by Kate Robb
First published 2023
Gemma drowns her post-breakup sorrows in margaritas while her mystical aunt performs what seems like harmless spell work. She wakes up the next morning in a parallel reality where she never wasted years on her boring ex-boyfriend. The catch hits hard when she realizes Dax, her extremely attractive male best friend, has no memory of their friendship. In this new world, years of platonic history have vanished, leaving Gemma to navigate unfamiliar territory with someone she knows intimately but who treats her like a stranger. Without their friendship baggage holding them back, romantic possibilities emerge that never existed before. Gemma must decide whether this magical second chance is worth the loss of everything she and Dax built together. The small town setting amplifies every interaction as she tries to rebuild their connection from scratch while fighting her growing feelings for him.
Genres: romance, fantasy, magical-realism, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fish-out-of-water
Setting: Small Town
352 pages · Paperback · Penguin Books Ltd