How to Hack a Heartbreak: A Novel

“Smart, fun, fast-paced. . . . seamlessly blends the trials of modern dating with the challenges of being a woman in a male-dominated workplace.” —Helen Hoang, New York Times–bestselling author

Swipe right for love. Swipe left for disaster.

By day, Mel Strickland is an underemployed helpdesk tech at a startup incubator, Hatch, where she helps entitled brogrammers—“Hatchlings”—who can’t even fix their own laptops, but are apparently the next wave of startup geniuses. And by night, she goes on bad dates with misbehaving dudes she’s matched with on the ubiquitous dating app, Fluttr.

But after one dick pic too many, Mel has had it. Using her brilliant coding skills, she designs an app of her own, one that allows users to log harassers and abusers in online dating space. It’s called JerkAlert, and it goes viral overnight.

Mel is suddenly in way over her head. Worse still, her almost-boyfriend, the dreamy Alex Hernandez—the only non-douchey guy at Hatch—has no idea she’s the brains behind the app. Soon, Mel is faced with a terrible choice: one that could destroy her career, love life, and friendships, or change her life forever.

“Revenge is a dish best served digitally in Kristin Rockaway’s book capturing what it’s like to pursue ambition and love in New York City.” —Sally Thorne, USA Today-bestselling author

“As sexy as it is topical.” —Booklist

“Rockaway delivers a sharp and funny tale of female empowerment with a side order of romance.” —Publishers Weekly

© 2022 Graydon House (Ebook): 9781488036613

Release date

Ebook: 26 May 2022