Someone Just Like You

Schorr (As Seen on TV) weaves a sweet but predictable contemporary romance about childhood adversaries who discover as adults that they’ve always dated people who reminded them of each other. The Blum and Stark siblings grew up across the street from each other in suburban New Jersey and were inseparable thanks to their mothers’ close friendship—though the youngest children, Molly Blum and Jude Stark, never got along. Now the combined sibling sextet want to plan a joint anniversary party for their parents, and Molly and Jude are put in charge of finding a venue in N.Y.C. Though this collaboration initially consists of an immature prank war, Molly slowly confides her career angst to Jude and is surprised to get good advice while Jude learns that Molly is a real person behind her perfect, people-pleaser veneer. This newfound mutual understanding is accompanied by an ever-present attraction that they finally stop denying when they put together the truth about their previous relationships. It’s a cute but sketchy premise, and though there are some charming moments (and some sizzling sex scenes), the story drags in the middle. Still, the enemies-to-lovers trope is evergreen. This will find an audience with fans of Sally Thorne and Tessa Bailey. Agent: Melissa Edwards, Stonesong. (July)