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In the Long Run

A steamy fake-dating run club romance
Brief Description
Love is a marathon, not a sprint in this fake-dating meets friends-to-lovers romance for fans of Tessa Bailey, Ali Hazelwood, and Elle Kennedy. Every step leads to love. Genevieve Halliday is spiralling. She's been roped into a marathon she has no idea how she'll finish, her... Read More
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In the Long Run

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Love is a marathon, not a sprint in this fake-dating meets friends-to-lovers romance for fans of Tessa Bailey, Ali Hazelwood, and Elle Kennedy.

Every step leads to love.

Genevieve Halliday is spiralling. She's been roped into a marathon she has no idea how she'll finish, her ex won't stop mansplaining why they should get back together, and she's just panic-asked a handsome stranger to pretend they're on a date.

Knox Watson is always on the move. He's spent years trying to escape his family's past, but when his godfather's pΓ’tisserie is in danger of closing, for once he's going to need to stick around long enough to find a way to save it.

Enter the Croissants and Kilometres run club. Sparks fly, but the club is only so popular because everyone ships Gen and Knox's chemistry. Can they keep up the ruse to meet their goals? And will they admit that their fake romance is turning real?

Join the club and get ready to sprint through this steamy fake-dating romance from award-winning author Emma Mugglestone.

'Richly layered, full of heart, and guaranteed to make you breathless in all the right ways, this sexy and swoon-worthy romance goes the distance.' Natalie Murray

'Tender, funny and perfectly spiced, In the Long Run is filled with heart-fluttering romance and delicious yearning. A thoroughly modern and satisfying friends-to-lovers story that will have you racing through its pages.' Amy Hutton

'I was obsessed with Knox and Gen from the first page - Emma's hit a new personal best with this swoony run club romance! A must-read for fans of Carley Fortune and Karina May.' Abra Pressler

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781761352317

Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 12 August 2025

Country: Australia

Imprint: Penguin Random House Australia

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 296g

Pages: 336

About the Author

Emma Mugglestone lives in Melbourne, Australia, with her family and dogs in a house that never stays clean and is always noisy but she wouldn't have it any other way. When she's not writing contemporary romances filled with charming settings and swoony characters who will steal your heart, she can be found chasing sunrises on early morning runs, reading romances like it's an Olympic sport and trying to remember her passwords. Her debut novel The Reality of Us (book 1 in her Wattle Junction series) won the League of Romance Writers Emily Award and Romance Writers of Australia Emerald Award in 2023. It placed second in the Romance Writers of Australia's 2024 Romantic Book of the Year Award. Find out more about Emma Mugglestone and her books on her website www.emmamugglestone.com or Instagram and TikTok @emma.mugglestone.

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