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Hachette Children's swoops for Sharpe's 'gorgeous' young adult LGBTQ+ romance
Hachette Children’s has swooped for Six Times We Almost Kissed (And One Time We Did), a "compelling" young adult LGBTQ+ romance from Tess Sharpe.
Kate Agar, editorial director, and Lisa Yoskowitz, executive editorial director at Little, Brown Book Group, acquired world rights from Jim McCarthy at Dystel, Goderich & Bourret. The novel will be published on 2nd February 2023.
"The immense love for Tess Sharpe and The Girls I’ve Been (Hachette Children’s) has been incredible to see and we couldn’t be more thrilled to be the UK home for her exciting future publishing," said Sarah Lambert, publishing director at Hachette Children’s Group.
Sharpe’s previous novel The Girls I’ve Been is being adapted for screen by Netflix featuring "Stranger Things" star Millie Bobby Brown. Six Times We Almost Kissed (And One Time We Did) is a "compelling will-they-won’t-they slow-burn romance" following Penny and Tate as circumstances pull them closer together.
The publisher wrote: "Six Times We Almost Kissed (And One Time We Did) features main characters Penny and Tate, whose mothers have an epic friendship that’s spanned decades, deaths and divorces. So, since Penny and Tate were toddlers, they’ve always been a reluctant, quarrelling twosome. But when a medical event forces their moms to move in together, Penny and Tate call a truce."
"There’s just one little hitch: Penny and Tate keep almost kissing. It just... happens. They’ve never talked about it. They’ve always ignored each other after. But now, the girls find themselves living across the landing from each other. And when an almost-kiss finally goes from ‘almost’ to ‘I am now wearing your lip gloss’, they have to face the music... right?"
McCarthy commented: "Six Times finds Tess working in a delightful new space while still showcasing her gorgeous writing and impeccable character-development. I hope all readers, new or familiar, fall as much in love with this novel as I have."
Sharpe added: "I’m overjoyed to be bringing Penny and Tate’s love story to my UK publishing home. Expect the ultimate angsty slow burn as the girls navigate life, love and healing during a summer that changes everything and forces them to work together to combine their homes, support their mothers and finally confront their unspoken history of attraction and almost-kissing."
