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The Perfect Find Paperback – January 15, 2016

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Will a forty-year-old woman with everything on the line – her high-stakes career, ticking biological clock, bank account – risk it all for an intensely lusty secret romance with the one person who could destroy her comeback, for good?

Jenna Jones, former It-girl fashion editor, is broke and desperate for a second chance. When she’s dumped by her longtime fiancé and fired from Darling magazine, she begs for a job from her old arch nemesis, Darcy Vale. The beyond-bitchy publisher of StyleZine.com, Darcy agrees to hire her rival – only because her fashion site needs a jolt from Jenna’s old school cred. But Jenna soon realizes she’s in over her head. She’s working with digital-savvy millennials half her age, has never even “Twittered,” and pretends to still be a Fashion Somebody while living a style lie (she sold her designer wardrobe to afford her sketched-out studio, and now quietly wears Walmart’s finest). Worse? The twenty-two-year-old videographer assigned to shoot her web series is driving her crazy. Wildly sexy with a smile Jenna feels in her thighs, Eric Combs is way off-limits – but almost too delicious too resist.

Written by the bestselling author of The Accidental Diva, The Perfect Find is a scandalously sexy, laugh-out-loud funny, utterly quotable saga about star-crossed love and starting over.

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"The Perfect Find is a fun romp through the world of new media fashion reporting. Tia Williams writes with juicy, behind-the-scenes details that let us know she’s been there and survived.” – Virginia DeBerry and Donna Grant, authors of Tryin' to Sleep in the Bed You Made

“The Perfect Find is a deliciously good time!” – Nicola Kraus, National Bestselling co-author of The Nanny Diaries

“A page-turner that’s epically witty, juicy and irresistible. What a perfect, fresh take on the high stakes that come when we fall, pick ourselves back up, and step unsurely into the future. It doesn’t get more real than this.” — Denene Millner, New York Times Bestselling co-author of Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, and The Vow

"The Perfect Find is just that. This funny, fashion-filled, and fiercely provocative read is absolutely fabulous for the grown and sexy woman.” -- Niobia Bryant, National Bestselling author of The Pleasure Trap

“A saucy, cutting-edge love story amidst the backdrop of the New York City fashion world, with delicious dialogue that rang in my ears and screamed ‘real deal.’ Refreshing and engaging with a cast of characters that stayed with me long after the last page had been turned.” — Sadeqa Johnson, author of Second House From the Corner

“The story of 40-year-old former It girl Jenna Jones stumbling upon that giddy kind of passion will have you longing for someone to sext — even if you haven’t sexted since 2008. Equal parts heartwarming and electrifying, when you really get into The Perfect Find, make sure you have a fan ready.” – Helena Andrews-Dyer, columnist and author of Bltch is the New Black

“This juicy page-turner is the ultimate beach read…with characters you’ll think about long after the last page. The chemistry is so steamy.” – InStyle

“You’re always clear that it’ll end up happily, and sometimes, especially with characters of color (who often seem disproportionately predisposed to suffering) – an unyielding lightheartedness is the best gift a romance novel can give you.” – Washington Post

“Adorable heroine. Great plot. A delightful book.” – Essence

“Tops our collection of can’t-put-down page-turners. Our new favorite beach read!” -People StyleWatch

“Tia Williams has revived the black chick lit genre. The summer read." - Ebony

“Sexy, fashionable, quirky.” – Madame Noire

“The Perfect Find is a deliciously good time!” – Nicola Kraus, National Bestselling co-author of The Nanny Diaries

“Epically witty, juicy and irresistible. What a perfect, fresh take on the high stakes that come when we fall, pick ourselves back up, and step unsurely into the future.” — Denene Millner, New York Times Bestselling co-author of Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, and The Vow

“A saucy, cutting-edge love story amidst the backdrop of the New York City fashion world, with delicious dialogue. Refreshing and engaging with a cast of characters that stayed with me long after the last page had been turned.” — Sadeqa Johnson, author of Second House From the Corner

"A fun romp through the world of new media fashion reporting. Tia Williams writes with juicy, behind-the-scenes details that let us know she’s been there and survived.” – Virginia DeBerry and Donna Grant, authors of Tryin' to Sleep in the Bed You Made

"A funny, fashion-filled, fiercely provocative read perfect for the grown and sexy woman.” -- Niobia Bryant, National Bestselling author of The Pleasure Trap

About the Author

Called "impossibly talented" by Lucky magazine and "Carrie Bradshaw with melanin and a blowout" by Heart and Soul, Tia Williams is the ultimate style insider. Known for her witty, sexy, tell-it-like-it-is style, the novelist is a veteran magazine beauty editor (she's worked for Elle, Lucky, Glamour, Teen People, and Essence.com), and in 2005, she created one of the first beauty blogs, the award-winning Shake Your Beauty. She's the best-selling author of THE ACCIDENTAL DIVA and the IT CHICKS series, and co-writer of Iman's THE BEAUTY OF COLOR. Her blog and books have been featured in The New York Times, Essence, WWD, The Washington Post, Teen Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, and The San Francisco Chronicle. Currently a copy director at Estee Lauder Companies, Tia lives in Brooklyn with her 7-year-old diva daughter and all of their various accessories. Follow Tia for chit-chat, beauty babble, and book updates: Twitter: @shakeyourbeauty Instagram: @shakeyourbeauty Facebook: Tia Williams Pinterest: @shakeyourbeauty

