A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston

Anticipated by Parade, Buzzfeed, Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, She Reads, The Seattle Times, BookRiot, and more, this novel by the New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Year Slip and The Dead Romantics follows a professor who gets literally caught up in a work of fiction.

Eileen Merriweather, a literature professor, finds solace in happily-ever-after stories, preferring fictional men over real ones after being left at the altar. Desperate for the comfort of her annual book club retreat, she sets off despite everything, only to have her car break down in a quaint town seemingly straight out of a novel.

This town, Eloraton, mirrors the setting of her favorite romance series: sweet honey taffy from the candy store, slightly burnt burgers at the local bar, and predictable afternoon rain. It feels like home but is eerily perfect and frozen, trapped in the late author’s last unfinished manuscript.

Eileen realizes she’s in Eloraton for a reason: to complete the story and bring the town to its proper ending. However, there's a mysterious character she can't place—a grumpy, sexy bookstore owner with mint-green eyes and impeccable taste in novels who opposes her efforts to finish the book. As Eloraton's fictional and real worlds blur, Eileen's mission to resolve the town’s storybook ending becomes intertwined with her own quest for a happily-ever-after.

In this enchanting novel, Eileen’s journey through a fictional world tests her belief in happy endings and reveals that sometimes, the most unexpected paths can lead to true happiness. ❤️📚❤️