Ordinary Love

'A SEXY SUMMER ROMANCE' DAILY MAIL 'A GRIPPING MODERN LOVE STORY' THE TIMES 'SOME OF THE BEST SEX SCENES I'VE READ THIS YEAR' GUARDIAN 'ONE FOR ROMANCE FANS EVERYWHERE' MARIE CLAIRE 'THIS SUMMER'S SMART BEACH READ' GRAZIA 'WILL BREAK YOU THEN PUT YOU BACK TOGETHER AGAIN' STYLIST 'UNBEARABLY BEAUTIFUL' EMILIA HART 'A SEXY PAGE TURNER' MADELEINE GRAY _________________________________________________________________________ There's no such thing as an ordinary love story When Emily catches sight of Gennifer Hall at a party, she is transported back to the moment they fell in love as teenagers. Their connection was electric, and they thought it was forever. Now Gen is an Olympic runner, the career she strived for, while Emily is living a picture-perfect life with her two young children and wealthy husband, Jack. But Jack's controlling behaviour is spiralling, and Emily has lost sight of who she once was. Despite everything keeping them apart, Emily and Gen still feel that magnetic attraction. After years of heartbreak, missed chances and misunderstandings, will they finally get a second chance at first love? _________________________________________________________________________ 'AN IMMERSIVE, GLAMOROUS, SEXY AND GRIPPING MODERN LOVE STORY TO GULP DOWN HUNGRILY AND QUICKLY' SUNDAY TIMES 'SLIPS DOWN AS EASILY AS OYSTERS AND CHAMPAGNE' DAILY MAIL 'A TENDER ROMANCE' WOMAN & HOME 'IMMERSIVE AND INSIGHTFUL' LISA OWENS, AUTHOR OF NOT WORKING AND NATURAL DISASTER 'AN EXQUISITELY TENDER PORTRAYAL OF ENDURING LOVE' OBSERVER 'A GORGEOUSLY WRITTEN LOVE STORY' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING 'HAD ME HOOKED FROM THE FIRST PAGE' JENNIE GODFREY, AUTHOR OF THE LIST OF SUSPICIOUS THINGS 'PROFOUNDLY MOVING' EMILY ST. JOHN MANDEL, AUTHOR OF STATION ELEVEN 'A MOVING, TENDER STORY ABOUT LOST LOVE AND SECOND CHANCES' RED 'I'M OBSESSED WITH THIS NOVEL. IT DEMANDS OBSESSION' HOLLY BRICKLEY, AUTHOR OF DEEP CUTS 'FUNNY AND MOVING AND SEXY' J. COURTNEY SULLIVAN, AUTHOR OF THE CLIFFS '[A] RAW, GORGEOUS DEBUT' THE I PAPER 'SHINING WITH RARE CLARITY' SAINSBURY'S MAGAZINE READERS ARE RAVING: 'So raw and so real . . . If there's one book you read this year, it should be this one' 'I absolutely devoured this . . . Clear your afternoon to read this one straight through' 'The characters were so real that I miss them now the book's over. This novel is one for the ages' 'Boy did this pack a punch, have a box of tissues by your side - you will need these' 'Sexy and sensual . . . I found myself not wanting to stop reading' 'So emotionally wrecked by this book [that I'm] still thinking about it obsessively months later' 'I fell in love with this story and these characters right from the beginning'

