[QCrit] adult romcom, NEVER WILL I EVER,( 83,000 words attempt #3)

Hi all! Thank you so much for the help on the previous iterations of this query. I feel like I've finally figured it out, but any comment will still be appreciated!

Dear (agent),

NEVER WILL I EVER is an 83,000-word adult romantic comedy that explores the struggles of medical training and that could be described as the heated academic rivalry and humor in YOU, WITH A VIEW by Jessica Joyce meet the European setting and STEM background of PROBLEMATIC SUMMER ROMANCE by Ali Hazelwood.

Beatrice doesn’t want to be a workaholic. But as a medical resident running for a prestigious cardiology fellowship position, she doesn’t have much of a choice. However, when she gets dumped by her boyfriend days before they were supposed to leave on a Eurotrip because she’s too “work obsessed,” she decides to go by herself, if only to prove to him—and herself—that she still has a life outside of medicine. 

 Beatrice immediately regrets her decision when she learns the group she’ll be traipsing across the Mediterranean with includes Adam, her lifelong academic rival, and the cocky man who’s made her consider murder a few times. Worse than that, Beatrice discovers Adam is also competing for a grant that could make or break her fellowship application. When Beatrice tries to get a leg up on her grant proposal and ends up stranded in a Roman hospital, Adam comes to her rescue, then challenges her to leave medicine behind for the rest of the trip. He will do the same, and in exchange, he’ll teach her how to enjoy a vacation to its fullest. Not one to back down from a challenge, Beatrice agrees. 

From partying in Paris to surfing lessons in Barcelona, Beatrice surprises herself by having fun and discovering a version of herself she didn’t know existed. A version she likes. However, Beatrice doesn’t know whether she will be able to remain this person when she goes back to work, especially when the man she’s falling for is standing in the way of her dream career… if that dream is even right for her anymore.

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