I kind’ve saved this one until this spring/warmer weather because this book’s cover just screams summer, with the two main characters lounging in the pool and writing – however, I do agree now with some reviews that I saw that this book isn’t as light and fluffy as it cover seems. I’ve had Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka’s adult contemporary romance debut, The Roughest Draft, was on my TBR since its January 2022 debut. While passion and prose push them closer together in the Florida heat, Katrina and Nathan will learn that relationships, like writing, sometimes take a few rough drafts before they get it right. Working through the reasons they’ve hated each other for the past three years isn’t easy, especially not while writing a romantic novel. The last thing they ever thought they’d do again is hole up in the tiny Florida town where they wrote their previous book, trying to finish a new manuscript quickly and painlessly. They haven’t spoken since, and never planned to, except they have one final book due on contract.įacing crossroads in their personal and professional lives, they’re forced to reunite.

But on the heels of their greatest success, they ended their partnership on bad terms, for reasons neither would divulge to the public.

Summary (from the publisher): Three years ago, Katrina Freeling and Nathan Van Huysen were the brightest literary stars on the horizon, their cowritten books topping bestseller lists.

The roughest draft