'A truly adorable, heart-warming, swoon-worthy love story' Beth O'Leary, bestselling author of The Flatshare Distraction (n): Something that turns your attention away from something you want to concentrate on. See: Teddy Prescott. ______________________________ Ruthie Midona is twenty-four (going on ninety-four) and fully committed to her job at a luxury retirement village. Keeping herself busy caring for the eccentric residents means that Ruthie can safely ignore her own life - what little there is of it. Teddy Prescott is practically allergic to a hard day's work. When he rocks up as the retirement village's newest employee, Ruthie is less than impressed. The last thing she needs is a distraction as irritating (and handsome) as this selfish rich kid. Lucky for Ruthie, her favourite pair of mischievous residents need a new assistant to torture.

so she hands over Teddy, ready for them to send him running. Except Teddy may be about to surprise her - not just by surviving the old women's antics, but by charming Ruthie so much, she starts to remember that there's more to life than work. Could Teddy be far more than simply an unwelcome distraction? ____________________________ PRAISE FOR SALLY THORNE 'The next Sophie Kinsella' Bustle ' Funny, sexy and instantly unputdownable' Paige Toon 'I inhaled Second First Impressions - I had to force myself to slow down because I didn't want it to end. A book hasn't given me the warm-fuzzies like this for a very long time' Beth O'Leary, bestselling author of The Flatshare 'Warm, witty and wise' The Daily Mail 'A brilliant, biting, hilarious new voice. THE HATING GAME will take the rom-com world by storm . One of the best I've read, ever' Kristin Higgins, New York Times bestselling author 'Charming, self-deprecating, quick-witted and funny' The New York Times 'An addictive, dazzling debut. The Hating Game is bursting at the seams with love (and hate) and heart' Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling author 'A smart and funny modern romance' Good Housekeeping ' One of the most delectable rom-coms I've ever read' Entertainment Weekly.