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Chaotic Energy

The hilarious, heartfelt, must-read romantic comedy

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Pub Date Mar 05 2026 | Archive Date Apr 15 2026


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'Snort-out-loud funny, warm and moving' Lizzie Damilola Blackburn

'You're going to laugh, you're going to get angry, you're going to gasp, you're going to probably cry a lil too' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 

'An impossible-to-put-down romance for our times' Frances Mensah Williams

In this hilarious and heartfelt romance, a plantfluencer meets the potential love of her life but there's just one small thing...she's accidentally catfished him.
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What's one little lie if it leads to love...?

Artemis 'Temz' Owusu has bags of confidence, and plenty of opportunity for hook-ups; she fiercely embraces her beautiful size 26 body and expects any man to do the same. Her marketing career is on fire, and she has a thriving side-hustle as a 'plantfluencer'.

But for some reason, her romantic relationships just won't stick.

So, when sexy California-based tech entrepreneur Ruben slides into her DMs looking for plant care advice, Temz doesn't waste an opportunity. Soon their long-distance digital flirtation is growing roots - until, in an out-of-character bout of self-doubt, Temz commits the cardinal online sin...

Suddenly she's embroiled in a web of deception as her relationship with Ruben gets increasingly serious. When her job lands her the opportunity to visit her man's stomping ground in Oakland, could it be a chance for her to finally come clean - or it could lead to total chaos?

For fans of Bolu Babalola, Bethany Rutter and Candice Carty-Williams, CHAOTIC ENERGY is a romcom with a difference.
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READERS ARE FALLING HARD FOR CHAOTIC ENERGY!

'I absolutely devoured this book - it was unputdownable!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
'Refreshing, funny, sassy characters and a lovely modern day romance' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
'Perfect summer read. laughed so much. an amazing fictional debut!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Snort-out-loud funny, warm and moving' Lizzie Damilola Blackburn

'You're going to laugh, you're going to get angry, you're going to gasp, you're going to probably cry a lil too' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 
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Advance Praise

 "Snort-out-loud funny, warm and moving." — Lizzie Damilola Blackburn

"You're going to laugh, you're going to get angry, you're going to gasp, you're going to probably cry a lil too." — Reader review

"An impossible-to-put-down romance for our times." — Frances Mensah Williams

 "Snort-out-loud funny, warm and moving." — Lizzie Damilola Blackburn

"You're going to laugh, you're going to get angry, you're going to gasp, you're going to probably cry a lil too." — Reader review

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ISBN 9781398721906
PRICE £10.99 (GBP)
PAGES 368

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This is the second book I have read from this author (and her first go at fiction!), and I enjoyed this, so much. Having followed her for years on social media, the autobiographical bits were fun to identify as I read! I could hear her voice as the character of Artemis, truly. Artemis is a girl on the way up: killing it at her job, living the life, so to speak. But who can blame her for wanting a little romance? And maybe…fibbing just a little, when the perfect guy appears? This story is both very human, as Temz navigates not feeling like enough as she is and wanting to appear desirable, and it is a criticism of a culture that limits what is perceived as beautiful and sexually appealing. It’s heartbreaking as much as it’s a fun romp. I also learned that I have a very limited grasp of British slang (though this does not impede one’s ability to enjoy the story).

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