Just for the Summer

Genre

Romance & Contemporary Relationships

Publisher

Forever (Hachette)

Publication year

2024

ISBN

9781538767443

Justin and Emma each seem cursed: every person they date finds their true love immediately after the breakup. They team up, planning to date each other and break up so their 'curses' will cancel out, but real feelings and family crises complicate the experiment. Abby Jimenez's romance was an...

Justin has a curious pattern: everyone he dates meets their soulmate right after breaking up with him. So does Emma. When they discover each other online, they hatch an irresistible plan - date each other, then break up, and let their matching 'curses' cancel out and finally free them both. Abby Jimenez builds Just for the Summer from that charming high-concept setup, then does what she does best: pivots from rom-com premise into real emotional weight, as Emma's chaotic family and old wounds crash the experiment. Jimenez is unusually willing to let genuine hardship - mental illness, unstable childhoods, caretaking - share the page with banter and heat, and the mix gives her romances their staying power. It is warm, funny and more moving than its gimmick suggests. An instant #1 bestseller and Good Morning America Book Club pick, it confirmed Jimenez as one of contemporary romance's most reliable hitmakers. For readers who want feel-good love stories with real feeling underneath, it delivers.