A renowned literary author who has lost faith in love and a successful romance writer stuck in a creative rut embark on a daring challenge over the course of a summer, poised to shatter their preconceptions about the possibility of happily ever afters.
Augustus Everett is celebrated for his thought-provoking literary works, while January Andrews is known for her bestselling romantic tales. When January crafts heartwarming endings, Augustus brings tragedy to his characters.
They couldn’t be more different.
However, an unexpected twist of fate finds them living side by side in adjacent beach houses for three months, both grappling with financial strain and the suffocating grip of writer’s block.
Then, on a hazy evening, a spontaneous decision leads them to strike a unique pact, an arrangement aimed at liberating them from their creative slumps. Augustus commits to crafting a joyful narrative over the summer, while January endeavors to pen the next Great American Novel. Their activities take on a comical rom-com flavor as he escorts her on escapades befitting a montage sequence, and she guides him to interview surviving members of a secluded, mysterious group (as one naturally does). The goal is clear: each will complete a book without the slightest inkling of falling in love. Absolutely, positively not.
As their literary and personal worlds intertwine, their daring experiment sets the stage for a summer of unexpected revelations, challenges, and transformation. Yet, they remain steadfast in their belief that their hearts are immune to the whims of romantic entanglement.
