Father Material

Name: Father Material
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9781728264295
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By Alexis Hall

Series: London Calling

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First came love. Then came marriage. Now comes the biggest challenge Luc and Oliver will ever face. First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes...what was that, exactly? Luc and Oliver have been through it all—fake dating to save Luc's career, I-guess-this-is-actually-for-real dating when all of... Read More

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First came love. Then came marriage. Now comes the biggest challenge Luc and Oliver will ever face.

First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes...what was that, exactly?

Luc and Oliver have been through it all—fake dating to save Luc's career, I-guess-this-is-actually-for-real dating when all of that blew up spectacularly, (briefly) breaking up over irreconcilable differences, (definitively) getting back together over perfectly reconcilable everything else, (almost) getting married, (finally) moving in together, and ultimately celebrating years of perfect domestic bliss.

But as all their very grown-up-now friends begin reaching new life milestones, advancing careers and having babies, Luc and Oliver decide it's time to open their hearts and lives to something new—a tiny, squirming, adorable bundle of furry joy named Spud.

And maybe now that hearts-and-lives are already open, there's room for someone else. Something more. Something that may require them to find in themselves a little father material.

Series: London Calling

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781728264295

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 June 2026

Country: United States

Imprint: Sourcebooks Casablanca

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 512

Collections

Alexis Hall Best Sellers at Book Hero Contemporary Romance Enemies to Lovers Fake Dating Fiction General Fiction Humour In Stock Books In-Stock Fiction Books LGBTQ+ LGBTQ+ Romance New Release Fiction Penguin Books Romance Series: London Calling Valentine's Day Reads

About the Author

USA Today bestselling author Alexis Hall writes books in the southeast of England, where he lives entirely on a diet of tea and Jaffa Cakes. You can find him at http-//www.quicunquevult.com/, on Twitter @quicunquevult, and on Facebook at https-//www.facebook.com/quicunquevult

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