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The Pairing

By Casey McQuiston
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#1 New York Times bestselling author of Red, White & Royal Blue, Casey McQuiston's delicious romantic comedy The Pairing. Theo and Kit have been a lot of things: childhood best friends, crushes, lovers, and now estranged exes. After a brutal breakup on a flight to their... Read More
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The wildly anticipated new novel from the author of the bestselling phenomenon Red, White and Royal Blue and One Last Stop

The wildly anticipated sexy new contemporary adult LGBQTI+ romantic comedy from Casey McQuiston author of the bestselling global phenomenon Red, White and Royal Blue and One Last Stop

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#1 New York Times bestselling author of Red, White & Royal Blue, Casey McQuiston's delicious romantic comedy The Pairing.

Theo and Kit have been a lot of things: childhood best friends, crushes, lovers, and now estranged exes. After a brutal breakup on a flight to their dream European food and wine tour, they exited each other's lives.

Time apart has done them good. Theo is a bartender and aspiring sommelier with a long roster of lovers. Kit graduated as the reigning sex god of his pastry school and now bakes at one of the finest restaurants in Paris. All that remains is the unused voucher for the European tour that never happened. Four years later, it seems like a great idea to finally take the trip. Solo. Separately.

It's not until Theo and Kit board the tour bus that they discover they've both had the exact same idea, and now they're trapped with each other for three weeks of the most romantic sights and sensuous flavours of France, Spain, and Italy. But, it'll be fine as long as they agree they're absolutely over each other.

So, when Theo suggests a friendly wager to see who can sleep with their hot Italian tour guide first, Kit is game. In fact, why stop there? Why not a full-on European hookup competition?

But sometimes a taste of everything only makes you crave what you can't have.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781035052875

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 06 August 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Macmillan

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 38.0mm

Width: 164.0mm

Height: 242.0mm

Weight: 664g

Pages: 432

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Casey McQuiston Contemporary Romance Fiction General Fiction LGBTQ+ Romance

About the Author

Casey McQuiston is the New York Times bestselling author of Red, White & Royal Blue, One Last Stop, and I Kissed Shara Wheeler, as well as a pie enthusiast. They writes books about smart people with bad manners falling in love. Born and raised in southern Louisiana, they now lives in New York City with their poodle mix and personal assistant, Pepper.

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