Her assignment? Staging a romance between pop icon Monroe Gillis and baseball star Ian Bane who make just about as much sense together as peanut butter and sardines. The catch? Her counterpart on the MLB side is none other than Will Everette, her first love and former best friend who shattered her heart a decade earlier and left without a word.  

 

Now, Will and Talia are forced to coordinate “spontaneous” romantic appearances and monitor #MoBane hashtags. But while Talia has her eye on the media, Will has his eye on her. He is determined to make amends, cornering her between stadium bleachers, music festivals, and elaborate escape plans from prying paparazzi. But Talia refuses to get sucked back into Will’s orbit, even though she desperately wants to be near him.

 

As the fake showmance they built for their clients spirals out of control, Talia’s professional walls begin to crumble. She’s spent ten years running from her past, yet she can’t outrun Will Everette. 

 

But to move forward, Talia must reconcile the wounds of their history and decide if she’s willing to risk her heart on the man who broke it once before.

 

THE REPUTATIONISTS is told in dual timelines, tracing the 14-year history of Talia and Will from friends to lovers to strangers to coworkers. Brimming with yearning and tension, it touches on themes of fame, self-worth, and mental health.