by Kate Robb
First published 2024
Brynn celebrates her thirtieth birthday as a newly divorced woman sharing her apartment with roommate Josh to cover the mortgage. She escapes into Carson's Cove, a beloved 2000s teen drama that ended abruptly after five seasons without resolving the central romance between characters Sloan and Spencer. When a mysterious birthday cake appears at their door, Brynn wishes for the happily-ever-after that has eluded her in real life. She wakes up the next morning inside the world of Carson's Cove, transformed into Sloan while Josh becomes bad boy Fletch. Everyone in town recognizes them in their new roles. To return home, they must complete the unfinished storyline by ensuring Sloan ends up with Spencer, the hometown heartthrob. As Brynn and Josh work to orchestrate this romance, they discover that the perfect world of Carson's Cove contains flaws invisible on screen. More complicated still, they begin falling for each other while inhabiting their fictional identities. Their growing attraction threatens the very mission that could bring them home.
Genres: romance, fantasy, young-adult, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fish-out-of-water, found-family
Setting: Carson's Cove
Period: 2000s
336 pages · Paperback · Dial Press Trade Paperback