Love From the Cosmos Mowa Badmos 9798887981307

Beautiful, smart, and determined Moyo Adegbite has it all...almost.

As a Boston-based Pediatrician, she's made her parents back in Lagos proud. Now, she's ready for true love.

To avoid dating all the duds in Boston, Moyo's research led her to devise a foolproof plan: Join Cupid's Bow, the popular astrology dating app that uses birth charts to match soulmates with a 99 percent success rate. And the app works...until it doesn't. After discovering the infidelity of a Cupid's Bow match, Moyo goes on a booze-fueled rant against the app's creators, filing an irate complaint slamming the planet responsible for her love life-the god, Saturn.

Niyi Bankole was reluctantly named Saturn, and now he's saddled with a position at Cupid's Bow, the family business, as one of three matchmakers. But Niyi quickly learns he's unequipped to be a god. Leaning into his science background to hide his incompetence, Niyi writes an algorithm that seems to work for clients...until Moyo's complaint triggers damage control. Now, Moyo is contracted to receive a dating coach to walk her through three Cupid's Bow-assigned dates. Eager to clean up his mess and (secretly) fine-tune his algorithm, Niyi offers to be Moyo's dating coach.

As they work together, will Moyo find love through the algorithm, as she and Niyi planned, or will she get swept up in one of Saturn's rings?

Mowa Badmos is a Lagos-born Nigerian writer of stories about Black women and all the people who love them. As an avid traveler, she moved to the U.S. six years ago after spending two years in Johannesburg, South Africa. Currently based in Maryland, Mowa is passionate about incorporating her travels and showcasing Black love across the diaspora. When she's not writing, she can be found talking about TV online, baking, or updating her Letterboxd.

"Mowa Badmos has written a charming slow burn exploring the intersection of AI and astrology in meeting your soulmate. Equal parts sweet and spicy, you'll root for Moyo and Niyi as they discover the truest algorithm-following one's heart. One thing's for sure-you're destined to love this book!" -Jen Michalski, author of All This Can Be True

"Mowa Badmos is a cosmic force on the horizon of romance." -J. L. Seegars, author of Restore Me

"Mowa Badmos brings a new level of brilliance to the art of storytelling in this stunningly witty and deliciously spicy debut." -Natasha Bishop, author of Only for the Week

"Love From the Cosmos is a joyful, witty, heartwarming story that will leave you starry-eyed. From the friends you'll instantly wish you were in a group chat with to the romance that will leave you smiling from ear to ear, Badmos's refreshingly original novel deftly explores what it means to fight for the life and love of your dream." -Rufaro Faith Mazarura, author of Let the Games Begin

"What a gift to read a rom-com that's both celestial and grounded-full of laughter, longing, and the kind of sisterhood that catches you when the stars fall out of alignment. Mowa Badmos writes for the soft girls, the star-crossed, and the ones still learning how to choose themselves." -Charish Reid, author of Jewel Me Twice

"From the electric chemistry and visionary world-building to the effortless weaving of Nigerian culture, Love From the Cosmos is the reminder we all need to keep our hearts open to love. Mowa Badmos writes with a voice both tender and expansive, and this debut proves just how much we need originality in romance, especially from African writers." -Jessica Carmichael, author of The Full Picture

"Love From the Cosmos by Mowa Badmos is a joyful, starlight filled romance decked out with flirty dialogue, charming characters, and an absolutely unique and engaging world. Readers eager for a delightful and heavenly story that will have you believing in fate, soulmates, and the perfect movie night should make this book their next read. Badmos, through her humorous and lovely writing, shows that the best love story can feel handwritten in the stars." -Celestine Martin, author of Deja Brew