Promise Me Sunshine

How do you rebuild your life after losing the one you loved most?

In this heartwarming, slow-burn romance by the author of Ready or Not, Lenny’s world is turned upside down when she meets a grumpy stranger who swears he can help her live again—if she lets him.

Lenny’s life is in shambles. After cancer took her best friend, she’s been lost, avoiding her concerned parents, her old apartment, and the “live again” list of promises she made to herself to survive the pain. She’s pretending to have it all together, hoping no one will notice how much she’s falling apart inside.

The only job Lenny can manage is temporary babysitting, and she’s just landed one with Reese, a single mom juggling it all, and her lively daughter, Ainsley. But there’s a catch: Ainsley’s uncle, Miles, is always around, and he’s a walking embodiment of the grumpy cat meme. Worse, he seems to see right through Lenny’s facade.

Miles, however, knows a thing or two about grief. He offers Lenny a deal: he’ll help her check off everything on her “live again” list if she helps him build a better relationship with Ainsley and figure out his complicated bond with Reese. Lenny isn’t sure anything can fill the void left by her best friend, but with late-night ferry rides, midnight ramen, and Miles always there when she needs him, she starts to wonder if the life she’s been missing is closer than she ever imagined.

Sometimes, it takes losing everything to discover the new beginning waiting for you.