Better Than the Movies
The Love Wager
Mr. Wrong NumberÂ
Presenting a rom-com that’s a love letter to rom-coms, akin to the styles of Kasie West and Jenn Bennett, where a teenage hopeless romantic endeavors to secure her long-awaited happily-ever-after with her forever crush. Unexpectedly, she finds herself becoming entangled with the guy next door.
Liz Buxbaum, a daydreamer by nature, surrendered her heart to Michael a considerable time ago. However, her distant and aloof crush never truly noticed her before he departed. Now that he’s returned to their town, Liz is determined to capture his attention—maybe even secure him as her prom date. In her quest, she forms an unlikely friendship with Wes Bennett.
Wes, the irritatingly handsome neighbor, might appear to be the quintessential character for romantic-comedy fantasies, but he’s been a perpetual thorn in Liz’s side since childhood. Pranks involving frogs and decapitated lawn gnomes hardly qualify someone as boyfriend material. Yet, unexpectedly, a connection forms between Wes and Michael, providing Liz her pathway to Michael’s world.
As Liz and Wes conspire to make her visible to Michael, with the hope of a magical prom moment, a surprising revelation unfolds: Liz discovers she enjoys Wes’s company. As their bond deepens, she’s faced with reevaluating her understanding of love, and she must reconstruct her preconceived notions of what a happily ever after truly entails.
