Summer in the City
The instant Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller and your newest enemies-to-lovers obsession!
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Udgiverens beskrivelse
'A book that truly encapsulates the warmth and joy of summer' Stylist
'Hotter than the rest of your TBR' Cosmo
'Pure, steamy fun, and the perfect summer read' Ali Hazelwood, author of The Love Hypothesis
'A fun, stay-up-late-to-finish read!' Abby Jimenez, author of Just for the Summer
Readers love Summer in the City...
'All I have to say is WOW' *****
'I absolutely adored this book' *****
'I'm in love with Parker Warren' *****
'This will surely be a favourite of 2025' *****
'I cannot recommend this book enough' *****
From the New York Times bestselling author of the Lightlark Saga, this is Alex Aster's debut romance novel.
Twenty-seven-year-old screenwriter, Elle, has the chance of a lifetime to write a big-budget movie set in New York City. The only problem? She's had writer's block for months, and her screenplay is due by the end of the summer.
Desperate for inspiration, Elle returns to NYC – the city she hates – and tries to throw herself into her writing. But then she meets her new neighbour: Parker Warren. He's the city's favourite handsome tech billionaire and he's also the guy Elle hooked up with in a stairwell two years ago. When seeing him again turns into a night of hate-fuelled writing, Elle realises Parker might just be her twisted muse.
So, when Parker needs to fake a steady relationship during his company's precarious acquisition and Elle needs to research a list of classic date spots in the city for her screenplay, they suddenly find they might just be exactly what each other needs.
Summers always end, and so will this agreement.
It's all pretend.
Until it isn't.
If you like...
Billionaire
Forced proximity
Neighbours
Fake dating
Enemies-to-lovers
Slow burn
Spice
...you'll love Summer in the City
Summer in the City ranked no. 10 on the Sunday Times bestseller chart and no. 2 on the New York Times bestseller chart week ending 29/03/25.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Bestselling YA author Aster's adult debut (after the Lightlark Saga series) demonstrates that she's as talented at handling contemporary settings as building fantasy worlds. Screenwriter Elle Leon reluctantly returns to New York City seeking inspiration for her next hit screenplay. Despite all the city has to offer, however, she's more than content to stay inside her sister's luxury apartment, only venturing out for coffee. She's wracked with writer's block—until she realizes that her neighbor is hunky tech CEO Parker Warren, a man the tabloids dub the "Billionaire Bachelor" and whom Elle almost hooked up with two years prior before he insulted her by assuming she was a gold digger. Parker represents everything Elle despises, and her ire toward him finally gets her writing. So when he asks her to play his fake girlfriend in front of the press, she agrees, hoping for even more inspiration. Elle's disdain for Parker lasts a bit too long given how much time they inevitably spend together, but Aster builds their backstories and chemistry well, making this enemies-to-lovers arc believable. Meanwhile, their pretend dates take them on a whirlwind tour of famous New York sites, which will please armchair travelers. Aster should win a whole new group of fans with this.
