All’s fair in love and war—unless you’re Nolen.

History may be made and told by its winners, but No Luck Nolen: High School Hopes and Heartaches bucks this trend and tells the tale from another angle. See the world of wooing women in a different way, through the eyes of Nolen Lowski—the lovable loser, nice nobody, respectable reject, and luckless lunatic who’s having more than a hard time winning the hand of his high school honey.

Join forces with him as he and his entourage engage in the epic and entertaining escapade of enticing enthrallment and fighting for female fondness. You’ll be on the frontlines with Nolen, following all his freshman-year trials and tribulations as he painfully pursues his almighty goal—gaining his first girlfriend. Each chapter can be considered a car wreck waiting to happen that you just can’t look away from.

His hopeful quest, honest miscalculations, and curiously comedic tactics will warm your heart and maybe even make you sob with sympathy. Disappointments and disasters abound, but hope is always on the horizon. Who knows? Nolen sure doesn’t. No Luck Nolen reminds us that misfortune isn’t always your fault—just 90% of the time—and that no matter how much life sucks, the show must go on.

So c’mon. Open this book as Nolen opens his bleeding heart. You’ll chuckle. You’ll cry. You’ll carry on.