Penguin Random House USA

In March 2020 Lucy's ex-husband William pleads with her to leave New York and escape to a coastal house he has rented in Maine. Lucy reluctantly agrees, leaving the washing-up in the sink, expecting to be back in a week or two. Weeks turn into months, and it's just Lucy, William, and their complex past together in a little house nestled against the sea. Rich with empathy and a searing

Can they stop hating each other long enough to fall in love?

A commitment-phobe and a hopeless romantic clash over and over again-until heartbreak and unexpected chemistry bring them together in this clever enemies-to-friends-to-lovers debut romance.

"Fresh, witty, and utterly romantic."-Ali Hazelwood, New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis