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Trust Fall
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Expected 29 Sep 26From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Better Than the Movies, Lynn Painter, comes a rags-to-riches rom-com about a small-town girl whose family inherits a fortune and moves to New York City, where she meets a big-city boy hiding an explosive secret.
Julia is just a small-town girl from Nebraska who loves her peaceful life. But when her elderly next-door neighbor—who just happens to be a secret multi-millionaire—leaves everything to Julia and her family after his passing, Julia is swept away to live in a historic brownstone in New York City and attend an elite private school for the super-rich.
It should be a dream come true. Wrong. Julia doesn’t fit in at her new school; worse, she’s failing. Enter Damion, the mysterious and handsome tutor who will get Julia back on track. Except Damion has a secret. He is the great-nephew of the man who left everything to Julia’s family. Damion doesn’t buy for a second that the person who was like a father to him would leave his home to strangers. And he’s determined to prove it.
To uncover the truth, Damion schemes to earn Julia’s trust. Not an easy task with Julia unsure about this rich boy with a rebellious personality. But the more time Damion spends with Julia, the more his plan begins to backfire. Because he is falling for the enemy—and the enemy is falling for him.
As Damion and Julia figure out where they belong, can they see past their differences and act on their feelings, or will the trust Damion has worked so hard to gain fall apart?
Julia is just a small-town girl from Nebraska who loves her peaceful life. But when her elderly next-door neighbor—who just happens to be a secret multi-millionaire—leaves everything to Julia and her family after his passing, Julia is swept away to live in a historic brownstone in New York City and attend an elite private school for the super-rich.
It should be a dream come true. Wrong. Julia doesn’t fit in at her new school; worse, she’s failing. Enter Damion, the mysterious and handsome tutor who will get Julia back on track. Except Damion has a secret. He is the great-nephew of the man who left everything to Julia’s family. Damion doesn’t buy for a second that the person who was like a father to him would leave his home to strangers. And he’s determined to prove it.
To uncover the truth, Damion schemes to earn Julia’s trust. Not an easy task with Julia unsure about this rich boy with a rebellious personality. But the more time Damion spends with Julia, the more his plan begins to backfire. Because he is falling for the enemy—and the enemy is falling for him.
As Damion and Julia figure out where they belong, can they see past their differences and act on their feelings, or will the trust Damion has worked so hard to gain fall apart?
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Expected publication September 29, 2026
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March 20, 2026The cover omg?
I want this book so bad
Please be good please be good
I want this book so bad
Please be good please be good
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March 15, 2026Me after reading that title:
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March 13, 2026OMG! This is so Gilmore Girls coded! 😍
Live Laugh Love Lynn Painter 🫶🏻
Live Laugh Love Lynn Painter 🫶🏻
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March 14, 2026OK SO WDYM I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL SEPTEMBER FOR THIS BOOK? I NEED IT NOW
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March 13, 2026ꕤ 🍁☕️ 𝐩𝐫𝐞-𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 ࿐ ͎. ｡˚ ° ⊹ ˚.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⤿ release date: september 29
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?? THIS IS SO GILMORE GIRLS CODED!!! I LOVE YOU LYNN 🧸🤎
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⤿ release date: september 29
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?? THIS IS SO GILMORE GIRLS CODED!!! I LOVE YOU LYNN 🧸🤎
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March 12, 2026cover reveal + title reveal on the same day? WHAT IS LIFE. THE RELEASES KEEP GETTING BETTER N BETTER
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March 14, 2026in lynn painter i will always trust 😌 she has never failed me and i just know this one is gonna be so good! and the cover?! 😩 #needthatasap
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March 14, 2026the title. the prettiest lynn cover ever. the man who looks fine af on the front cover. 🤭🤫
i trust im going to fall for this book
IM SCREAMINGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
i trust im going to fall for this book
IM SCREAMINGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
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March 12, 2026PRE-RELEASE:
WHAT?! THERE'S GONNA BE A NEW BOOK THIS YEAR?
*screams into the void*
AND LOOK AT THAT COVER--SO CUTE!
AND A GUY WITH GLASSES?
*faints*
WHAT?! THERE'S GONNA BE A NEW BOOK THIS YEAR?
