# Summer in the City by Alex Aster (Paperback)

**'A book that truly encapsulates the warmth and joy of summer' _Stylist_**  
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'Hotter than the rest of your TBR' _Cosmo_**  
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'Pure, steamy fun, and the perfect summer read' Ali Hazelwood, author of _The Love Hypothesis_**  
  
**'A fun, stay-up-late-to-finish read!' Abby Jimenez, author of _Just for the Summer_**  
  
**Readers love _Summer in the City_...**  
'All I have to say is WOW' **\*\*\*\*\***  
'I absolutely adored this book' **\*\*\*\*\***  
'I'm in love with Parker Warren' **\*\*\*\*\***  
'This will surely be a favourite of 2025' **\*\*\*\*\***  
'I cannot recommend this book enough' **\*\*\*\*\*****  
  
From the _New York Times_ bestselling author of the Lightlark Saga, this is Alex Aster's debut romance novel.**  
  
Twenty-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 by the end of the summer.  
  
Desperate for inspiration, Elle returns to NYC - the city she hates - and tries to throw herself into her writing. But then she meets her new neighbour: Parker Warren. He's the city's favourite handsome tech billionaire and he's also the guy Elle hooked up with in a stairwell two years ago. When seeing him again turns into a night of hate-fuelled writing, Elle realises Parker might just be her twisted muse.  
  
So, when Parker needs to fake a steady relationship during his company's precarious acquisition and Elle needs to research a list of classic date spots in the city for her screenplay, they suddenly find they might just be exactly what each other needs.  
  
Summers always end, and so will this agreement.  
It's all pretend.  
Until it isn't.  
  
**If you like...**  
Billionaire  
Forced proximity  
Neighbours  
Fake dating  
Enemies-to-lovers  
Slow burn  
Spice  
**...you'll love _Summer in the City_**  
  
  
**_Summer in the City_ ranked no. 10 on the _Sunday Times_ bestseller chart and no. 2 on the _New York Times_ bestseller chart week ending 29/03/25.**

## Details

- **Price:** 9.99 GBP
- **Vendor:** Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- **Tags:** All Books, Romance

## Variants

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| Default Title | 9.99 GBP | In stock |

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