{"product_id":"9781526691569","title":"Summer in the City","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Aster, Alex\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781526691569\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Jul 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 304 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'H\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eotter than the rest of your TBR' \u003ci\u003eCosmo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Pure, steamy fun, and the perfect summer read! I adored every word, and I hope Alex Aster never stops writing romance!!' Ali Hazelwood, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Love Hypothesis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the Lightlark\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eSaga, this is Alex Aster's debut romance novel.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eTwenty-seven-year-old screenwriter, Elle, has the chance of a lifetime to write a big-budget movie set in New York City. The only problem? She's had writer's block for months, and her screenplay is due at the end of the summer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a desperate attempt at inspiration, Elle ends up back in the city she swore she would never return to, in an apartment she could never afford (floor-to-ceiling windows, skyline views, and a new coffee shop to haunt included). It's the perfect place to write her screenplay . . . until she realizes her new neighbor is tech 'Billionaire Bachelor' Parker Warren, her stairwell hookup from two years ago. It's been a lovers-to-enemies situation ever since.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen seeing him again turns into a full night of hate-fueled writing, Elle realizes her enemy\/twisted muse might just be the key to finishing her screenplay . . . if she can stand being around her polar opposite. She writes anonymously, and he's on the cover of every business magazine. He frequents fancy red-carpeted events, and she doesn't like leaving her emotional support five block radius.\u003cbr\u003eOne summer. One wall apart. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe needs to fake a buzzy relationship during his company's precarious acquisition. She needs to write a movie around a list of NYC locations. Both need a break from their unrelenting schedules, and a chance to rediscover the skyscraper-glimmering, pizza-crusted, sunlit charms of the city.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSummers always end, and so will this agreement. It's all pretend. Promise.\u003cbr\u003eUntil it isn't.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'A fun, stay-up-late-to-finish read!' Abby Jimenez, author of \u003ci\u003eJust for the Summer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders love \u003ci\u003eSummer in the City\u003c\/i\u003e...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'All I have to say is WOW' \u003cb\u003e*****\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I absolutely adored this book' \u003cb\u003e*****\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I'm in love with Parker Warren' \u003cb\u003e*****\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This will surely be a favourite of 2025' \u003cb\u003e*****\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I cannot recommend this book enough' \u003cb\u003e*****\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46655871746206,"sku":"UBD-9781526691569","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781526691569.jpg?v=1774835996","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781526691569","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}