The Break-Up Pact by Emma Lord (Afterlight ‘Better Than Revenge’ exclusive)

$27.00

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Featured book: The Break-Up Pact by Emma Lord

This is a single purchase of one of our past book only boxes and will not subscribe you to any of our subscription products.

Romance is sweet, but revenge is even better.

Our September Afterlight book is a standalone contemporary adult romance! When two individuals experience separate humiliating break-ups that end up going viral online, a following mistake leads people to assume that they’re dating. They decide to take advantage of the buzz and fake-date, hoping it’ll bring them publicity and make their exes jealous. But before long, their feelings start to feel anything but false . . .

Our Afterlight Exclusive edition is a B-format hardback and features:

An exclusive redesigned cover (illustrated by @_quinnasaurus)
Full colour printing on the hardback (by @jessbernadetteart)
Digitally printed fore-edge (@_quinnasaurus); block sprayed top & bottom edge
Illustrated endpapers (by @monikarozaa); different front and back
Signed by the author

If you love fake dating and childhood friends to lovers, we think you’ll love this one!

The book at a glance:

Adult contemporary romance
Featuring: exclusive redesigned cover; full colour printing on the hardback; digitally printed fore-edge; illustrated endpapers; signed by the author
M/F Romance (white FMC and white MMC)

Photo: @yanisreads.

About the Author

Emma Lord is the NYT bestselling author of YOU HAVE A MATCH and TWEET CUTE, a BuzzFeed market editor, and dessert gremlin living in New York City, where she spends whatever time she isn’t writing either running or belting show tunes in community theater. She graduated from the University of Virginia with a major in psychology and a minor in how to tilt your computer screen so nobody will notice you updating your fan fiction from the back row. She was raised on glitter, a whole lot of love, and copious amounts of grilled cheese.

Content warnings for The Break-Up Pact

Content Warning
- Consensual sex
- Sexually explicit scene
- Strong language/cursing/swearing
- Past death of a loved one
- Grief and depictions of grief
- Talks of cancer treatment (affecting a loved one) - side character mentioned briefly and is in remission

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