by Karina Halle
First published 2015
Stephanie Robson sits across from her best friend Linden McGregor in a San Francisco bar, both of them exhausted by another round of failed dates. He's a helicopter pilot with a Scottish accent and rugged good looks. She's an ambitious businesswoman who can make him laugh until his sides hurt. They're both approaching their thirties, and the dating scene feels like a battlefield they're losing. So they make a deal with a pinky swear: if neither finds love by thirty, they'll marry each other. What starts as a joke between friends grows more serious as the years pass. Other relationships come and go, but the pact looms larger with each birthday. As thirty approaches, Stephanie and Linden face a choice that will test everything they thought they knew about friendship, love, and the promises we make when we're young and desperate.
Genres: romance, contemporary-romance, second-chance, friends-to-lovers
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, intimate
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: San Francisco
Period: Thirties
362 pages · Paperback · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform