Ada Stone

Clever and romance-obsessed Elia hosts a podcast under the pseudonym Anna Belle. Offering advice on love and dating, Anna Belle tells her listeners she’s in a committed relationship. But in reality, single Elia’s gratifying streak of one-night stands leaves her pining for true romance. After an awkward encounter with cute, animated Lisa leaves Elia puzzled by her stirring feelings, Elia is rattled when Lisa writes to her podcast for dating advice. New to the city, Lisa is a bubbly romantic at heart. Moving for her job, Lisa is thrilled to dive into a new dating scene. But after a string of awful first dates leaves her in the Seattle freeze, Lisa writes to a podcast for help. When the advice doesn’t work out, Lisa vents to Elia. Torn between her growing feelings for Lisa and the guilt of keeping Anna Belle a secret, Elia must choose between keeping her anonymity or risk it all on her budding feelings. Or will Lisa figure out the lie before Elia has a chance come clean? With sharp prose and a quest for love in the Emerald City, Ada Stone’s Between You and Me is a heartfelt tale about opening yourself up to the possibilities in relationships.