She joined the book club to impress her colleagues. She didn't expect to be reviewing her own love story. Zara Hussain has finally landed her first permanent architecture job in Manchester, and she's determined to fit in - even if that means joining a "literary salon" hosted by her terrifyingly elegant colleague. But the salon turns out to be a wine-fuelled romance book club, and this month's selection is a debut novel that reads suspiciously like a play-by-play of the one-night stand Zara has spent eight months pretending meant nothing. Worse, the anonymous author is sitting across the room. Elliott Rao wrote the book because he couldn't forget her. Now they're trapped in a monthly book club dissecting the most intimate night of their lives - in front of colleagues, strangers, and one very enthusiastic podcast host who smells a story. As Zara's "literary analysis" goes viral and the truth closes in, she faces the question she's been dodging since she left without saying goodbye: what happens when you stop performing and start being honest about what you want? Perfect for fans of Beth O'Leary and Mazey Eddings.