'A SEXY SUMMER ROMANCE' DAILY MAIL 'A GRIPPING MODERN LOVE STORY' THE TIMES 'SOME OF THE BEST SEX SCENES I'VE READ THIS YEAR' GUARDIAN 'ONE FOR ROMANCE FANS EVERYWHERE' MARIE CLAIRE 'THIS SUMMER'S SMART BEACH READ' GRAZIA 'WILL BREAK YOU THEN PUT YOU BACK TOGETHER AGAIN' STYLIST 'UNBEARABLY BEAUTIFUL' EMILIA HART 'A SEXY PAGE TURNER' MADELEINE GRAY _________________________________________________________________________ There's no such thing as an ordinary love story When Emily catches sight of Gennifer Hall at a party, she is transported back to the moment they fell in love as teenagers. Their connection was electric, and they thought it was forever. Now Gen is an Olympic runner, the career she strived for, while Emily is living a picture-perfect life with her two young children and wealthy husband, Jack. But Jack's controlling behaviour is spiralling, and Emily has lost sight of who she once was. Despite everything keeping them apart, Emily and Gen still feel that magnetic attraction. After years of heartbreak, missed chances and misunderstandings, will they finally get a second chance at first love? _________________________________________________________________________ 'AN IMMERSIVE, GLAMOROUS, SEXY AND GRIPPING MODERN LOVE STORY TO GULP DOWN HUNGRILY AND QUICKLY' SUNDAY TIMES 'SLIPS DOWN AS EASILY AS OYSTERS AND CHAMPAGNE' DAILY MAIL 'A TENDER ROMANCE' WOMAN & HOME 'IMMERSIVE AND INSIGHTFUL' LISA OWENS, AUTHOR OF NOT WORKING AND NATURAL DISASTER 'AN EXQUISITELY TENDER PORTRAYAL OF ENDURING LOVE' OBSERVER 'A GORGEOUSLY WRITTEN LOVE STORY' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING 'HAD ME HOOKED FROM THE FIRST PAGE' JENNIE GODFREY, AUTHOR OF THE LIST OF SUSPICIOUS THINGS 'PROFOUNDLY MOVING' EMILY ST. JOHN MANDEL, AUTHOR OF STATION ELEVEN 'A MOVING, TENDER STORY ABOUT LOST LOVE AND SECOND CHANCES' RED 'I'M OBSESSED WITH THIS NOVEL. IT DEMANDS OBSESSION' HOLLY BRICKLEY, AUTHOR OF DEEP CUTS 'FUNNY AND MOVING AND SEXY' J. COURTNEY SULLIVAN, AUTHOR OF THE CLIFFS '[A] RAW, GORGEOUS DEBUT' THE I PAPER 'SHINING WITH RARE CLARITY' SAINSBURY'S MAGAZINE READERS ARE RAVING: 'So raw and so real . . . If there's one book you read this year, it should be this one' 'I absolutely devoured this . . . Clear your afternoon to read this one straight through' 'The characters were so real that I miss them now the book's over. This novel is one for the ages' 'Boy did this pack a punch, have a box of tissues by your side - you will need these' 'Sexy and sensual . . . I found myself not wanting to stop reading' 'So emotionally wrecked by this book [that I'm] still thinking about it obsessively months later' 'I fell in love with this story and these characters right from the beginning'

F FOR EMILY AND GEN, THIS IS LOVE...AT LAST. Emily has a life many would envy: a Manhattan townhouse, two sweet children and an adoring husband, Jack. But Jack isn't what he appears, and Emily's marriage is secretly troubled. During their rocky separation, Emily encounters someone she's tried not to think about for years: Gen Hall. As teenagers, she was Emily's best friend, first love - and first heartbreak. Emily thought that she'd never recover from losing her. Now, separated by over a decade of mistakes and miscommunications, can they find their way back to each other? What comes next is a sweeping queer love story about desire, friendship, and above all, the possibility of second chances.

F FOR EMILY AND GEN, THIS IS LOVE...AT LAST. Emily has a life many would envy: a Manhattan townhouse, two sweet children and an adoring husband, Jack. But Jack isn't what he appears, and Emily's marriage is secretly troubled. During their rocky separation, Emily encounters someone she's tried not to think about for years: Gen Hall. As teenagers, she was Emily's best friend, first love - and first heartbreak. Emily thought that she'd never recover from losing her. Now, separated by over a decade of mistakes and miscommunications, can they find their way back to each other? What comes next is a sweeping queer love story about desire, friendship, and above all, the possibility of second chances.

