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Monica has spent her whole life being the ‘good girl’—perfect student, supportive girlfriend, always putting others first. After one too many relationships where she played therapist instead of partner, she’s done with ‘serious.’

New city, new rules: fun only, no commitment.

Then she meets Alexi—a charming, magnetic stranger with striking teal eyes and an insatiable lust for life. Their chemistry is instant and impossible to ignore. But Monica’s not interested in falling into old patterns.

What follows is a summer of travel, passion, and the kind of connection that makes you question everything you thought you should want.

As a very hot summer unfolds—in the air and under the sheets—Monica is faced with a difficult question: can love burn bright without burning out? And does happily-ever-after have to look the way everyone says it should?


For readers who loved Emily Henry but wanted her to be braver with the ending.