The Friendship Fling: A Novel [Paperback]

"The Friendship Flingis fun, feisty, and sexy! The characters have such brilliant chemistry, and it’s the perfect escapist novel to curl up with.”—Emily Stone, bestselling author ofAlways, in DecemberandA Winter Wish

"Charming from start to finish,The Friendship Flingis the perfect summer read." —Hannah Bonam-Young,USA Todaybestselling author ofOut on a Limb

In this delightfully charming and heartfelt debut love story, two lonely and wildly different strangers embark on a short-term friendship over one London summer—only to discover they may be something more by the time the season ends.

No one would ever call Ava Monroe a people person, which isn’t ideal for a barista in a busy London coffee shop. She’s sarcastic, blunt, and set in her ways, with a rule that her relationships are to be strictly no-strings-attached. But now, rather inconveniently, her best friend, Josie, is about to leave for several months, and she's pushing Ava to get out of her comfort zone and meet new people—though Ava's really not keen to shake up her life.

Then the interminably cheerful and undeniably gorgeous Finn O’Callaghan rolls into her coffee shop with an unusual proposal: a strictly friends-only summer fling. Finn needs a local to help him complete his London bucket list before he moves away, and Ava needs to reassure Josie—and maybe herself—that she won't be lonely. Besides, it’s only for a few months: What's the worst that could happen?

Before long, their mismatched friendship of convenience becomes more tolerable than Ava expected. As they work their way through Finn’s list around the sun-drenched city, from rooftops and floating bars to nights at the museum, their adventures—and Finn’s company—start to feel . . .nice. Incredibly, terrifyingly, dangerouslynice