'An immersive, glamorous, sexy and gripping modern love story to gulp down hungrily and quickly' SUNDAY TIMES 'This sexy, summer romance slips down as easily as oysters and champagne' DAILY MAIL 'An exquisitely tender portrayal of enduring love' OBSERVER 'This book will break you then put you back together again' STYLIST, Book of the Month _________________________________________________________________________ There's no such thing as an ordinary love story When Emily catches sight of Gennifer Hall at a party, she is transported back to the moment they fell in love as teenagers. Their connection was electric, and they thought it was forever. Twenty years later, Gen is an Olympic runner, the career she strived for, while Emily is living a picture-perfect life: Manhattan townhouse, two young children and a wealthy husband, Jack. But Jack's controlling behaviour is spiralling, and Emily has lost sight of who she once was. Now, despite Emily's fracturing marriage and the pressures of Gen's career, they are drawn back together by a magnetic attraction. After years of heartbreak, missed chances and misunderstandings, will they finally get a second chance at first love? A sweeping love story about desire, friendship, mistakes and the possibility of second chances, for fans of The Paper Palace and Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow _________________________________________________________________________ 'A sweeping, decades-spanning tale of queer desire' MARIE CLAIRE 'A page-turning romance' GUARDIAN 'Profoundly moving' EMILY ST. JOHN MANDEL, bestselling author of STATION ELEVEN 'Almost unbearably beautiful' EMILIA HART, bestselling author of WEYWARD and SIRENS 'Had me hooked from the first page' JENNIE GODFREY, bestselling author of THE LIST OF SUSPICIOUS THINGS 'I'm obsessed with this novel. It demands obsession' HOLLY BRICKLEY, author of DEEP CUTS 'Funny and moving and sexy' J. COURTNEY SULLIVAN, bestselling author of THE CLIFFS 'A gorgeously written love story' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING 'I loved this moving, tender story about lost love and second chances' RED 'Immersive and insightful' LISA OWENS, author of NOT WORKING '[A] raw, gorgeous debut' THE i PAPER 'A tender romance' WOMAN & HOME 'Shining with rare clarity' SAINSBURY'S MAGAZINE READERS ARE RAVING: ¿¿¿¿¿ 'So raw and so real . . . If there's one book you read this year, it should be this one' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'I absolutely devoured this . . . Clear your afternoon to read this one straight through' ¿¿¿¿¿'The characters were so real that I miss them now the book's over. This novel is one for the ages' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'Boy did this pack a punch, have a box of tissues by your side - you will need these' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'Sexy and sensual . . . I found myself not wanting to stop reading' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'So emotionally wrecked by this book [that I'm] still thinking about it obsessively months later' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'I fell in love with this story and these characters right from the beginning'

'An immersive, glamorous, sexy and gripping modern love story to gulp down hungrily and quickly' SUNDAY TIMES 'This sexy, summer romance slips down as easily as oysters and champagne' DAILY MAIL 'An exquisitely tender portrayal of enduring love' OBSERVER 'This book will break you then put you back together again' STYLIST, Book of the Month _________________________________________________________________________ There's no such thing as an ordinary love story When Emily catches sight of Gennifer Hall at a party, she is transported back to the moment they fell in love as teenagers. Their connection was electric, and they thought it was forever. Twenty years later, Gen is an Olympic runner, the career she strived for, while Emily is living a picture-perfect life: Manhattan townhouse, two young children and a wealthy husband, Jack. But Jack's controlling behaviour is spiralling, and Emily has lost sight of who she once was. Now, despite Emily's fracturing marriage and the pressures of Gen's career, they are drawn back together by a magnetic attraction. After years of heartbreak, missed chances and misunderstandings, will they finally get a second chance at first love? A sweeping love story about desire, friendship, mistakes and the possibility of second chances, for fans of The Paper Palace and Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow _________________________________________________________________________ 'A sweeping, decades-spanning tale of queer desire' MARIE CLAIRE 'A page-turning romance' GUARDIAN 'Profoundly moving' EMILY ST. JOHN MANDEL, bestselling author of STATION ELEVEN 'Almost unbearably beautiful' EMILIA HART, bestselling author of WEYWARD and SIRENS 'Had me hooked from the first page' JENNIE GODFREY, bestselling author of THE LIST OF SUSPICIOUS THINGS 'I'm obsessed with this novel. It demands obsession' HOLLY BRICKLEY, author of DEEP CUTS 'Funny and moving and sexy' J. COURTNEY SULLIVAN, bestselling author of THE CLIFFS 'A gorgeously written love story' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING 'I loved this moving, tender story about lost love and second chances' RED 'Immersive and insightful' LISA OWENS, author of NOT WORKING '[A] raw, gorgeous debut' THE i PAPER 'A tender romance' WOMAN & HOME 'Shining with rare clarity' SAINSBURY'S MAGAZINE READERS ARE RAVING: ¿¿¿¿¿ 'So raw and so real . . . If there's one book you read this year, it should be this one' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'I absolutely devoured this . . . Clear your afternoon to read this one straight through' ¿¿¿¿¿'The characters were so real that I miss them now the book's over. This novel is one for the ages' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'Boy did this pack a punch, have a box of tissues by your side - you will need these' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'Sexy and sensual . . . I found myself not wanting to stop reading' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'So emotionally wrecked by this book [that I'm] still thinking about it obsessively months later' ¿¿¿¿¿ 'I fell in love with this story and these characters right from the beginning'

