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Capri Sweeten was once fun. She was fearless, leading her childhood friend, Matt, on spontaneous adventures like shooting bottle rockets, sailing on the lake, and holding secret meetings in their clubhouse. But that all changed when a business scandal forced their families apart, and Matt and Capri moved away from each other. Now, Capri's focus is on college classes and work, and she has no time to waste on anything else. Not even on her sort-of-boyfriend, Lance.When Matt unexpectedly comes back into her life, Capri suddenly finds a lot more room in her schedule. But even she's surprised when she agrees to help Whitney, her roommate, test a unique dating app she's coding. (The fact that Matt also agrees has nothing to do with it!) As the two embark on the app's suggested dates together, Capri slowly recaptures her carefree spirit...and her feelings for Matt.Just as things seem poised to take off, Matt and Capri are horrified to learn their parents have been secretly dating and they are soon to be stepsiblings. Matt begins to question if they should be together under the circumstances but Capri can't let him go after she just found him. Her new goal? Break off the wedding so they can have a chance at love that's (relatively) uncomplicated.

There's nothing fabulous about 50 for L.A. film critic Jeremy Lerner, who loses his marriage, his job, and the use of his right arm just days after the birthday party he begged his now ex-wife not to throw him. But fate is a sly devil.Jeremy's string of calamities leads to a game-changing emotional and creative rebirth after he meets the intoxicating Annabelle, a beguiling widow who comes to his rescue-and Jeremy to hers. If only their baggage didn't match quite so well. With the added support of his wise and spirited mom, Joyce, his capricious and big-hearted son, Matty, and Matty's steadfast new boyfriend, Gabe, Jeremy begins to change in ways that surprise, inspire, and galvanize him. All of this while his career makes a head-spinning leap. The thing is, can it last?The Last Birthday Party combines wry observation with an everyday wistfulness for a warm, propulsive, humanly funny tale of second chances set against the alluring nuttiness of Hollywood.