ROMANCE

A Love Like the Sun

Berkley. Jun. 2024. 368p. ISBN 9780593640494. pap. $19. CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
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Laniah and Issac have been best friends since they were children—back when Issac was still a neglected foster kid. As adults, Issac is an accomplished artist, while Laniah is trying to keep her failing business selling homemade natural hair products afloat. When a photo of them looking like more than just friends goes viral, they take advantage of the situation and embark on a mutually beneficial fake relationship. Issac’s reputation is bruised from a recent high-profile breakup with a model, so he jumps at the opportunity to rehabilitate it by dating the “girl next door,” while Laniah’s business will get a boost in sales from her association with Issac. Everything is going as planned, until their genuine feelings of love become too obvious to deny. Additionally, Issac’s fame begins creating problems for Laniah, so she decides to break it off. But Issac isn’t ready to give up that easily.
VERDICT YA author Neilson’s (I’m Not Supposed To Be in the Dark) adult debut is a slow-burn, sexy, friends-to-lovers romance that deals with emotionally difficult issues like grief and chronic illness but also includes themes of friendship, family, hope, and learning to trust in the power of unconditional love.
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