Ali Berg

Michelle Kalus

Back then, Lauren was a frizzy-haired bookworm who dreamed of becoming the next Margaret Atwood. Jamie was the impossibly charming boy who thought Margaret Atwood was a type of cheese. Still, they were hopelessly in love. Until, out of nowhere, they weren't.

Twenty years later, Lauren is the vice principal of North Caulfield Primary. She's buried her old heartache and big, bold writing dreams under a stack of responsibilities and big, bold colourful dresses.

So when she calls a meeting with notorious truant April Reidman's absent parents, the last person she expects to walk into her office is Jamie. Now, the scruffy teenager has morphed into an impeccably dressed Kit Harington lookalike - but there's no mistaking those dazzling blue eyes.

As if things couldn't get any worse, he's acting like he has no idea who she is!

Lauren's determined to quickly resolve April's behavioural issues and be done with Jamie for good, but the universe has other plans . . .

Steamy, laugh-out-loud funny, and delightfully nostalgic, Love Overdue is a bookish rom-com about first loves, second chances, and discovering how sometimes the best plot twists come along, well, after you think the final line's been written.

Love Overdue

Nitigarn Dittawattanapong

There are so many uncertainties in life. Being hurt, disappointed and heartbroken is just part and parcel of being human. But so too is being awed, surprised and, if you’re lucky, loved. Living isn’t about running from the prospect of pain, it’s about surging towards the people who can carry you through those hard moments, just like you would do for them.

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