First published 2016
Andie has her life mapped out like a campaign strategy. The politician's daughter knows how to spin everything her way. She has landed the perfect internship, keeps her friendships solid, and limits romance to three weeks maximum. Her self-reliant approach has worked for years while essentially raising herself. Then scandal hits her father's career. Suddenly Andie finds herself stuck at home with the dad she barely knows. Her carefully arranged internship disappears. Instead of networking in professional circles, she ends up walking dogs for a living. The structure she built around her life starts falling apart. Clark enters the picture during this chaotic time. As Andie spends these unexpected months figuring out what comes next, she discovers that her rigid planning might have closed her off from better possibilities. Her relationship with her father shifts as they actually spend time together. The summer she never wanted becomes the one that reshapes how she sees her future. Andie learns that leaving room for surprise might be more valuable than controlling every outcome.
Genres: fiction, romance, contemporary, young-adult, contemporary-romance, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family, second-chance
519 pages · Hardcover · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers