First published 2024
Rowan Roth stares at her blank laptop screen in her Boston dorm room. She came here to study creative writing, to learn from professors she admires, but the words won't come. Meanwhile, her boyfriend Neil McNair walks through crowded New York streets, finding his place among new friends but struggling with mental health issues he can't name or discuss. The former high school rivals turned lovers now face their biggest challenge yet. Weekend train rides and late night phone calls keep them connected across state lines. Rowan battles creative block while Neil confronts demons from his past. Their relationship deepened over one intense day senior year, but college tests them in ways they never expected. As seasons change and semesters pass, they discover that being on the same team means more than just loving each other. It means learning who they are as individuals before they can build a future together.
Genres: contemporary, contemporary-romance, new-adult, new-adult-romance
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Boston, New York
Period: college
384 pages · Hardcover · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Content warnings: anxiety, depression, mental-illness