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Brown Girls Books, LLC; First Edition (January 15, 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 364 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1944359117
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1944359119
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.17 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.91 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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According to NBC News, Tia Williams “is a writer’s writer with a fashionista twist.” She began her career as a beauty editor (Elle, Glamour, Essence) – and in 2003, pioneered beauty blogging with her site, Shake Your Beauty. She’s the author of The Accidental Diva, the It Chicks series, and The Perfect Find – which was adapted to a Netflix film starring Gabrielle Union. Her latest novel, Seven Days in June, was an instant New York Times and USA Today bestseller, as well as Reese’s Book Club pick for June 2021 – and a TV series adaptation is in development with Will Packer Productions. Her upcoming novel, A Love Song for Ricki Wilde, will publish on Feb. 6, 2024. Tia lives with her daughter and husband in Brooklyn.

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I'm from the Sex in the City era, so I know what a solid tribe of girlfriends looks like in a work of fiction. Tia Williams nailed it! The friendships were solid. Jenna is vulnerable and genuine in both her glory and her mess. You will cheer for her to get the hot ass guy. I've never read passion scenes so real as the ones in this novel. Honestly what I loved is that I saw my own besties in each of these characters. Starting over after a hiatus in the workplace is never easy and Tia truly captures the nerve-wracking moments Jenna experiences. I know that anxiety. Life in the city shouldn't be so tough but for gals like Jenna and my crew, we make it work. Definitely looking forward to more from Tia Williams. She gets it! Poolside read for the ladies...bring wine!!!
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Misse Jones
5.0 out of 5 stars Super cute HEA! The romantic in me LOVED IT!
Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2023
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I can't believe it took me so long to get this book in front of me. I can't believe that I waited until I was teased by a Netflix film version of the book to actually read the book. But I give myself some grace to say that I absolutely loved and needed this book at present. It was the most ideal haphazard HEA story I've read in awhile and I loved it. Kudos to Tia Williams for giving us black love and romance on a large scale.

In The Perfect Find, former well-known fashion editor Jenna Jones has had it all, well at least what she thought was "all". She was engaged to the man she believed to be her happily ever after, with her dream job and mostly ideal life. But when that all comes crashing down and she's forced to start over, having a slice of humble pie and begging for a position with her nemesis Darcy Vale at StyleZine.com hardly seems catastrophic. But this new arrangement there proves to be a bit much for Jenna as she realizes she is not only out of touch with the technology but also with the millennials who are naturally tech saavy. To keep up, she's been lying about even having TWITTERED and is even shopping at Walmart and pretending that her style finds are designer. It's all so much, she'll admit until she has a chance encounter with Eric Combs who is charismatic, fine, and to her surprise her new videographer on a project that's been handed to her by Darcy and her life changes drastically. He's also nearly half her age.

There is an energy to Eric's character that not only lights up the office environment but also brings a sense of fire and excitement to the storyline and I LOVE IT! Of course, he awakens Jenna too to a reality beyond her wildest imagination. Such a beautiful and compelling romance. And the ending was everything I wanted...I highly recommend.

NOW, I'll go watch the movie. 😁
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Janice
4.0 out of 5 stars 4.5 brilliantly funny and steamy stars....worth every cent!
Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2022
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I had this book on my TBR for a bit because I loved the premise and it fit right into my OW/YM reading hunt/journey that I've been on for the past 4 years. TBR kept growing and somehow I didn't get to it but recently I saw 3 recs. In the last 2 weeks, 2 of which came from people whose opinion I trust so I dived in and the only regret i have is not reading it sooner. I thought the first book I'd read from Miss William would be Seven Days but I'm glad it was this one

This book is everything. It is so delicious, i wanted to speed up and slow down all at once. Ms Williams is my first new author for 2022 and even though January hasn't even finished, it's hard to imagine another new find I'll be this luck to get again this year and absolutely become obsessed with!

Eric & Jenna are a beautiful whirlwind that you will want to get lost in willingly. There's witty banter, jokes that are so genius and funny you'll be laughing out loud like a crazy person at times and heat for days. This is what I love in a book, characters that are so fully developed in a plot that is so good I'm reading and rereading simultaneously.

Eric was just so refreshing. Once he and Jenna gave in to what they felt, he was completely in. I still cannot get over how completely profound his love for Jenna was and how honest and vulnerable he was about it. He was hot, smart, funny, dominant, articulate and unapologetic and I consumed everything about him. Love him so hard, total BBF goals. Jenna was beautiful, brilliant, fashionable and knew everything and everyone that mattered in the industry and she wasn't afraid to start over. she was bold and confident in her choices and really authentic with the issues a lot of women face once they hit 40. I absolutely loved that none of those issues were body insecurities, I can't recall reading an OW/YM trope where at some point the woman didn't feel some real sense of insecurity about some part of her body. It was very refreshing.

