BOLU BABALOLA IS… “A queen of romantic comedy.” – Oprah Daily • “Incisively funny.” –
Entertainment Weekly • “A really great romance writer.” – Quinta Brunson Harper's Bazaar •
“Keeping the hope for true love alive and enjoyable.” –Shondaland • “A rom-com expert.” – New
York Times A Rolling Stone Most Anticipated Book of Fall Two exes. One summer wedding. Zero
chance of escaping the heat. Prepare to laugh swoon and fall head over heels with this
irresistible standalone romance from Bolu Babalola the bestselling author of Honey and Spice
a Reese’s Book Club pick. Twenty-eight-year-old Kiki Banjo hosts the popular podcast The
HeartBeat solving romantic conundrums and dishing out life advice. But behind the mic career
setbacks and a devastating breakup have left her hanging on by a thread. As she’s preparing to
be the Maid of Honor in her best friend’s wedding everything starts to unravel and Kiki is
left wondering if she ever had the answers. Then Kiki finds herself face-to-face with the Best
Man her ex-boyfriend Malakai—the smooth-talking absurdly handsome annoyingly perceptive man
who stole her heart and then shattered it. While Kiki’s approaching rock bottom Malakai’s been
on the rise as a filmmaker and now they have no choice but to play nice until the wedding is
over. Both are hell-bent on ignoring the smoldering chemistry between them but as they
navigate the chaos of wedding plans career ambitions and Kiki’s growing fears about the
future they can’t ignore the spark that’s only getting hotter. They just have to get through
the summer. So why does it feel like playing with fire? “Babalola’s sharp sense of humor slick
pop culture references and keen sense of the zeitgeist . . . offer a refreshing portrait of
what modern love really looks and feels like." — Time “Babalola expertly blends sex with
societal discourse in ways that echo Jane Austen and Nora Ephron.” — Vanity Fair "Babalola
soars in her rich depictions of intimacy and relationships in all their grandeur." — The New
York Times Book Review
