Set Piece, Lana Schwartz
Set Piece, Lana Schwartz
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Set Piece
An 831 Stories Romance

Author: Lana Schwartz

Narrator: Andi Arndt, Shane East

Unabridged: 5 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/06/2025


Synopsis

For fans of Romantic Comedy and Notting Hill (so, everyone?!), a second-chance celebrity / normal person romance you’ll read in one sitting.

"Second chance romance, celebrity/normal person, Hollywood highjinks…this checks a lot of romance boxes." —The Skimm

“A total delight—I read it in a single sitting, right to the perfect Hollywood ending.” —Annabel Monaghan, bestselling author of Nora Goes Off Script

“Everything I’m always looking for in a romance: smart, warm, and sexy as all hell.” —Katie Cotugno, New York Times bestselling author

“Set Piece has more heart and more action than you'll ever get from Us Weekly.” —Lindsey Weber, co-host of Who? Weekly

"A snappy appetizer of a romance." —Kirkus Reviews

Even a year ago, no one would have recognized Jack Felgate at a bar. But after his steamy breakout TV role, he’s surprised to be swarmed by fans during a night out with friends. When the practical bartender CJ intervenes to fend off his admirers, he’s grateful—and more than a little eager to stick around for an after-hours drink–turned–tryst.

Five years later, Jack shows up to set for his starring role in (yet another?!) adaptation of The Great Gatsby only to find CJ is the film’s production designer. But neither of them is the same person they were back then: CJ is a single mom with a four-year-old, and Jack is a bona fide celebrity managing ceaseless demands on his time and attention.

Their chemistry hasn’t dimmed since they saw each other last, but is there room in their lives for anything more than one very memorable night together?

About Lana Schwartz

Lana Schwartz is a writer born and raised in New York City, where she continues to live today. Her writing has appeared in The New Yorker, McSweeney's, The Onion, Shondaland, Slate, and more. Her first book, Build Your Own Romantic Comedy: Pick Your Plot, Meet Your Man, and Direct Your Happily Ever After was named one of Vulture’s Best Comedy Books of the Year in 2020.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Zoë on May 22, 2025

oops started and finished this in one sitting at a bar love these idiots lol......more

Goodreads review by mimi (depression slump) on October 09, 2025

How-many-actors/movies-can-you-name challenge. (a lot if you both are annoyingly well-cinematic-educated people) ↠ 2 stars (DFN @58%) Thanks to 831 Stories and NetGalley, who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest opinion.......more

Goodreads review by DianaRose on January 29, 2026

firstly, thank you to the publisher for an arc and an alc! 4.5 stars because i just cannot stand a second act break up, for ANY reason! thank you 831 stories FOR SHORT ROMCOMS! i cannot stand that so many romance books are now pushing 500pgs! like babe! it’s not that serious!!! set piece was a deliciou......more

Goodreads review by Laura on May 28, 2025

4 ⭐️ a character driven story that packs a lot of emotion, chemistry, and rawness into its pages. Jack and CJ brought to life realness from a fictional couple, chemistry and so much more. I quite literally finished this book in one sitting. I could not put it down for nothing and I truly was impress......more

Goodreads review by Elena on April 10, 2025

instantly fancasted jonathan bailey as jack......more


Quotes

"Second chance romance, celebrity/normal person, Hollywood highjinks…this checks a lot of romance boxes."

“Brimming with wit and charm, Set Piece perfectly blends Hollywood wish fulfillment with real depth. Like its characters, you'll leave feeling very satisfied.” 

Set Piece is the whole, deeply enjoyable package, everything I’m always looking for in a romance: smart, warm, and sexy as all hell, full of characters to remember and root for. I loved it.” 

Set Piece is a total delight—a layered tale of unexpected romance, family, and making room for what matters. I read it in a single sitting, right to the perfect Hollywood ending.” 

 

“Oh man, I gobbled up Set Piece in practically one sitting! Lana Schwartz's novella expertly crafts a dream scenario meet-cute—one that could be ripped straight from headlines. But Set Piece has more heart and more action than you'll ever get from Us Weekly.” 

"A snappy appetizer of a romance.”

"The main characters in 831 books are self-possessed, even if they don’t have all their shit together.”

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