{"product_id":"the-ex-perimento-9780593955246","title":"The Ex-Perimento","description":"\u003cb\u003eA woman enlists the help of her favorite musician to win her ex-boyfriend back in this sparkling romantic comedy set in Venezuela by debut author Maria J. Morillo.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaria \"Marianto\" Camacho is a planner. At twenty-seven, she has her life perfectly mapped out. Her long-term boyfriend, Alejandro, is perfect on paper, and she's expecting a proposal any day now. She has a stable job as a lifestyle columnist at \u003ci\u003eEllas\u003c\/i\u003e, one of Latin America's biggest digital magazines. Her future is set; she's sure of it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUntil everything falls apart overnight: Marianto loses her boyfriend \u003ci\u003eand \u003c\/i\u003eher job. But she's determined to get them both back with an idea that is either delusional or ingenious--a juicy new article for \u003ci\u003eEllas \u003c\/i\u003ethat documents a series of romantic experiments to get her ex back. Thus begins The Ex-Perimento. With her bank account dwindling, however, Marianto lands a temporary gig on Venezuela's hottest new singing competition show. Her job? Personal assistant to Simón Arreaza, the lead singer of her favorite indie band. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's only her second day on the job when Simón discovers Marianto's list of romantic experiments, striking her ideas and replacing them with his own better ones. Out of desperation, she offers a proposition: Help her win back Alejandro, and she'll give Simón's band a profile in the magazine once she returns to \u003ci\u003eEllas\u003c\/i\u003e. But between the close quarters on set and the blurred lines of a budding friendship, Marianto and Simón find themselves irresistibly drawn to each other, caught in a whirlwind of unexpected romance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berkley Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593955246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.19w x 0.72d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2025 pg. 60\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Maria J. Morillo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52122399834293,"sku":"9780593955246","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f1c5c771-f983-4393-9249-c2f50ef4abd0.jpg?v=1766512893","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-ex-perimento-9780593955246","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}