"This is the beach and pool read of the summer! Fun and sexy with a delicious slow-burn that revolves around a lovable cast of characters.â âKaren Booth, author of Not So Fast
Wantedâno, NEEDED: a summer escape with beach reads, cocktailsâŠand a little romance on the side.
After her legal career comes to a sudden and humiliating end, Liliane Lyon books a restorative summer rental at The Icon, a quintessential Art Deco building in Miami Beach, where her only plan is to bask in the sun, read, and sip cocktails. But soon sheâs enchanted by the colorful community, including university professor Benedicto Romeroâresident tortured poet, whose sole intention for sabbatical is to indulge in brooding introspection.
When they discover a shared passion for romance novels, Lily and Ben are soon spending hours reading together by the pool, the spark between them unwittingly giving the other residents the impression that theyâre experts in matters of the heartâŠno matter that IRL their disastrous love lives bear little resemblance to the stories theyâre reading.
But while Ben and Lily can pinpoint a trope a mile away and give excellent advice to others, they canât make sense of the sizzling chemistry between them, and the suggestion of a professional podcast suddenly forces them to consider the long-term. So what if it means working even closer together! So what if their banter makes Lily's head spin! Itâs the summer of taking chances, but a word to the wise: Miami isnât the place for growth and rebirth. Itâs the place to get messy.
For fans of: Slow Burn Friends to Lovers Close Proximity Beachy Reads Books About Books Black Love Eccentric and charming characters ala Only Murders in the Building
"This is the beach and pool read of the summer! Fun and sexy with a delicious slow-burn that revolves around a lovable cast of characters.â âKaren Booth, author of Not So Fast
Wantedâno, NEEDED: a summer escape with beach reads, cocktailsâŠand a little romance on the side.
After her legal career comes to a sudden and humiliating end, Liliane Lyon books a restorative summer rental at The Icon, a quintessential Art Deco building in Miami Beach, where her only plan is to bask in the sun, read, and sip cocktails. But soon sheâs enchanted by the colorful community, including university professor Benedicto Romeroâresident tortured poet, whose sole intention for sabbatical is to indulge in brooding introspection.
When they discover a shared passion for romance novels, Lily and Ben are soon spending hours reading together by the pool, the spark between them unwittingly giving the other residents the impression that theyâre experts in matters of the heartâŠno matter that IRL their disastrous love lives bear little resemblance to the stories theyâre reading.
But while Ben and Lily can pinpoint a trope a mile away and give excellent advice to others, they canât make sense of the sizzling chemistry between them, and the suggestion of a professional podcast suddenly forces them to consider the long-term. So what if it means working even closer together! So what if their banter makes Lily's head spin! Itâs the summer of taking chances, but a word to the wise: Miami isnât the place for growth and rebirth. Itâs the place to get messy.
For fans of: Slow Burn Friends to Lovers Close Proximity Beachy Reads Books About Books Black Love Eccentric and charming characters ala Only Murders in the Building