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Leap of faith : finding love the modern way
2021
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Hamilton and Speed, who fell in love and married on the Netflix reality show Love Is Blind, dispense advice and revealing stories from their lives in this touching memoir. The first section explores the couple's lives before casting, from Hamilton's first girlfriend in the ninth grade to Speed's "consecutive" long-distance dating. They met at the taping of Love Is Blind and share behind-the-scenes memories of their time on the show, such as when Hamilton delivered a plum tree to Speed as part of their fifth date, as well as their interactions with other cast members ("He was too smooth," Speed reminisces about Carlton, a contestant "the girls were crazy about"). The newlyweds also share their experiences, after taping wrapped up, of adjusting to married life, including Speed's reluctance to give up her own apartment after moving in with Hamilton. Throughout, the couple give fresh relationship advice--for instance, they recommend running a marriage like a business with weekly planning meetings to discuss short-term and long-term goals. Fans of the show will find much to love. Agents: Cindy Uh and Kate Childs, Creative Artists. (June)
Booklist Review
They met in a "pod," were engaged before laying eyes on each other, and were married weeks later. Two years on, everyone's favorite couple from Netflix's 2020 limited series Love Is Blind shares the story of their whirlwind romance, down-to-earth relationship advice, and just enough behind-the-scenes gossip to draw fans in and tide them over for a teased update episode. Hamilton, the white, rapping AI scientist from Maine, and Speed, the Black marketing and creative whiz from Atlanta, display the same focus, reflection, and restraint that cast them as the show's power couple. They detail the paths that led them to participate in a reality show dating experiment and are honest about lessons learned as two independent people who abruptly entered an interracial marriage. For the most part, Hamilton and Speed alternate the narration in the text, each with a distinct and recognizable voice. While they don't claim to be relationship experts, their tips for finding and nurturing love are solid and heartfelt. Great for summer with its built-in, reality-TV fan base.
Summary
The fan-favorite couple from Netflix's "delicious romp" ( Slate ) Love Is Blind share their engaging and accessible love advice for the modern world, the ups and downs they've experienced during their first years of marriage, and exclusive behind-the-scenes anecdotes from the pods.

When Cameron Hamilton and Lauren Speed locked eyes for the first time, they were already engaged. They had no idea what to expect, having fallen in love across the divider of their pods on the daring Netflix reality show Love Is Blind . While they never expected to find their other half through this experiment, Lauren and Cameron emerged proof of the hypothesis that love is blind.

Now, they'll take us back to the origins of their whirlwind romance to tell their definitive story. Through alternating points of view, we'll find out what led them to the show in the first place, how scary it was to bare their souls to faceless strangers on television, and how things shifted--for better and for worse--once the cameras were suddenly off and the rings were on. Lauren and Cameron's journey together is a modern love story like no other, and their adventure is just beginning.
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