From the New York Times bestselling author of This Time Next Year comes a heartwarming and hilarious tale that asks: What if you picked up the wrong suitcase and fell head over heels for its mystery owner?Hopeless romantic and lifestyle reporter Laura's business trip to the Channel Islands isn't off to a great start. After an embarrassing encounter with the most attractive man she's ever seen in real life, she arrives at her hotel and realizes she's grabbed the wrong suitcase from the airport. Her only consolation is its irresistible contents, each of which intrigues her more and more. The owner of this suitcase is clearly Laura's dream man. Now, all she has to do is find him.Besides, what are the odds that she'd find The One on the same island where her parents first met and fell in love, especially as she sets out to write an article about their romance? Commissioning surly cab driver Ted to ferry her around seems like her best bet in both tracking down the mystery suitcase owner and retracing her parents' footsteps. But as Laura's mystery man proves difficult to find-and as she uncovers family secrets-she may have to reimagine the life, and love, she always thought she wanted.Story Locale: London and Jersey (UK)

PERFECT FOLLOW-UP TO AN ACCOMPLISHED DEBUT: Sophie Cousens' debut novel, This Time Next Year, was a Good Morning America book club pick and an instant New York Times bestseller. We expect this success and momentum to carry over to Cousens' second book.AN AUTHOR POISED FOR SUCCESS: This Time Next Year has been met with strong enthusiasm and orders from key accounts, and reviews have praised the book as "a touching debut…ripe with both emotional vulnerability and zaniness" (Publishers Weekly). We will leverage that impressive distribution footprint to pave the way for publication of Just Haven't Met You Yet.LOVE STORY WITH A HIGH CONCEPT HOOK: Fans of This Time Next Year will find this warm and witty story of missed connections, fated love, and unexpected romance every bit as charming as Cousens' debut. With Just Haven't Met You Yet, Cousens cements her brand as an author who can hold her own against heavy hitters like Josie Silver and Rebecca Serle.PERFECT FORMAT: Trade paperback has become the ideal format for romantic fiction, attracting a crossover readership from genre romance fans to readers of rom-coms and sophisticated love stories. The package will align with the evocative illustrated look readers in this space have come to expect.AN IDEAL BOOK CLUB READ: Cousens deftly explores conversation-worthy themes like fate versus free will, finding love, and the undeniable power of chance, and the result is a story that will make readers laugh, cry, and think.UK PARTNERSHIP: As with This Time Next Year, Putnam is publishing Just Haven't Met You Yet in conjunction with Penguin UK/Arrow, who are continuing their positioning of Cousens as a major brand name in the high-concept love story space.