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Love Overdue

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The last time Lauren Green saw Jamie Sultana, they were seventeen and he'd just shredded her heart. Back then, Lauren was a frizzy-haired bookworm who dreamed of becoming the next Margaret Atwood. Jamie was the impossibly charming boy who thought Atwood was a type of cheese.... Read More
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Lauren Green thinks her first love story is shelved for good-until life decides to write a surprise chapter. A sexy, quirky rom-com for fans of Emily Henry.

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The last time Lauren Green saw Jamie Sultana, they were seventeen and he'd just shredded her heart.

Back then, Lauren was a frizzy-haired bookworm who dreamed of becoming the next Margaret Atwood. Jamie was the impossibly charming boy who thought Atwood was a type of cheese.

Twenty years later, Lauren is the vice principal of North Caulfield Primary. She's built a quiet, orderly life, burying her old heartache and writing aspirations under a stack of responsibilities.

So when she calls a meeting with notorious truant April Reidman's absent parents, the last person she expects to walk into her office is Jamie, still with those dazzling blue eyes. And as if things couldn't get any worse, he's acting like he has no idea who she is!

Steamy, funny and uplifting, Love Overdue is a bookish rom-com about first loves, second chances, and discovering how sometimes the best plot twists come along after you think the story's over.

Love Overdue is a heartwarming rom com about the ink your first love leaves on your heart. Ali & Michelle are brilliant at creating cosy bookish worlds you don't want to leave and endearing love stories you don't want to end.' Steph Vizard, author of The Love Contract

Ali Berg and Michelle Kalus have once again proved they are the dream team of smart and sexy romance with Love Overdue. Richly nostalgic, deliciously flirty, irresistibly charming, and completely unputdownableβ€”consider this required reading, especially for anyone who never got over their high school crush!' Natalie Murray, author of Love, Just In

An absolute delight from start to finish.' Karina May, author of That Island Feeling

Warm, funny, romantic and full of heart.' Nina Kenwood, author of The Wedding Forecast

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781761470660

Publisher: Allen & Unwin

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 July 2025

Country: Australia

Imprint: Allen & Unwin

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 286g

Pages: 384

About the Author

Ali and Michelle have been best friends for life. As ten year olds, they could be found ditching play time for writing club. They are the co-founders of Australian social initiative Books on the Rail, where they leave books on public transport for people to find. When they're not writing books, Ali is a copywriter and Michelle is a primary school teacher. They both live in Melbourne with their respective families and colour-coordinated bookshelves.

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