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From USA TODAY  bestselling author Chloe Liese, a clever and heartwarming rom-com that is perfect for fans of Christina Lauren and Annabel Monaghan about two best friends who must fake a relationship for their exes.

Thea and Alex have three things in common—they love food, they hate where they live, and they’re both divorced. Otherwise, they couldn’t be more different.

Thea’s never cooked a day in her life. Alex is a world-class chef. Alex resents feeling stuck in his hometown. Thea resents the town for not feeling more like home. Thea and her ex are in a contentious custody battle for their dog. Alex and his ex amicably coparent their daughter. Beyond a few friends in common, a couple small-world connections (welcome to life in a mid-size city), their lives look nothing alike. Fast forward two years, and they’re truly the best of friends. No one would ever know their friendship began as a lie…

Two years ago, their exes got together immediately following their divorces, and somehow, Thea and Alex found themselves spinning a spite-fueled story about being old friends and first loves. Two years later, what began as a ruse has grown into real friendship—just friendship, despite what friends and family seem to think. But when their exes invite them on a two-week, “two family” beach vacation—daughter and dog included—Alex and Thea start to wonder if this story they’ve spun might have gotten away from them, and if it’s led them to the last place they ever thought it could: a happy ending.

"A slow-burning love story keeps the pages turning...Friends-to-lovers fans won’t want to miss this."
Publisher's Weekly
"This is one of those truly beautiful, soul-bearing books that only comes around once in a blue moon. It’s complex and poignant, but also wonderfully delightful and oh-so-sexy. My e-reader is fatigued from how many highlights I made! Thea and Alex have my entire heart!"
Sarah AdamsNew York Times bestselling author of In Your Dreams
"The story features believable, fully developed characters, the dialogue is fun and realistic, the story surrounding the protagonists is interesting, and Alex and Thea’s slow journey to romance is both frustrating and delightful. Liese’s latest is a beautifully written slow-burn rom-com."
Library JournalStarred Review
“While Liese’s newest novel is filled with her signature warmth, familiar comfort, and soulful prose, it exists in a league of its own. HAPPY ENDING is the ultimate friends to lovers story—filled with achingly sincere characters, pining, and boundless chemistry. Each page draws you further in, leaving you no choice but to desperately root for Thea and Alex both as a couple and individuals. It’s a book that makes you wish you could wipe your memory and read it again for the very first time and, in my opinion, it's Chloe Liese’s best book yet.”
Hannah Bonam-YoungNew York Times bestselling author of People Watching
“Another sensational romance from Chloe Liese. HAPPY ENDING is honest, vulnerable, and achingly romantic. A tender story of two people who fall in love slow and steady both with themselves and each other. Chloe infuses her stories with such care. Every page feels like a glimpse into her heart. Alex and Thea are something special and I can’t wait for readers to fall in love. HAPPY ENDING left me with a very full heart.”
B.K. BorisonNew York Times bestselling author of First Time Caller
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From the author of THE BERGMAN BROTHERS series comes a slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers holiday romance, perfect for fans of THE HATING GAME and YOU'VE GOT MAIL.

He loathes the holidays. She loves them. She’s full of festive cheer. He’s brimming with Bah, Humbugs. Besides unreasonably seasonable names, the only thing Jonathan Frost and Gabriella Di Natale have in common is a healthy dose of mutual contempt. Well, that and the same place of employment at the city’s most beloved independent bookstore, Bailey’s Bookshop. But when the store’s owners confess its dire financial state, Jonathan and Gabby discover another unfortunate commonality: the imminent threat of unemployment.

With the Baileys’ requests to minimize expenses, win new customers, and make record sales dancing in their heads, Jonathan and Gabby conclude—barring a financial Christmas miracle—one of them will soon be cut from the payroll. Neither are willing to step down from their position, so they strike a bargain: whoever has more sales in December gets to stay on in the new year; the loser will resign. With a lifetime's worth of festive tricks up her sleeve, Gabby should easily outsell her nemesis, except the unreadable Mr. Frost’s every move seems purely designed to throw her off her game.

As if that wasn’t bad enough, Gabby's deceptive ex won't quit pursuing her, and her anonymous online friend suggests they take a break. Worst of all, as the pressure mounts to save the bookshop and her job, Gabby meets a new, tender side of Jonathan. Is this the same man she's called her cold-hearted enemy?

Maybe he’s got a motive she just can’t figure out—or maybe Jonathan Frost isn’t as chilly as she once thought. Maybe Jonathan and Gabby already know—and love—each other in ways they never thought possible.