Dive into the emotional new slow-burn romance from Emily Henry, the Sunday Times bestselling author of Happy Place and Funny Story. This novel explores a captivating story involving two writers vying to tell the life story of a famously reclusive heiress.

When eternal optimist Alice Scott is invited to Little Crescent Island to write the life story of Margaret Ives, she discovers she must compete against Pulitzer-prize winning human thundercloud, Hayden Anderson, for the exclusive opportunity. Margaret offers a one-month trial period before choosing which writer will unearth the truth behind her scandalous family history. As they piece together fragments of a past filled with scandal, wealth, and heartbreak, an inconvenient yearning pulses between Alice and Hayden.

• A sweeping, slow-burn love story featuring two competing writers.
• Plot centers on uncovering the truth behind the scandalous life of heiress Margaret Ives.
• Features an ironclad NDA complicating the writers' investigation and growing connection.
• From the author whose previous works include People We Meet on Vacation.
• Recognized as a Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick.

• Author: Emily Henry
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Language: English
• Publication Date: May 7, 2026
• Print Length: 432 pages
• ISBN-10: 1405974737
• ISBN-13: 978-1405974738
• Dimensions: 13.1 x 2.9 x 19.6 cm
• Weight: 304 g

Discover whether this tale of secrets, wealth, and connection becomes a mystery, a tragedy, or the great love story it is destined to be.