"A stunning love story." --J. Courtney Sullivan, bestselling author of The Cliffs A page-turning, irresistible novel of class, ambition, and love, this is the breathtaking story of a woman risking everything for a second chance at the one who got away Emily has, by all appearances, a perfect life: a townhouse on Manhattan's Upper East Side, two healthy children, and a husband who showers her with attention. But the truth is more complicated: Emily's marriage is in trouble, her relationship with her parents is fraught, and she is still nursing a heartbreak from long ago. When Emily runs into her high school girlfriend at a cocktail party, that heartbreak comes roaring back. But Gen Hall is no longer the lanky, hungry kid with holes in her shoes who Emily loved in her youth. Instead, Gen is now a famous Olympic athlete with sponsorship deals and a string of high-profile ex-girlfriends. Emily and Gen circle one another cautiously, drawn together by a magnetic attraction and scarred by their shared history. Once upon a time, Gen knew everything about Emily. And yet, she still abandoned her. Can Emily trust Gen again? Can they forgive each other for the mistakes they made in their past? Should Emily risk her children, her privacy, and the fragile peace she has found to be with a woman she loved long ago? A sweeping romance, Ordinary Love is the beautiful, wrenching, completely seductive story of two people trying to forge a path toward hope, bound by a love they discovered when they were too young to understand its power.

"A stunning love story." --J. Courtney Sullivan, bestselling author of The Cliffs A page-turning, irresistible novel of class, ambition, and love, this is the breathtaking story of a woman risking everything for a second chance at the one who got away Emily has, by all appearances, a perfect life: a townhouse on Manhattan's Upper East Side, two healthy children, and a husband who showers her with attention. But the truth is more complicated: Emily's marriage is in trouble, her relationship with her parents is fraught, and she is still nursing a heartbreak from long ago. When Emily runs into her high school girlfriend at a cocktail party, that heartbreak comes roaring back. But Gen Hall is no longer the lanky, hungry kid with holes in her shoes who Emily loved in her youth. Instead, Gen is now a famous Olympic athlete with sponsorship deals and a string of high-profile ex-girlfriends. Emily and Gen circle one another cautiously, drawn together by a magnetic attraction and scarred by their shared history. Once upon a time, Gen knew everything about Emily. And yet, she still abandoned her. Can Emily trust Gen again? Can they forgive each other for the mistakes they made in their past? Should Emily risk her children, her privacy, and the fragile peace she has found to be with a woman she loved long ago? A sweeping romance, Ordinary Love is the beautiful, wrenching, completely seductive story of two people trying to forge a path toward hope, bound by a love they discovered when they were too young to understand its power.