Promposal

Focused, driven Autumn Reeves, a high school senior in southeastern Michigan, has her heart set on attending Mercer School of Business at Great Lakes University in hopes of becoming an event planner. Autumn is convinced she’ll be a shoo-in, especially since Mercer already awarded her a scholarship. After she’s waitlisted, however, she schemes to grab Mercer’s attention through her budding start-up, PROMposal Queen, a service for teens looking to make an event out of their prom-date ask. Except Autumn doesn’t know how to start a business, so she joins her school’s elite Young Black Entrepreneurs club and begrudgingly requests help from Mekhi Winston, her former best friend and freshman year crush with whom she had a disastrous falling-out. Mekhi agrees to assist, and word of PROMposal Queen spreads quickly, garnering positive reviews and a swiftly building client list. But while Autumn can’t deny that her and Mekhi’s business partnership works well, she’s not sure if she can move on from their hurtful past. Balancing romantic, lighthearted fare with the often anxiety-inducing drama of college admissions, debut author Garrett presents an endearing second-chance love story brimming with grand depictions of devotion, forgiveness, and friendship. Ages 12–up. (Apr.)