The dazzling new love story and Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick from the TikTok sensation and Sunday Times bestselling author of Beach Read and Funny Story.AN INSTANT NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLEREmily knows how to craft a love story like the alltime greats Taylor Jenkins Reid bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn HugoA new Emily Henry novel is an event ushering in longer days and promises of summer The SkinnyWhen Margaret Ives the famously reclusive heiress invites eternal optimist Alice Scott to the balmy Little Crescent Island Alice knows this is it her big break. And even more rare a chance to impress her family with a Serious Publication.The catch Pulitzerprize winning human thundercloud Hayden Anderson is sure of the same thing.The proposal A onemonth trial period to unearth the truth behind one of the most scandalous families of the 20th Century after which shell choose wholl tell her story.The problem Margaret is only giving each of them tantalising pieces. Pieces they cant put together because of an ironclad NDA and an inconvenient yearning pulsing between them every time theyre in the same room.And its becoming abundantly clear that their story just like the tale Margarets spinning could be a mystery tragedy or love ballad .