Struggling artist Sadie Montgomery never saw what was coming… Literally!

One minute she’s celebrating placing as a finalist in a prestigious portrait-painting competition, the next she’s lying in a hospital bed diagnosed with a “probably temporary” condition known as face blindness. She can still see – but every face she looks at is now a jumbled puzzle of disconnected features.

As she struggles to hang on to her artistic dream, work through major family issues, and take care of her beloved dog Peanut, she falls in love – not with one man but two. The timing couldn’t be worse.

Making judgment calls on anything right now is a nightmare. If only her life were a little more in focus, Sadie might be able to have it all…

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PRAISE FOR NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER KATHERINE CENTER

‘My perfect 10 of a book. As funny and sweet as all the very best nineties rom-coms, but with Center’s signature heart-tugging depth. I wish I could erase it from my mind just to read it again for the first time. A shot of pure joy.’
EMILY HENRY, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Book Lovers

‘Great rollicking fun! Prepare to laugh and swoon and grin your pants off.’
HELEN HOANG, bestselling author of The Kiss Quotient

‘Absolutely, unequivocally delightful!’
JODI PICOULT, #1 New York Times bestselling author

‘Katherine Center writes about falling down, growing up, and finding love like nobody else.’
BREN BROWN, bestselling author of Dare to Lead

‘Serious Nora Ephron vibes.’
TAYLOR JENKINS REID, #1 bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

‘Oh, how I love Katherine Center’s writing!’
JODI PICOULT, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Wish You Were Here

The glorious novel from the beloved author whose bright, hopelessly romantic New York Times bestsellers have been called “My perfect 10 of a book” (Emily Henry) and cheered for their “speedy pacing and sexual tension for miles” (People).

Love may be blind. But what if . . . what you see isn’t what you get?

It’s all starting to come together for struggling artist Sadie Montgomery. She was just named a finalist in the national portrait competition of her dreams. But when she winds up with a rare, but real, condition where human faces look like jumbled puzzle pieces . . . it is, to say the least, not good.

With only a few weeks to paint the best portrait of her entire life, Sadie will do anything to reverse her condition and get back to work, but it’s anyone’s guess when (or even if) that’ll happen.

Enter her dog’s charming veterinarian (who may or may not be Sadie’s daydream fianc), and her bowling-jacket-wearing, Vespa-riding neighbor (who she can’t seem to stay away from)–both vying for her attention and adding to the chaos.

It’s a lot, but that doesn’t mean it’s bad. Because the truth is, seeing the world differently has its upsides. And love has an undeniable way of giving us courage. And the best way of looking is always, always with the heart.

“With its emphasis on its central character, combined with its “swoony” romance, “Hello Stranger” is a hit. Sadie is everything you could want in a protagonist — the right amount of quirky, sunshiney and stubborn, and the men she’s in love with are equally fascinating. All the side characters provide humor and comfort, and even those characters who you aren’t really supposed to like are annoyingly intriguing and captivating. Center created a brilliant cast of characters, set to a plot that’s sure to keep you reading.” —Michigan Daily