Promposal

Anyone who loves YA rom-coms as much as I do won't want to miss out on Raechell Garrett's Promposal.
High school senior Autumn has pinned all her college hopes on Mercer College's school of business. She knows that other schools have business schools. But none of them seem to compare to her dream school. "No other school in the state has an entrepreneurial studies program, let alone a senior capstone course that churns out actual viable businesses. No other school has as many students working for themselves within two years of graduation."
So you can imagine how she feels when she's wait listed. Especially when her boyfriend chooses that exact same day to dump her.
That night when she takes another look at the Mercer email she sees something she didn't see before: a request for her to submit any additional information that she thinks will strengthen her candidacy. Her guidance counsellor hooks her up with a group, Young Black Entrepreneurs, where members help each other create small businesses.
At her first meeting Autumn is put on the spot. The group advisor asks for her great ideas. She had helped a friend create a promposal that had gone over excellently. So she suggests creating a proposal business. The advisor approves. He tells her to get to know the group and find the best people to help her out…
…except so close to the end of the school year almost everyone in the group is too busy to take on another commitment. The only one with the time and desire to help is the last person she wants anything to do with.
But you know what they say? Beggars can't be choosers.
So how's Autumn gonna create a last minute Mercer worthy business while dealing with a relationship that went badly sidewise freshman year?
Garrett's debut novel is pitch perfect. I sure hope she's hard at work on her second.
On a purrrsonal note, this reminds me of my son Adam who will be getting his Masters in Business Administration tomorrow. My baby boy has been an entrepreneur practically from the beginning. He was in primary school (k-2) when he started bagging the used tennis balls people left at the municipal court and selling them to dog owners.
A great shout goes out to Adam and the other's with the creativity and drive to invest in their ideas and passions. They may come up with solutions to some of the crises humanity faces today.
Jules Hathaway