Struggling romance writer January inherits a lake house and discovers her brooding neighbor is literary author Gus, her old college rival.
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Struggling romance writer January inherits a lake house and discovers her brooding neighbor is literary author Gus, her old college rival.
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A romance writer who no longer believes in love and a literary writer stuck in a rut engage in a summer-long challenge that may just upend everything they believe about happily ever afters.
Augustus Everett is an acclaimed author of literary fiction. January Andrews writes bestselling romance. When she pens a happily ever after, he kills off his entire cast.
They’re polar opposites.
In fact, the only thing they have in common is that for the next three months, they're living in neighbor...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Several explicit on-page sex scenes between protagonists, with detailed descriptions of intimacy and foreplay.
Violence & gore
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Brief mentions of past physical abuse without graphic details.
Profanity
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Moderate use of profanity including f-bombs and other strong language in dialogue.
Substance use
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Recurring social alcohol consumption; some cautionary portrayal of its effects on characters.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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WLW side couple featured in minor supporting roles.
Religious content
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No religious themes present.
Magic & witchcraft
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Brief mentions of cults in a research context, without rituals or supernatural elements.
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources.
Political content
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No political or ideological messaging.
Self-harm / suicide
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Recurring discussions and research into suicide cults; mentions of suicidal ideation in backstory.
Abuse & suffering
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Central themes of past child abuse, domestic abuse, infidelity, parental death, and breast cancer; emotional impact on protagonists.
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