An Academic Affair
a rivals to lovers workplace romance heating up the classroom
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- $109.00
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- $109.00
Descripción editorial
‘Ticked all my romcom boxes. A super smart rivals to lovers, which was tender, sexy, snarky and full of big feelings’ SARRA MANNING, author of London, With Love
The Love Hypothesis meets The Hating Game in a new standalone romcom from New York Times acclaimed author and romance academic Jodi McAlister.
From rivals in the classroom. . . to partners in real life?
Sadie Shaw and Jonah Fisher have known each other for fifteen years – and they’ve disliked each other for every one of them. It started with a minor altercation in an undergrad literature class, but as their academic careers developed, so did the intensity of their arguments. By the time they graduate with their doctorates, they’re embroiled in a full-on rivalry.
So when a position comes up that Sadie and Jonah are both perfect for, their ongoing enmity explodes into a red-hot competition. But as Sadie fights to secure her future, she realises there might be a way for both of them to get their dream job. There's just one catch – they'll have to get married first.
When things get personal, though, Sadie will have to keep her eye on the prize. A fake marriage isn't worth jeopardising her real career over, is it?
Tropes:
Enemies to lovers
Marriage of convenience
One Bed
He falls first
Readers are OBSSESSED with An Academic Affair!
'GIVE IT THE BOOKER PRIZE!!!!!!!!! THE MILES FRANKLIN!!!!!! THE STELLA!!!!!!!! I BELIEVE IN LOVE AGAIN!! … This actually filled my lungs up with joy until I felt like they'd burst' (5 stars)
‘A fantastic read! I loved the enemies/academic rivals-to-lovers setup – Sadie and Jonah are EVERYTHING! This also had marriage of convenience and it was heartfelt, and their banter, THEIR BANTER! Yes please’ (5 stars)
'From the first sentence I was hooked. The sparkling and witty dialogue to the chemistry between Jonah and Sadie kept me up til '3am to finish because I couldn't put it down’ (5 stars)
'Wow, wow wow!! This is my absolute favourite romcom of the year! An Academic Affair is such cute, funny, heartstring-tugger of a book' (5 stars)
‘I absolutely adored An Academic Affair …Sadie and Jonah's chemistry was palpable … I couldn’t get enough of them as a couple. I’m already thinking about rereading it – it’s the kind of story that sticks with you!’ (5 stars)
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
This cute contemporary from McAlister (Here for the Right Reasons) follows Sadie Shaw and Jonah Fisher, who have been academic rivals for 15 years. Multiple attempts to reach a truce have failed, despite Jonah's one-sided crush. After graduating with their PhDs in literature, both struggle to find stable employment. So their latest "ceasefire" goes out the window when a professorship opens up that seems perfect for both of them. It would enable Sadie to use her academic specialty in popular fiction, and Jonah to be closer to his sister, who recently became a single mom. After a hard-fought battle, Sadie gets the job. She's proud, but she also feels bad for Jonah. Then she notices a partner-hire clause in her contract that offers any employee's "suitably qualified" partner a position at the same university. So the pair hatch a plan to get married. Though this scheme puts strain on Sadie's relationship with her lawyer sister, Chess, who has always hated the fake dating trope in fiction, the couple tie the knot and move across the country to start their new positions. Living and working in close proximity reignites Jonah's crush and has Sadie wondering if she has deeper feelings for her rival. Though the romance is slow to develop, the couple's chemistry is well worth the wait. Readers will be pleased.
