The Love Contract

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Author
Steph Vizard
Publisher
HarperCollins
Genre
Fiction

The Love Contract

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    Synopsis

    Can she (pretend to) love her neighbour?

    An award-winning modern rom-com for all fans of fake dating, enemies-to-lovers stories.

    I didn't know the guy next door. And given he was now my daughter's manny and my fake boyfriend, I needed to find out.

    Single mum Zoe had the parenting thing all figured out with little Hazel until a childcare drought derailed her plans to return to work. Enter Will, Zoe's nemesis and frustratingly handsome neighbour. When Will's boss mistakenly assumes Will is Hazel's father and insists he take parental leave, it seems like a simple white lie could get Zoe out of a jam and help Will to make partner at his law firm.

    But life with an adorable toddler – and a growing attraction between Will and Zoe – is never as tidy as their agreement's bullet points and dry clauses suggest. As they get deeper into the lie, the lines between truth and fiction blur. But Zoe's hiding a secret and when it comes out, the consequences for all of them could be devastating.

    Reviews

    An Award-Winning Rom-Com: Read an Extract from The Love Contract by Steph Vizard

    Review | Extract

    18 September 2023

    An Award-Winning Rom-Com: Read an Extract from The Love Contract by Steph Vizard

      A Tantalising Romance: Read Our Review of The Love Contract by Steph Vizard

      Review | Our Review

      13 September 2023

      A Tantalising Romance: Read Our Review of The Love Contract by Steph Vizard

        Steph Vizard
        About the author

        Steph Vizard

        Steph Vizard is an Australian writer and lawyer. After studying literature at Oxford University, she worked in publishing in London. Her debut romantic comedy, The Love Contract, won the 2022 HarperCollins Banjo Prize. She is a connoisseur of salt and vinegar chips and lives with her family in Melbourne.

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