Pre-order now! The brilliant new romcom from the bestselling author of mega-hit, Last Night

Two reluctant housemates.

Two broken promises.

One crazy plan…

Harriet Hatley may be one of the most in-demand wedding photographers in Leeds, but she hates the idea of marriage.

Cal Clarke is used to the world falling in line with his plans – apart from his own love-life, which has gone hopelessly wrong.

When they become unlikely housemates, it’s clear they’re both running away from something bigger.

Can they take a crazy risk to face the past and change everything?

Pre-order the biggest romcom of 2022 now!

Reviews

Praise for Mhairi McFarlane

'Brilliant on relationships, friendships and emotions… I loved, loved, loved this book’

Marian Keyes, #1 bestselling author of Grown-Ups

‘Gorgeously romantic, as well as a story about friendship and grief and loss; I never wanted it to end’

Beth O’Leary, #1 bestselling author of The Flatshare

‘A luminous, heart-achingly beautiful love letter to friendship’

Josie Silver, #1 bestselling author of One Day in December

‘Funny and heartfelt, full of humour and wisdom, I absolutely loved it’ Katie Fforde

‘An effortlessly brilliant read – will have you laughing when you shouldn’t and sobbing when you least expect it’ Giovanna Fletcher

‘Totally hilarious and wincingly real’ Jenny Colgan

‘Sharply relevant, super funny, packs an emotional punch and deeply, deliciously romantic – perfect on every level’ Cressida McLaughlin

‘Funny, crackling with sexual tension, and full of complex, nuanced characters – a total joy to read’ Louise O’Neill

‘A funny, smart and wonderfully romantic book’ Lucy Diamond

'Warm, nuanced, compelling’ STYLIST

‘The funniest, most romantic book I've read since One Day’ Lisa Jewell

‘I loved this: an original, genuinely funny, genuinely moving, modern love story’ Katy Regan

‘Mhairi is darkly funny and quite, quite rude … A breath of tart, Northern air’ Sarra Manning

‘Bitingly sharp and achingly funny … guaranteed to have you bent double. I absolutely loved it!’ Claudia Carroll

‘Sparkly writing, laugh out loud funny and a story that'll keep you enthralled. What's not to love?’ Jane Fallon

‘nobody does modern love like [Mhairi], hilarious, devastating and real’ Laura Kemp

About the author

Sunday Times bestselling author Mhairi McFarlane was born in Scotland in 1976 and her unnecessarily confusing name is pronounced Vah-Ree.

After some efforts at journalism, she started writing novels and her first book, You Had Me At Hello, was an instant success and she’s since sold over 1.5 million copies of her books. She’s now written seven books and lives in Nottingham with a man and a cat.