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The Roughest Draft

By Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka
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Three years after a bitter split, Katrina Freeling and Nathan Van Huysen must reunite in a small Florida town to finish their final coauthored book. As they wrestle with past grievances, their shared passion for writing draws them closer, revealing that love, like storytelling, often requires a few rough drafts to find its perfect form. The Roughest Draft is an intimate, achingly romantic tale of reconnection and second chances.
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Ideal for readers who enjoy contemporary romance with witty, realistic characters and slow-burning love stories. Fans of authors like Jodi Picoult, and those who appreciate layered romantic narratives with emotional complexity, will find this book particularly appealing.

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For fans of Emily Henry's Book Lovers, The Roughest Draft is the debut adult novel from Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka.

Their romance was a bestseller. Too bad it was all fiction . . .

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Three years ago, Katrina Freeling and Nathan Van Huysen were the brightest literary stars on the horizon, their cowritten book topping bestseller lists. But on the heels of their greatest success, they ended their partnership on bad terms. They haven't spoken since, and never planned to, except they have one final book due on contract.

Forced to reunite, they hole up in the tiny Florida town where they wrote their previous book, trying to finish a new manuscript quickly and painlessly. Working through the reasons they've hated each other for the past three years isn't easy, especially not while writing a romantic novel.

While passion and prose push them closer together in the Florida heat, Katrina and Nathan will learn that relationships, like writing, sometimes take a few rough drafts before they get it right.

Achingly romantic, The Roughest Draft by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka is an intimate will-they-won't-they love story.

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Praised as "achingly romantic" by Entertainment Weekly, and lauded for its "searingly insightful" prose by Sarah Grunder Ruiz, The Roughest Draft is celebrated for its imperfect, relatable characters and compelling romantic tension. Jodi Picoult describes it as a rare piece of writing that "haunts your sleep," while Oprah Daily compares it favourably to The Hating Game, calling it sweeter and steamier. Reviewers from Shondaland, BuzzFeed, and others highlight its irresistible blend of romance, intrigue, and emotional depth.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781035018642

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 22 June 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Pan Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 32.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 226g

Pages: 336

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Austin Siegemund-Broka Contemporary Romance Emily Wibberley Enemies to Lovers Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Romance

About the Author

Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka met in high school and fell in love over a shared passion for Shakespeare. Austin went on to study English at Harvard so he could continue to impress Emily with his literary analysis, while Emily studied adolescent psychology at Princeton. They live in Los Angeles, where they've combined their interests and decided to write stories of high school, literature and first love.

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