Overview
At 25, Dani Galler just gave up everything-an apartment she loved, a job she liked, and a long-distance boyfriend she wasted years planning to marry. Starting over means figuring out her next career move, finding a new place to live, and maybe, fingers crossed, falling in love again. What she's not looking for is pity-especially from Jake Litman, her doughy, bespectacled childhood friend from Jewish summer camp. Back then, he followed her everywhere, eager for her advice and friendship. Now, a decade later, he's reappeared, transformed into a Greek god of a man with a penthouse overlooking Lake Michigan and a girlfriend who makes Zendaya look just okay. Desperate to reclaim the confidence of her camp days, Dani obsesses over tracking down a teen magazine article she's convinced launched her pubescent glow-up. If she can rediscover that spark she may avoid her worst-case scenario: moving home to live with her parents and work for her suddenly successful brother. As Dani and Jake revisit shared memories, and their connection intensifies, Dani starts to wonder if the life she's chasing isn't about rediscovering who she was-but embracing who she may become.
Full Product Details
Author: Julia B Carpenter
Publisher: Well Written Press
Imprint: Well Written Press
Dimensions:
Width: 13.30cm
, Height: 1.70cm
, Length: 20.30cm
Weight: 0.313kg
ISBN: 9798993444208
Pages: 300
Publication Date: 21 November 2025
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
""MISSED YOU THE FIRST TIME is a smart and funny friends to lovers/second chance slow-burn romcom filled with snappy dialogue, Jewish joy, and great characters. Reading Julia Carpenter's debut is like catching up with an old friend from summer camp: nostalgic, entertaining, and time well-spent."" Meredith Schorr, USA Today Bestselling Author of RoomMating
Author Information
Julia writes romantic comedies that explore the beautiful mess of being a smart, complicated woman in the middle of every kind of relationship-family, friendship, and falling in love. Julia's debut novel, Available to Chat (Booktrope), published under the pseudonym Jacy Sutton, received enthusiastic media coverage on top-rated Minneapolis/St. Paul outlets, including drive-time radio and the local NBC affiliate. My novella Just One You won the Shoreline Indie Award, and my essays have appeared in The New York Times, HuffPost, Your Tango, and PBS's Next Avenue.Julia lives in Minneapolis where she balances writing with real life: hanging out with her beautiful family, walking her dog, and playing a mean game of mahj.
