drawn to the boy next door instead.