*screams into the void*
AND LOOK AT THAT COVER--SO CUTE!
AND A GUY WITH GLASSES?
*faints*
pre-releases
April 7, 2026・❥・⁀➷
pre-release
this cover?! 🧡💛🤎 i’m actually obsessed!! i’m so here for the vibes it’s giving off!! can’t wait for this to come out 🤭
this cover?! 🧡💛🤎 i’m actually obsessed!! i’m so here for the vibes it’s giving off!! can’t wait for this to come out 🤭
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March 17, 2026♬ ᗩᑎTIᑕIᑭᗩTEᗪ .ᐟ
⭑𓂃 Trust Fall?
Yeah, these days, my trust IS in the trenches when it comes to Lynn Painter.
But the cover called for me and here I am. Should I trust her one last time?
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April 8, 2026|𝐏𝐫𝐞-𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 ⋆｡🕰‧˚ʚ📜ɞ˚‧🍂｡⋆
𝖶𝖠𝖨𝖳!!! 𝖶𝖤'𝖱𝖤 𝖦𝖤𝖳𝖳𝖨𝖭𝖦 𝖠𝖭𝖮𝖳𝖧𝖤𝖱 𝖫𝖸𝖭𝖭 𝖯𝖠𝖨𝖭𝖳𝖤𝖱 𝖡𝖮𝖮𝖪??!!!!!!! 𝖨 𝖺𝗆 𝖺𝗅𝗋𝖾𝖺𝖽𝗒 𝗌𝗈 𝖾𝗑𝖼𝗂𝗍𝖾𝖽. 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖳𝖧𝖤 𝖢𝖮𝖵𝖤𝖱?!! 𝖫𝗈𝗈𝗄 𝗁𝗈𝗐 𝗀𝗈𝗋𝗀𝖾𝗈𝗎𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗌𝖾 𝖼𝗁𝖺𝗋𝖺𝖼𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗌 𝗅𝗈𝗈𝗄! 𝖠𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗏𝗂𝖻𝖾 𝗂𝗍 𝗀𝗂𝗏𝖾𝗌?!!! 𝖨 𝖢𝖠𝖭'𝖳 𝖶𝖠𝖨𝖳𝖳𝖳
𝖶𝖠𝖨𝖳!!! 𝖶𝖤'𝖱𝖤 𝖦𝖤𝖳𝖳𝖨𝖭𝖦 𝖠𝖭𝖮𝖳𝖧𝖤𝖱 𝖫𝖸𝖭𝖭 𝖯𝖠𝖨𝖭𝖳𝖤𝖱 𝖡𝖮𝖮𝖪??!!!!!!! 𝖨 𝖺𝗆 𝖺𝗅𝗋𝖾𝖺𝖽𝗒 𝗌𝗈 𝖾𝗑𝖼𝗂𝗍𝖾𝖽. 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖳𝖧𝖤 𝖢𝖮𝖵𝖤𝖱?!! 𝖫𝗈𝗈𝗄 𝗁𝗈𝗐 𝗀𝗈𝗋𝗀𝖾𝗈𝗎𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗌𝖾 𝖼𝗁𝖺𝗋𝖺𝖼𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗌 𝗅𝗈𝗈𝗄! 𝖠𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗏𝗂𝖻𝖾 𝗂𝗍 𝗀𝗂𝗏𝖾𝗌?!!! 𝖨 𝖢𝖠𝖭'𝖳 𝖶𝖠𝖨𝖳𝖳𝖳
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March 13, 2026NEW BOOK!!!
NEW BOOK!!! AHHHH
WE KEEP EATING!!!
NEW BOOK!!! AHHHH
WE KEEP EATING!!!
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March 14, 2026so i know basically nothing about this book but YA & lynn painter? 🫱💳
the glasses, the uniforms, ugh im obsessed !!!!
can we talk about this cover??
2026 is filled with such GOOD releases i truly cannot wait !!!!!
the glasses, the uniforms, ugh im obsessed !!!!
can we talk about this cover??
2026 is filled with such GOOD releases i truly cannot wait !!!!!
