A virtual Valentine's Day treat: Lynn Painter & Ali Hazelwood celebrate their newest releases, BETTER THAN THE MOVIES Collector's Edition + TWO CAN PLAY

About this Event

Join Barnes & Noble as we welcome the #1 New York Times bestselling author ofThe Do-Over, Betting on You, Mr. Wrong Number, The Love Wager, Nothing Like the Movies, and Fake Skating, Lynn Painter, for a live, virtual Valentine's Day-themed discussion to celebrate the Collector's Edition of BETTER THAN THE MOVIES.

Lynn will be in conversation with #1 New York Times bestselling author Ali Hazelwood, whose newest release, TWO CAN PLAY, releases February 10.

**Please note: BETTER THAN THE MOVIES Collector's Edition and TWO CAN PLAY are within two different age categories. The event discussion and the copy of TWO CAN PLAY is for adult/mature attendees.

--> Each ticket includes a copy of the Collector's Edition of BETTER THAN THE MOVIES which features a new sparkling deluxe paper over board cover, stenciled edges, gorgeously designed endpapers, a ribbon bookmark, a letter from the author, and never-before-published bonus content! **PLUS, one deluxe bookmark featuring exclusive endpaper artwork and yellow stained edges.

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This is a live, ticketed event. You must have a ticket to gain access. Please be sure your correct email is listed when you purchase and that your Eventbrite settings include updates on this event.

For book-based tickets: This is for US-based customers ONLY (NO P.O. Boxes), excluding Puerto Rico; P.O. Boxes and all international addresses. Any non US orders, Puerto Rico or P.O. Box mailing addresses will be cancelled and refunded.

Books will be mailed AFTER the completion of the live event; please allow ample time for shipping, typically 8-10 business days.

Each ticket must have a different email associated with it to gain entry. Any repeated emails will be cancelled and refunded.

There is a limit of one ticket per person. If you exceed or attempt to exceed the posted ticket limits, we reserve the right to cancel, without notice, any or all orders and tickets, in addition to prohibiting your ticket purchasing abilities. This includes orders associated with the same name, e-mail address, billing address, credit card number, or other information. Any tickets canceled due to violating the posted ticket limit may be refunded at face value (excluding fees).

TICKET INFORMATION:

-->There are TWO options to gain access to this event .

Collector's Edition Book Admission - $36.29 (Admission + Collector's Edition hardcover book + bookmark + tax/shipping):****LIMITED QUANTITY AVAILABLE**: A ticket PER PERSON includes:

One signed copy of BETTER THAN THE MOVIES Collector's Edition by Lynn Painter (on-sale 1/6/26).
One deluxe bookmark featuring exclusive endpaper artwork and yellow stained edges.
Admission to the virtual event space with Lynn Painter and Ali Hazelwood.

V-Day Book Bundle Admission - $52.34 (Admission + BETTER THAN THE MOVIES Collector's Edition hardcover + bookmark + TWO CAN PLAY paperback + tax/shipping):****LIMITED QUANTITY AVAILABLE**: A ticket PER PERSON includes:

One signed copy of BETTER THAN THE MOVIES Collector's Edition by (on-sale 1/6/26).
One copy of TWO CAN PLAY by Ali Hazelwood paperback book with signed bookplate (on-sale 2/10/26).
One deluxe bookmark featuring exclusive endpaper artwork from BETTER THAN THE MOVIES and yellow stained edges.
Admission to the virtual event space with Lynn Painter and Ali Hazelwood.

**Please note: BETTER THAN THE MOVIES Collector's Edition and TWO CAN PLAY are within two different age categories. The copy of TWO CAN PLAY is for adult/mature attendees.

**Have a question for the authors? Leave it at check-out and it could possibly be answered live during the event!**

EVENT DETAILS:

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REFUNDS:

We cannot guarantee a replay of the program. Please keep this in mind before purchasing a ticket. There will be no refunds for missing the live event.

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ABOUT BETTER THAN THE MOVIES Collector's Edition:

This sparkling deluxe paper over board special edition of Lynn Painter’s phenomenal New York Times bestselling rom-com about a hopelessly romantic teen girl’s first love features a new cover, stenciled edges, gorgeously designed endpapers, a ribbon bookmark, a letter from the author, and never-before-published bonus content!

Perpetual daydreamer Liz Buxbaum gave her heart to Michael a long time ago. But her cool, aloof forever crush never really saw her before he moved away. Now that he’s back in town, Liz will do whatever it takes to get on his radar—and maybe snag him as a prom date—even befriend Wes Bennet.

The annoyingly attractive next-door neighbor might seem like a prime candidate for romantic comedy fantasies, but Wes has only been a pain in Liz’s butt since they were kids. Pranks involving frogs and decapitated lawn gnomes do not a potential boyfriend make. Yet, somehow, Wes and Michael are hitting it off, which means Wes is Liz’s in.

But as Liz and Wes scheme to get Liz noticed by Michael so she can have her magical prom moment, she’s shocked to discover that she likes being around Wes. And as they continue to grow closer, she must reexamine everything she thought she knew about love—and rethink her own ideas of what Happily Ever After should look like.