Cinderella meets Cyrano in this pitch-perfect YA rom-com that is a celebration of Black joy
first crushes and putting your heart on the line for love. Darren Johnson lives in his head.
There he can pine for his crush-total dream girl Delia Dawson-in peace away from the
unsolicited opinions of his talkative family and showboat friends. When Delia announces a theme
song contest for her popular podcast Dillie D in the Place to Be Darren's friends-convinced
he'll never make a move-submit one of his secret side projects for consideration. After the
anonymous romantic verse catches Dillie's ear she sets out to uncover the mystery singer
behind the track. Now Darren must decide: Is he ready to step out of the shadows and take the
lead in his own life?
