The Break-Up Pact

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The Break-Up Pact book cover

by Emma Lord

Publication date: August 13, 2024
Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin
Paperback: 320 pages

Publisher Description

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Two best friends who haven’t spoken in ten years pretend to date after break-ups with their respective exes go viral, in this delightfully fun and deeply emotional novel from 
New York Times 
bestselling author Emma Lord.

June and Levi were best friends as teenagers―until the day they weren’t. Now June is struggling to make rent on her beachside tea shop, Levi is living a New York cliché as a disillusioned hedge fund manager and failed novelist, and they’ve barely spoken in years.

But after they both experience public, humiliating break-ups with their exes that spread like wildfire across TikTok rabbit holes and daytime talk shows alike, they accidentally make some juicy gossip of their own―a photo of them together has the internet convinced they’re a couple. With so many people rooting for them, they decide to put aside their rocky past and make a pact to fuel the fire. Pretending to date will help June’s shop get back on its feet and make Levi’s ex realize that she made a mistake. All they have to do is convince the world they’re in love, one swoon-worthy photo opp at a time.

Two viral break-ups. One fake relationship. Five sparkling, heart-pounding dates. June and Levi can definitely pull this off without their hearts getting involved. Because everyone knows fake dating doesn’t come with real feelings. Right?

About the author

Emma Lord is a digital media editor and writer living in New York City, where she spends whatever time she isn’t writing either running or belting show tunes in community theater. Her books include Tweet CuteYou Have a Match, and When You Get the Chance.

Find more about Emma ON HER WEBSITE

Praise

“Emma Lord’s adult debut is an absolute homerun! It has the very best of fake-dating (with some delicious meta-commentary on the trope), revenge, second chance, a grumpy hero to die for, and the perfect amount of tea! Emma Lord brings on the steam, and her voice is engaging, hilarious, and an utter pleasure to read. The Break-Up Pact is a fantastic romcom!” – Ali Hazelwood, #1 New York Times bestselling author

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“The Break-Up Pact is like your favorite Taylor Swift song on repeat―romantic, heartbreaking, and utterly enchanting. I laughed, I swooned, I sobbed my eyes out. The perfect blend of Emily Henry and Nora Ephron, Emma Lord is your next perfect summer read!” ― Ashley Poston, New York Times bestselling author of The Dead Romantics and The Seven Year Slip

“The Break-Up Pact is an emotional, delicious, warm hearted story and I loved it from the very first page. Emma Lord writes so well about love, grief, growing up, and giving people―including yourself―second chances. A perfect book to read on the beach or at a corner table at a cafe, as long as it makes plenty of delicious baked goods!” – Jasmine Guillory, New York Times bestselling author of Drunk on Love and Drop, Cover, and Move On

“A breezy, beachy read filled with lovable characters and a simmering slow burn. With plentiful laughs and Emma Lord’s trademark charm, The Break-Up Pact is a new romance favorite. I’m not sure what I’m craving more ― Levi Shaw or one of June’s scones.” Rachel Lynn Solomon, New York Times bestselling author of Business or Pleasure and The Ex Talk

“An immensely charming adult romance debut from Emma Lord! With its lovable characters, quaint seaside setting, and gorgeously insightful prose, The Break-Up Pact is a joy to read. This estranged-childhood-friends-to-fake-dating-to-lovers story is as delicious and warm as one of June’s specialty scones. Humor and heart at its best — I loved it!” Sarah Adler, author of Mrs. Nash’s Ashes

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