I highly recommend this book. I read it in just under 2 days and if it wasn't for work i would've just killed it in a day.....it was that good for me.
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Arabia
5.0 out of 5 stars Gosh this book was great
Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2024
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The end was so beautiful and the story overall was a whirlwind . Their love was beautiful even though it took some time for me to get over the fact that Jen knew him as a child . If you can get pass that part you’ll experience a love story that gives you all the feels in the best kind of way . This book is amazing I can hardly put it in words .
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The Island Reader
5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST READ!
Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2017
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I cannot believe it took me this long to read Tia Williams’ The Perfect Find.

I ordered this book a few months back when it was on sale and it has been sitting idle on Kindle. Admittedly, I didn’t know much about Tia Williams but I saw Myleik reading this book on her snap chat and Luvvie also mentioned she read it in a day. When two of your favorite people mention a book, it is imperative that you buy it. Flying back to Florida last week, I decided that now was the perfect time to dive into this book.

The Perfect Find was SOOOO good. Jenna Jones was a famed fashion executive at Darling Magazine until an embarrassing breakup with her longtime fiance and subsequent breakdown forces her out of New York and back to her small town in Indiana. When she comes back to work for her cutthroat nemesis, Jenna sees that the game has changed quite a bit.

In The Perfect Find, Jenna not only has to find her place in this new digital age and fashion industry, but she has to evaluate what she really wants in her love life. Oh, and speaking of love life, let’s just say that she finds a cup of tea and then some in the sexy as hell and MUCH younger, Eric Combs.

What takes place in The Perfect Find is a perfect mesh of hilarity, sexual chemistry, and redefining love on your own terms at any age.

The Perfect Find read like a famed melodrama; it was a funny, sexy, angsty, and juicy read. Did I mention it was hilarious? It was like that rare perfect episode of General Hospital. I must save it and watch it (or in this case, read it) over and over again.

Between this book and Tia’s interview with Myleik on her podcast recently, she may just very well be one of my new favorite people.

Need a fantastic read that will make you laugh your ass off and remind you that you’re hopeless romantic? Pick up The Perfect Find ASAP.
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Julianny
3.0 out of 5 stars Seven Days in June is still my fav
Reviewed in Brazil on January 31, 2024
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I enjoyed it more than I thought I would, there's nothing as entertaining as adults suffering and falling in love while trying to pay their bills. But Seven Days in June is still my fav, there's no way another book will surpass it
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Alexa Fox
5.0 out of 5 stars Utterly absorbing
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 8, 2023
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Well written, believable characters and an absorbing story. Absolutely would recommend!
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Rae
5.0 out of 5 stars Not the usual romance book....its better
Reviewed in Australia on November 5, 2022
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I loved this book, The complicated mess that people find themselves in. While I didn't agree with somethings I completely understood why it had to happen. I love how Tia wrote about a woman ! Not another 20 something chick but a woman with needs and mess and I loved it. BRILLIANT BOOK ( Not as good as Seven days in june but a great read non the less!!)
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BookQueen
1.0 out of 5 stars What?
Reviewed in Germany on July 30, 2016
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Looking back at it now, I can not explain to myself why I have bothered buying this book. If I could, I would like to get a refund on this. A woman in her forties fancies a teenager? Something I can so not relate to. From the description of the book I thought it was about a woman who has lost her former career and is now getting back on her feet. Apparently I have not read the description properly because pretty much in the beginning she gets involved with this "kid".

I have never finished reading this book because it would have been a waste of time to me.
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Micky - bookphenomena
4.0 out of 5 stars Incredibly funny with a different and fabulous story to tell
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 14, 2018
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4-4.5 stars

Another author recommended this book and having noted it a while ago, I’m glad I decided to follow up on it because this book is a lot of things. It’s age difference, it’s so incredibly funny and it about impossible love. I savoured this read because I lacked reading time and really this helped me dwell in the book for a week.

I love an older woman, younger man trope and this book worked that angle so damn well. Age isn’t their only complication, being colleagues and a familial connection makes this ten times worse. These two however, bond over friendship, similarities, shared love of things and it’s a lovely slow spiral. There’s a fair amount of spatting too.

“Look,” said Eric, “we had such a promising start to this conversation. We can’t do yesterday again. I have banter burnout.”

And banter is right, the diaglogue and interactions were everything and so well written.

Jenna is such a ‘real’ character, flawed, sometimes ridiculous with a huge heart. I found her to be a strong woman, such that I could be satisfied with her decisions. She had learnt what she didn’t want in life and sought better; I admired her. Eric was a hot, immature and yet sweet guy, he grew on me. These two together were something something but more than that there was a longing, a deeper connection.

“It was like she’d left her personality in a cab somewhere years ago, and he’d found it, dusted it off, and delivered it to her doorstep wrapped in a red velvet bow. She felt alive, understood, -and drop-dead sexy.”

So, this is contemporary romance done good, it felt different to what’s generally out there and I devoured that spark of uniqueness and humour. Highly recommended.

Reviewed for Jo&IsaLoveBooks Blog.
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