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Emma Lord

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

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About the product

Two viral break-ups. One fake relationship. Five sparkling, heart-pounding dates.

June and Levi were best friends as teenagers - until the day they weren't. Now June is struggling to make rent on her beachside tea shop, Levi is living a New York cliché as a disillusioned hedge fund manager and failed novelist, and they've barely spoken in years.

But, after they both experience public, humiliating break-ups that spread like wildfire online, a photo of them together has the internet convinced they're a couple. With so many people rooting for them, they decide to put aside their rocky past and make a pact to fuel the fire by pretending to date. After all, that will help June's shop stay open and make Levi's ex realize what a mistake she made.

All they have to do is convince the world they're in love, one swoon-worthy photo op at a time. Then they can happily go their separate ways with no regrets . . . right?

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
  • M/F Romance (white FMC and white MMC)
  • Adult contemporary romance

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

Photos by @bookwormgram

'Like your favourite Taylor Swift song on repeat - romantic, heart-breaking, and utterly enchanting' - Ashley Poston

"Emma Lord's adult debut is an absolute homerun! It has the very best of fake-dating (with some delicious meta-commentary on the trope), revenge, second chance, a grumpy hero to die for, and the perfect amount of tea!" - Ali Hazelwood

Tropes for The Break-Up Pact Include: fake dating, second chance romance, friends to lovers

About the Author

Emma Lord is the NYT-bestselling author of YOU HAVE A MATCH and TWEET CUTE, a BuzzFeed senior writer, 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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4.8
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
Based on 5 reviews
5 reviews
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    Dana
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    4 Stars

    Cute

  • SE
    Susan E.
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    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    5 months ago
    It’s just so darn pretty

    It’s just so darn pretty and lush

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    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    5 months ago
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    I absolutely love the books from Illumicrate! I’ve already bought several of their special editions because I know they always arrive in perfect condition. Every single one looks stunning on my shelves, and I honestly couldn’t be happier. The quality, the packaging, and the overall attention to detail are just unmatched. My Illumicrate editions are true treasures in my collection.

  • CB
    Cyrielle B.
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    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    10 months ago
    Magnificent!

    Magnificent!

  • KK
    Kirstina K.
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    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    10 months ago
    The Break Up Pact

    This book is so sweet and adorable. Keep the romance novels coming!!