Beach Read

From the #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of Funny Story!

A romance writer who’s lost faith in love and a brooding literary author stuck in a creative slump make an unlikely deal—one that just might change the way they see happily ever after.

Featured in The New York Times Book Review, Entertainment Weekly, Oprah Magazine, Good Morning America, and more!

January Andrews writes bestselling romance; Augustus Everett crafts critically acclaimed literary fiction. She believes in happy endings; he prefers to kill off his characters. The only thing they have in common? They're both broke, battling writer’s block, and spending the summer as reluctant neighbors in side-by-side beach houses.

One night, they strike a playful challenge: Augustus will try his hand at an uplifting love story, while January attempts a serious literary masterpiece. To help each other along, she drags him through rom-com-worthy outings, and he introduces her to the dark world of his research—death cults included. The goal? Finish their books. The definite outcome? Absolutely no falling in love.

Really.