Otty has just landed her dream job. She’s about to join the writing team of one of the most respected showrunners in TV. And then the night before her first day, she’s evicted from her flat.

Joe has been working with Russell for years. He’s the best writer on his team, but lately something has been off. He’s trying to get his mojo back, but when his flatmate moves out without warning he has other things to worry about.

Otty moving into Joe’s house seems like the perfect solution to both their problems, but neither is prepared for what happens next. Paired together in the writing room, their obvious chemistry sparks from the page and they are the writing duo to beat. But their relationship off the page is an entirely different story, and neither of them can figure out why.

And suddenly the question isn’t, will they, or won’t they? It’s why won’t they?

An epic and modern love story for our times, we will all see ourselves reflected in Otty and Joe. We are our own biggest barriers and this novel explores what happens when we get out of our own way. And it is glorious.

‘Breathtakingly romantic and utterly captivating; I fell in love with Otty and Joe on the very first page’
Cathy Bramley

‘An absolutely gorgeous modern love story’
Rachael Lucas, author of The Telephone Box Library

‘A beautiful, grown-up and real romance. You’re going to love Otty and Joe’
Laura Kemp, author of Bring Me Sunshine

‘So beautiful and so romantic. I was on tenterhooks the whole time, utterly loving Otty and Joe’
Anna Bell, author of The Man I Didn’t Marry

‘This sparkling love story . . . is sure to bring a smile to your face’
Woman’s Weekly

‘It’s a love story that has everything a classic romcom should have’
Woman