Can’t Wait Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Tressa at Wishful Endings, in which we take a look at upcoming releases we’re super excited about.
Today’s selection and book I’m excitedly awaiting is:
The Starter Ex
by Mia Sosa
Adult Fiction – Contemporary – Romance
March 10th, 2026
Goodreads
Meet Vanessa Cordero. A cynic with a colorful past. You see, in college, Vanessa devised a profitable side gig: For a reasonable fee, she’d date your latest crush…and make his life miserable. Too clingy? Check. Jealous? Check. A mother’s worst nightmare? Check, check, check. By the time Vanessa was done with him, your guy would be ready for…YOU.
Meet Jason Torres. A certified commitment-phobe. Jason doesn’t plan on getting married anytime soon (if ever), much to his mother’s dismay. What he needs is a temporary girlfriend. A totally inappropriate girlfriend. Someone his mother will hate. So she’ll abandon her hopes of getting Jason to the altar—for a while at least.
Enter Lisa, Vanessa’s younger sister. She’s got her eye on Jason and convinces Vanessa to come out of retirement for one last starter ex engagement. The rules are simple: no touching, no fooling around, and definitely no falling in love. But nothing’s going according to plan. Because Vanessa can’t ditch Jason no matter how hard she tries. And the longer these two are around each other, the more neither of them wants to be apart.
I’ve loved Mia Sosa’s books before, and this new one just sounds so much FUN!
Tell Me:
Will you be reading this book?
This is a new-to-me author but I’m loving the sound of this book. Also the cover is really fun!
It does sound so fun! 🙂 If you decide to give it a try, I hope you’ll love it!
Ooh, the sister aspect makes this a little tricky!
That is true though, I hope the story handles this aspect gracefully, I wouldn’t like it if they have huge fallout over a love interest…