Emily Henry Beach Read 2020 Penguin Books, Limited 2020

Synopsis

<p><b>Two writers. One holiday. A romcom waiting to happen...</b> <p>------- <p><b>'One of my favourite authors'</b> Colleen Hoover, <i> It Ends With Us</i><br><b>'A great love story'</b> Jodi Picoult, Wish You Were Here<br><b>'The perfect escapist romp'</b> Laura Jane Williams, <i>One Night With You</i> <p><b>January</b> is a hopeless romantic who narrates her life like she's the lead in a blockbuster movie. <p><b>Gus</b> is a serious literary type who thinks true love is a fairy-tale. <p>But January and Gus have more in common than you'd think: <p>They're both broke.<br>They've got crippling writer's block.<br>And they need to write bestsellers before summer ends. <p>The result? A bet to swap genres and see who gets published first.<br>The risk? In telling each other's stories, their worlds might be changed entirely... <p><b>Set over one sizzling summer, <i>Beach Read</i> is a witty love story that will make you laugh a lot, cry a little and fall head over heels. For fans of <i>The Flat Share</i> and <i>If I Never Met You</i>.</b> <p>------- <p><b>'My heart ached for January, and Gus is to die for - a </b><b>steamy, smart and perceptive romance'</b> Josie Silver, <i>One Night on the Island</i> <p><b>'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'</b> Laura Jane Williams, <i>One Night With You</i> <p><b>'Funny, and seriously sizzling'</b> <i>Best</i> <p><b>'If whipcrack banter and sexual tension is your catnip, you'll adore this book'</b> Sally Thorne, <i>The Hating Game</i> <p><b>'Touching and heartfelt . . . I closed this book with a satisfied sigh'</b> Jasmine Guillory, <i>While We Were Dating</i> <p><b>'Clever and funny, this is a tender love story'</b> <i>Woman & Home</i></p>