January Andrews writes swoon-worthy romances. Augustus Everett pens dark, brooding literary fiction. She believes in happily-ever-afters; he kills off his characters before dessert. Theyre nothing alikeexcept for the fact that theyre both broke, creatively blocked, and living in neighboring beach houses for the summer.

One drunken challenge changes everything: for three months, theyll swap genres. January will write something bleak and profound. Gus will try to craft a feel-good love story. To make it work, they dive headfirst into each others worldsrom-com-worthy adventures for him, cult research and tragic backstories for her.

The plan? Push past writers block. Finish their novels. Absolutely do not fall in love.

Beach Read is a whip-smart, laugh-out-loud love story about opposites attracting, letting go of the past, and the wild, unexpected magic of getting exactly what you never thought you needed.