Summer in the City

A Novel

De: Alex Aster

Narrado por: Diane Guerrero

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Alex Aster comes her adult debut novel Summer in the City—a swoony, fast-paced rom-com set in New York City in which a screenwriter and a sexy tech CEO go from lovers to enemies and back to lovers again…

Twenty-seven-year-old screenwriter Elle has the chance of a lifetime to write a big-budget movie set in New York City. The only problem? She’s had writer’s block for months, and her screenplay is due at the end of the summer.

In a desperate attempt at inspiration, Elle ends up back in the city she swore she would never return to, in an apartment she could never afford (floor-to-ceiling windows, skyline views, and a new coffee shop to haunt included). It’s the perfect place to write her screenplay…until she realizes her new neighbor is tech “Billionaire Bachelor” Parker Warren, her stairwell hookup from two years ago. It’s been a lovers-to-enemies situation ever since.

When seeing him again turns into a full night of hate-fueled writing, Elle realizes her enemy/twisted muse might just be the key to finishing her screenplay... if she can stand being around her polar opposite. She writes anonymously, and he’s on the cover of every business magazine. He frequents fancy red carpeted events, and she doesn’t like leaving her emotional support five block radius.

One summer. One wall apart. He needs to fake a buzzy relationship during his company’s precarious acquisition. She needs to write a movie around a list of NYC locations. Both need a break from their unrelenting schedules, and a chance to rediscover the skyscraper glimmering, pizza crusted, sunlit charms of the city.

Summers always end, and so will this agreement. It’s all pretend. Promise.

Until it isn’t.

©2025 Alex Aster (P)2025 HarperCollins Publishers

The cutest!

I was impatient and listened to the audio versus waiting for the book and it was a good decision! Narrator did a great job! Would’ve loved a duet but this was good!

The story was so cute! Like a little breath of fresh air. Very relatable. Very well written!

Plot!

LOVED, LOVED, LOVED! I enjoyed every single second. Adding this to my top 2025 books.

Fun Adult Debut

This brings back nostalgia for RomComs. The performance was good but would have been more enjoyable as Duet narration. Hope to see Alex Aster do more adult romances!

Okay I guess

The jewelry store scene pushed me over the edge. She was annoying but I could empathize then it went too far after the 6th meltdown.

The love story

This is the first romance book I’ve read and first book I’ve read by Alex Aster and can’t wait to read more!! This book was amazing and by far my favorite.

Good base line story for a rom com. Good strong females protagonist.

I did not care for the narrator. I thought her style was short and cut off.

Can this be made into a movie 🥹

It was so fricken good from start to finish. Every girls dream romance. I finished the entire book in 2 days!

Brilliant Billionaire Love Story

I really enjoyed this story. I have read the author’s books and this one was just as good. I love the back and forth between the two main characters.

Spicy romance and lovely story.

I couldn’t love this more. The narration was really appropriate and effective. I couldn’t stop listening. And the story was so good. Hopefully Penelope’s story will be coming soon!

Engaging characters and story; Excellent story telling.

Listened based on Audible recommendation. Story was engaging. Location reminded me often of our frequent trips to New York. The characters were engaging with issues I doubted up front but the reasons were so clear as you learned more about the characters background throughout the story. I listened each day and will search for other books by the Author and the Story Teller. The narration was top notch. Easy to assume the main character was telling the story.