Texts From My Exes by Rachel Van Dyken-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date September 15, 2025

Some people scrapbook.
I screenshot my exes’ texts.

What started as me venting my dating disasters online (creative outlet, don’t judge) has turned into a blog with actual followers—and the only thing keeping me in my dirt-cheap apartment. My grandmother-slash-landlord insists I “prove my creativity” to stay, so the blog lives on.

Except now my readers want a happy ending. With an ex.
Problem? None of my exes qualify.
So…I invent one. The perfect guy. The one that got away.

Rule #1: Never roast your exes online if they know how to read.
Rule #2: Definitely don’t make up a fake ex-boyfriend just to keep your rent low.
Rule #3: Don’t—under any circumstances—let your best friend discover the lie.

Because now he’s volunteered to become my fake perfect ex. And the more we fake it, the more I can’t tell if my readers are the only ones falling for the story.

Turns out, the biggest plot twist of all?
I might have been in love with him the whole time.

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REVIEW:TEXTS FROM MY EXES by Rachel Van Dyken is a stand alone, contemporary, adult romance story line focusing on social media influencer Harper Avery and tech genius Ezra ‘Vex’ Park.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Harper and Ezra) TEXTS FROM MY EXES focuses on the best friends to lovers relationship between influencer Harper Avery and tech genius Ezra Park. Harper Avery has been struggling with the dating apps, and with the help of her best friend, Ezra Park, our heroine records her dates and uploads the contents to her followers but Harper’s struggles are about to become real when Ezra offers himself as her ‘fake online boyfriend’, a person named Vex, who is the perfect date.Meanwhile, Ezra’s secret past is about to become online fodder, the demons demand restitution, and Harper is caught between the real world, and the life she records for her followers.

The world building follows the back and forth between our story line couple. Harper is oblivious to Ezra’s love and attraction, and thusly, our heroine is hoping to find the friendship and love with someone else.

The relationship between Ezra and Harper is a chaotic best friends to lovers but a perceived betrayal threatens a life-long friendship. Secrets and lies belies the truth of Ezra love for the woman who is desperate to find love and her own happily ever after. There are no $ex scenes, everything is implied.

The secondary and supporting characters are energetic. We are introduced to Harper’s dates, as well as Grandma Blue.

TEXTS FROM MY EXES is a story of family and friendships, secrets and lies, acceptance and love. The character driven premise is entertaining and slightly frenetic; the romance is limited but fated; the characters are desperate and charismatic.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Rachel Van Dyken is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling author of regency and contemporary romances. When she’s not writing you can find her drinking coffee at Starbucks and plotting her next book while watching The Bachelor.

She keeps her home in Idaho with her Husband, adorable son, and two snoring boxers! She loves to hear from readers!