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One of my favorite authors. Colleen Hoover

An insightful, delightful, instant #1 New York Times bestseller from the author of Beach Read and People We Meet on Vacation.

Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2022 by Oprah Daily Today Parade Marie Claire Bustle PopSugar Katie Couric Media Book Bub SheReads Medium The Washington Post  and more!

One summer. Two rivals. A plot twist they didn't see coming...

Nora Stephens' life is books she s read them all and she is not that type of heroine. Not the plucky one, not the laidback dream girl, and especially not the sweetheart. In fact, the only people Nora is a heroine for are her clients, for whom she lands enormous deals as a cutthroat literary agent, and her beloved little sister Libby.

Which is why she agrees to go to Sunshine Falls, North Carolina for the month of August when Libby begs her for a sisters trip away with visions of a small town transformation for Nora, who she s convinced needs to become the heroine in her own story. But instead of picnics in meadows, or run-ins with a handsome country doctor or bulging-forearmed bartender, Nora keeps bumping into Charlie Lastra, a bookish brooding editor from back in the city. It would be a meet-cute if not for the fact that they ve met many times and it s never been cute.

If Nora knows she s not an ideal heroine, Charlie knows he s nobody s hero, but as they are thrown together again and again in a series of coincidences no editor worth their salt would allow what they discover might just unravel the carefully crafted stories they ve written about themselves.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR! Emily's second book, People We Meet on Vacation, debuted at #1 on the NYT paperback list and #5 on the combined list; Beach Read debuted on the paperback list at #6 and on the combined list at #12 before reentering the list a year later during the publication of People, staying on for a total of 16 weeksHIGH-CONCEPT LOVE STORY ABOUT BOOKS: It's what Emily does best, this time taking a pointed yet charming look at the preconcieved notions of what constitutes a "likable" heroineBOOKSELLER AND MEDIA DARLING: Beach Read spent 15 weeks on the Indie paperback list, and Emily's books routinely make it on most anticipated lists from Oprahmag.com, Entertainment Weekly, and moreELEVATED ROMANTIC FICTION: Emily writes smart, joyful fiction with a fresh, effervescent voice and gorgeous style that positions her for a long fiction career ahead.PERFECT SUMMER READ: With a summer getaway, a sweet sibling relationship, and an irritable yet adorable romantic interest, this is the perfect type of women's fiction that people want to get lost in