Read by Erin Mallon

A hopeless romantic and cynical news producer set out to find a "missed connection" from a NY subway. Will finding the Subway Girl lead to love? 2020 American Fiction Award Winner Romantic Comedy Hopeless romantic and graphic designer Ryan Carlson is just a regular guy - a good guy - looking to meet the right woman. A transplant to New York from small-town Iowa, he's a strong believer in fate and hoping to recreate the romantic magic his parents found. When he spies a stranger on the New York subway, he feels an instant connection. Before he can muster the courage to talk to her, the beautiful woman exits the train. Intent on finding her, he creates a website with all the details he can remember in the hopes someone will recognize her. Angie Prince is a cynical news producer for the TMZ-style website Celebrity Monger. Between her nonexistent father figure, cheating boyfriend, and the celebrity infidelity she covers on her job, the native New Yorker believes love and goodness is for suckers. Desperate to help her unscrupulous boss take the site to network television, Angie needs a big story to boost ratings and page views. Angie convinces Ryan to bring his search for the mysterious Subway Girl to Celebrity Monger, propelling him into the public eye and causing a social media frenzy. His sincerity and congeniality begin to crack Angie's tough exterior. When the Subway Girl is found, will the aspiring actress win Ryan's heart? Will his ex-girlfriend worm her way back into his life? Or is there someone else he's fated to be with?

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