The Break-Up Pact by Emma Lord (Afterlight ‘Better Than Revenge’ Exclusive)

Two viral break-ups. One fake relationship. Five sparkling, heart-pounding dates.

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 that spread like wildfire online, 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 by pretending to date. After all, that will help June's shop stay open and make Levi's ex realize what a mistake she made.

All they have to do is convince the world they're in love, one swoon-worthy photo op at a time. Then they can happily go their separate ways with no regrets . . . right?

Our Afterlight Exclusive edition is a B-format hardback and features:

• An exclusive redesigned cover (illustrated by @_quinnasaurus)
• Full colour printing on the hardback (by @jessbernadetteart)
• Digitally printed fore-edge (@_quinnasaurus); block sprayed top & bottom edge
• Illustrated endpapers (by @monikarozaa); different front and back
• Signed by the author
• M/F Romance (white FMC and white MMC)
• Adult contemporary romance

If you love fake dating and childhood friends to lovers, we think you’ll love this one!