Rival authors swap genres and swear no romance? Yeah, that'll work.
Successful romance novelist January Andrews struggles with grief and writer's block after her father's death and the discovery of secrets he's long kept hidden. While spending the summer in his Michigan beach house to prepare it for sale, she unexpectedly reconnects with Gus Everett, an author who was once her rival in college. Both creatively stuck, they agree to a writing challenge over the summer, swapping literary genres while promising that there will be no romance between them.
Acting
Dynevor's brittle charm masking genuine brokenness
Writing
Meta-commentary on romance as 'lesser' that bites hard
Production
Michigan beach as liminal space between past and sale
Director
Yulin Kuang
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