The Last Days of Summer : The emotional, funny, spicy and romantic new enemies-to-lovers rom-com for 2025 that will make you wish for a long British summer seaside weekend

Sometimes all it takes is one long summer weekend for the person you thought you hated to become something more... 'It's about friendship, it's about life, it's about how people change . . . I loved it very much' MARIAN KEYESAfter a disastrous first meeting, Cassie and Marc become arch nemeses. He might have great cheekbones and a sexy French accent but he's a terrible person who did a terrible thing. Too bad that Cassie's best friends Lucy and Russell think he's wonderful. But years later, when an unexpected tragedy strikes their friendship group, Cassie and Marc team up to give Lucy and Russell the best weekend ever so they can make new memories with all of their favourite people. Which means convincing everyone that Cassie and Marc are head over heels in love. After hating him for so long, it takes four bittersweet days for Cassie to wonder if she got Marc all wrong. Can they let go of their troubled past and together, face whatever the future is going to throw at them??Enemies to lovers?Fake relationship?Grumpy / sunshine?Heartfelt and emotional?True love?Hot, French, male main character?Spicy, including a walk-in pantry scene... READERS ARE SWOONING OVER THE LAST DAYS OF SUMMER . . . 'A delightful and funny romcom filled with depth that made me feel all the feelings . . . the enemies-to-lovers storyline radiates hatred and chemistry, the spice is sizzling, the humour is sharp, and the emotions are heartbreaking' ?????'Exquisitely written and gloriously romantic. I was completely addicted to the story and didn't want to put it down . . . my favourite book of Manning's and one of my favourite books ever' ?????'Sarra Manning never fails to deliver and this book is no exception! . . . the heartache felt so raw and authentic . . . the ending was nothing short of perfect - a touching, satisfying conclusion that felt like the cherry on top of an already delicious cake' ?????'Is it heart-achingly sad? Yes! Does it have proper enemies to lovers? Yes! Is the spice, spicy? Yes! Is it written in the most beautiful way that made me upset that I had to put it down to live life occasionally? 1000% yes' ?????'Such an emotional read, I absolutely adored it! So well written and believable characters it pulled strongly at the heartstrings' ?????'An emotion-wrecking five-star read. This is easily one of my top five reads of the year, it was just that good' ?????AND EVEN YOUR FAVOURITE AUTHORS ARE FALLING HARD FOR SARRA MANNING... 'Romantic, funny, sweet and sexy' MARIAN KEYES'The funny, clever, deeply romantic, sinfully sexy, devastatingly heartbreaking, perfectly uplifting' CRESSIDA McLAUGHLIN'A very swoony, sexy, warm read' CESCA MAJOR'Emotional and profound and so so hot' SOPHIE IRWIN'What a wonderful storyteller Sarra Manning is' JANE CASEY'Funny and sexy and rips along' FREYA NORTH'Romantic, relatable and heartfelt, while also being such a compelling, intriguing story' LUCY VINE'This is Sarra at her best . . . I didn't want to finish it' HARRIET EVANS'Simply gorgeous - moving, sexy, bittersweet. Sarra Manning always delivers in spades' LOUISE O'NEILL