When Sex/Life came out on Netflix last year, we read B.B. Easton’s 44 Chapters About 4 Men books over in our Mom Chat – by The Basic Moms group book club style. I immediately fell in love with her writing style, and her struggles with parenting and relationships were all too relatable, which left me wanting more from her. So a couple of months ago, when I heard Group Therapy was coming out, I preordered it and counted down the days until it popped up on my kindle.
I’ve been to a few therapists on and off over the last 15 or so years, but I’ve never experienced group therapy. And if you have been to group therapy, I can pretty much guarantee you this isn’t how it works. But that’s the fun part.
Isn’t it everyone’s dream to get in the mind of their favorite author? I mean, in a way, we do with their writing, but that’s just a small part of their mind compared to everything else. So, what’s recent psych PhD grad Luna (Lou) do when her favorite author/major crush Thomas walks into her office seeking therapy for his writer’s block? She needs to figure out how to spend more time with him without crossing the line, of course. That’s where group therapy comes in.
Lou’s sporadic group therapy venture starts off with more problems than it should as she introduces some friends from grad school to some of her clients. Some of her friends take the “tough love” approach with Lou’s clients, while others throw crayons and coloring pages at them. But at one session, the groups start to get a little out of control, which presents problems of their own, and ultimately Lou’s solution to Thomas’ problem.
One of my favorite things about this book is the nicknames Lou has for her clients, and it makes me wonder what my therapists have called me. Claire The Chronically Concerned. Uncertain Claire. Cats Got Your Tongue Claire. I’m cool with any of those if my previous therapists happen to be reading this.
I’ve read my share of romance books thanks to Kindle Unlimited and listened to plenty on Audible, and nothing comes close to BB’s writing style, which I love. She doesn’t write your typical romance book. The way she describes everything is entirely different, but you still get everything you’re looking for.
This book is for you if instant attraction forbidden relationship rom-coms with an HEA are your thing. This book had me laughing out loud more times than I can count, and I found it oddly relatable even though I’ve never lived in a hippy compound or am as familiar with my favorite author’s photo as Lou is.
Oh, and Ms. Easton, promise me one thing… when this gets picked up as a show, the pickle scene will be in it.
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“A swoon inducing romance penned in the way only BB can—with the perfect amount of witty humor and spice. Loved it!”
—Kate Stewart, USA Today Bestselling Author
Book Synopsis
Group Therapy, a brand new steamy and laugh-out-loud rom-com from Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author BB Easton is now available!
From the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of 44 Chapters About 4 Men (inspiration for the 4th Most-Watched Netflix Original Series of all time, Sex/Life) comes a romantic comedy about an inexperienced psychologist who falls for one of her clients and creates a therapy group from hell as an excuse to see him after hours.
I am thiiiiis close to finally becoming a full-fledged psychologist. PhD? Check. Prestigious postdoc position, providing therapy to entitled millionaires and C-list celebrities whose pumpkin spice lattes cost more than my Converse and make excellent projectiles during their reality TV–worthy tantrums? Check. Letter of recommendation from my velociraptor-like supervisor?
That’s going to take a miracle. Not only because my boss said I have to cure our most-prized client’s writer’s block in time for him to meet his insane deadline, but also because that client just so happens to be …
Thomas F*@%ing O’Reardon.
Yeah, that Thomas O’Reardon. The wickedly brilliant, achingly beautiful, devastatingly British best-selling author whose psychological thrillers line my bookshelf at home and whose face I might or might not picture while I … you get the point. Sitting in a confined space with him; inhaling the crisp, clean scent of his cologne; gazing into his broody blue eyes while trying to remember to nod and listen and come up with suggestions that don’t involve taking our clothes off … it’s torture.
So, when Thomas casually asks me out at the end of a therapy session, I’m forced to make an impossible choice: say yes and risk losing my dream job, or say no and risk losing my dream guy. In a panic, I blurt out a third option—the only solution I can think of that will allow me to see this man after hours without it being considered a career-ending ethics violation:
Group therapy.
The only problem? I’ve never actually done group therapy. And side problem: my other clients are heathens. But what’s the worst that could happen? I mean, it’s not like I’m going to lose all control of the group and let it devolve into a chaotic, bloodthirsty, topless fight club.
Right?
About BB Easton
Wall Street Journal bestselling author BB Easton lives in the suburbs of Atlanta with her long-suffering husband, Ken, and two adorable children. She recently quit her job as a school psychologist to write books about her punk rock past and deviant sexual history full-time. Ken is suuuper excited about that.
BB’s debut memoir, 44 CHAPTERS ABOUT 4 MEN, is the inspiration for the #4 Most-Watched Netflix Original Series of all time, SEX/LIFE. Because she had so much fun writing it, BB went on to publish four more wickedly funny, shockingly steamy, and heartwarmingly honest books, one for each man in her memoir: SKIN, SPEED, STAR, and SUIT.
THE RAIN TRILOGY, an epic, immersive, end-of-the-world romance, is BB’s first work of fiction. Or at least, that’s what she thought when she wrote it in 2019. Then 2020 hit and all of her dystopian plot points started coming true. Hopefully, her feel-good romantic comedy GROUP THERAPY will fix everything.
