Beach Read

£9.99

January is a hopeless romantic who likes narrating her life as if she’s the heroine in a blockbuster movie. Augustus is a serious literary type who thinks true love is a fairy-tale. January and Augustus are not going to get on. But they actually have more in common than you’d think: They’re both broke. They’ve got crippling writer’s block. They need to write bestsellers before the end of the summer. The result? A bet to see who can get their book published first. The catch? They have to swap genres. The risk? In telling each other’s stories, their worlds might be changed entirely.

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Description

Two writers. One holiday. A romcom waiting to happen…

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‘One of my favourite authors’ Colleen Hoover, It Ends With Us
‘A great love story’ Jodi Picoult, Wish You Were Here
‘The perfect escapist romp’ Laura Jane Williams, One Night With You

January is a hopeless romantic who narrates her life like she’s the lead in a blockbuster movie.

Gus is a serious literary type who thinks true love is a fairy-tale.

But January and Gus have more in common than you’d think:

They’re both broke.
They’ve got crippling writer’s block.
And they need to write bestsellers before summer ends.

The result? A bet to swap genres and see who gets published first.
The risk? In telling each other’s stories, their worlds might be changed entirely…

Set over one sizzling summer, Beach Read is a witty love story that will make you laugh a lot, cry a little and fall head over heels. For fans of The Flat Share and If I Never Met You.

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‘My heart ached for January, and Gus is to die for – a steamy, smart and perceptive romance’ Josie Silver, One Night on the Island

‘Full of banter, heat, and sexual tension, I felt the thrill of falling in love right alongside January and Gus. A gorgeous page-turner of a novel’ Laura Jane Williams, One Night With You

‘Funny, and seriously sizzling’ Best

‘If whipcrack banter and sexual tension is your catnip, you’ll adore this book’ Sally Thorne, The Hating Game

‘Touching and heartfelt . . . I closed this book with a satisfied sigh’ Jasmine Guillory, While We Were Dating

‘Clever and funny, this is a tender love story’ Woman & Home

Emily Henry, Sunday Times bestseller, May 2024

Additional information

Weight 0.255 kg
Dimensions 19.8 × 12.9 × 2.3 cm
Author

Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

361

Language

English

Edition

Paperback original

Dewey

813.6 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K