[1] January Andrews is a successful romance novel writer who is struggling after the death of her father and the discovery that he was having an affair.

While living in his old beach house to prepare to sell it, she runs into Augustus Everett, her former rival in college and now an acclaimed literary fiction author.

They reconnect and bond over struggling with writer’s block; they challenge each other to spend the summer writing a novel in each other’s genres.

The novel concludes with both characters embarking on new chapters in their lives, filled with hope, creativity, and the promise of lasting love.

"[5] A Publishers Weekly review said "Readers are sure to fall hard for this meta, heartfelt take on the romance genre.