Chaotic Energy
The hilarious, heartfelt, must-read romantic comedy
by Stephanie Yeboah
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Pub Date Mar 05 2026 | Archive Date Jun 03 2026
Hachette Book Group | Trapeze
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Description
What's one little lie when it comes to true love?
Artemis 'Temz' Owusu is thriving: her marketing career is on fire, her side-hustle as a 'plantfluencer' is blowing up and she is fiercely confident. Yet for some reason, her romantic relationships just won't stick.
So when sexy California-based tech entrepreneur Ruben slides into her DMS for plant care advice, a long-distance digital flirtation quickly takes root. But in an uncharacteristic bout of self-doubt, Temz commits the cardinal online sin and catfishes him...
Suddenly Temz is 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 will it lead to total chaos?
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
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781398721906 |
| PRICE | £10.99 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 368 |
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Featured Reviews
Marcy H, Reviewer
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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