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March 13, 2026🤎🎃🧡
cue ghostbusters theme
best believe i'll be trust falling into lynn painters arms when this releases BECAUSE GIVE ME RIGHT NOW
cue ghostbusters theme
best believe i'll be trust falling into lynn painters arms when this releases BECAUSE GIVE ME RIGHT NOW
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March 13, 2026PREREAD: IM SO EXCITED FOR THIS BOOK THE COVER IS GIVING GILMORE GIRLS AND IM ALL FOR IT
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March 21, 2026I’m convinced Lynn Painter doesn’t eat or sleep because what do you mean she’s publishing another book? (Not typically a romance reader but I’m a fall girlie and Painter is usually my go-to romance author so here we go adding another book to my tbr)
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March 12, 2026Pre-release: OHMYGOSH WHAAAAT IS THIS THE NYC ROMANCE I RECENTLY-ISH HEARD ABOUT?????!!!! AHHHHHHHHH I CANT WAIT👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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March 13, 2026PLEASE dont let me down lynn not with this gorgeous cover 😓 the children yearn for a fall romance
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March 12, 2026thank you for feeding us lynn painter 🤭🫶
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April 12, 2026that cover alone was enough to draw me in, like HELLO??
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March 12, 2026𑣲┆pre-release ˚.⋆ֹ
BEYOND excited for this, you have no idea!!! set in nyc at "an elite private school for the super-rich", quite literally screaming, and the cover?? lynn painter you have my whole heart.
BEYOND excited for this, you have no idea!!! set in nyc at "an elite private school for the super-rich", quite literally screaming, and the cover?? lynn painter you have my whole heart.
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March 12, 2026🍁🍂Pre-Release🍁🍂
3/12/2026
ANOTHER LYNN PAINTER BOOK!! *screams* I CANT WAIT TO READ THIS! THE COVER IS SO PRETTY!
3/12/2026
ANOTHER LYNN PAINTER BOOK!! *screams* I CANT WAIT TO READ THIS! THE COVER IS SO PRETTY!
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March 13, 2026PRE-RELEASE
I'M SO EXCITED EEK!! I was waiting for a YA book announcement from her!
I really wasn't the biggest fan of Fake Skating, so fingers crossed that this one is more promising.
I'M SO EXCITED EEK!! I was waiting for a YA book announcement from her!
I really wasn't the biggest fan of Fake Skating, so fingers crossed that this one is more promising.
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March 17, 2026WE ARE SO BACK BABY
a brand-new lynn painter young adult, in a new york prep school, enemies to lovers, autumn vibes... what can i say? i’ll fall in love with damion, i’ll adore this book from the beginning to the end, it’s definitely going to be a five stars book.
a brand-new lynn painter young adult, in a new york prep school, enemies to lovers, autumn vibes... what can i say? i’ll fall in love with damion, i’ll adore this book from the beginning to the end, it’s definitely going to be a five stars book.
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March 13, 2026I have a feeling this will be the best Lynn painter book ive read- and I’ve found all her books mid
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March 12, 2026🧡🧡Prerelease:
THE COVER??? 🍁🍂 LITERALLY SCREAMING THIS IS SO PERFECT. AND HE HAS GLASSES? OML.
THE COVER??? 🍁🍂 LITERALLY SCREAMING THIS IS SO PERFECT. AND HE HAS GLASSES? OML.
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March 13, 2026Pre Release!
EEEEEE NEW YA LYNN PAINTER BOOK ALERT!!!! Can’t wait to read it when it comes out!
EEEEEE NEW YA LYNN PAINTER BOOK ALERT!!!! Can’t wait to read it when it comes out!
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March 13, 2026🍂✨ pre release
OMFG YES YES YES 🤭 I’m so excited for this like what 🥹💕 IT IS GIVING GILMORE GIRLS AND FALL VIBES AND I LITERALLY NEED IT NOWWWW 🥺 TY LYNNN ILYYYY
OMFG YES YES YES 🤭 I’m so excited for this like what 🥹💕 IT IS GIVING GILMORE GIRLS AND FALL VIBES AND I LITERALLY NEED IT NOWWWW 🥺 TY LYNNN ILYYYY
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March 12, 2026fall romance?? 👀 so excited for this 😚🍁💌
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