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Booklist, Romance Spotlight (Review): Everyone is buzzing about Girl Next Door, a wildly popular new rom-com by S. K. Smith, but no one knows the real identity of the writer behind the pseudonym, until freelance writer MC Calloway’s friend, editor Joe Khoury, deduces that the book is entirely based on MC’s senior year in high school back in Green Hills. This can only mean that the author S. K. Smith is really Nora Pike, MC’s old childhood neighbor. Hoping to save the literary gossip magazine Joe edits (and to which MC occasionally contributes) from impending financial ruin, Joe wants MC to write an expose of S. K. Smith. But after 10 years of never saying a word to one another, can MC now figure out a way to get Nora to spill the tea about her big literary secret? Meredith’s deliciously tart sense of humor perfectly complements the slow-burn, sweet, and sexy romance that blossoms between her relatably messy main characters. The novel's quirky cast of secondary characters and cozy, small-town setting add more layers of comic charm to this delightful debut. — John Charles

Booklist, Author Q&A: https://www.booklistonline.com/products/9818460

The Nerd Daily, Author Q&A: https://thenerddaily.com/rachel-meredith-girl-next-door-author-interview/

Out South Florida, Author Q&A: https://outsfl.com/reading-rainbow/girl-next-door-comedy-and-a-prickly-love-interest

Fresh Fiction, Author Q&A: https://blog.freshfiction.com/rachel-meredith-a-rom-com-for-rom-com-skeptics/

Page Turners, WMUN, 92.5, Interview: https://www.wmunmuncie.com/e/page-turners-chapter-120-rachel-meredith/

The Gaily Show with John Parker, AM950, Interview: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rachel-merediths-girl-next-door-and-mike-players-utopia/id1719142480?i=1000726577662