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 and throws herself into writing. But then she meets her new neighbour: Parker Warren, the handsome tech billionaire she hasn’t seen in two years after they kissed.

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.

A book that truly encapsulates the warmth and joy of summer * Stylist *
Hotter than the rest of your TBR * Cosmo *
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

Alex Aster is the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of the TikTok sensation Lightlark and Nightbane and the Emblem Island series for children, inspired by her Colombian heritage. Summer in the City is her first romance novel.