“[A] deeply emotional tour de force…Readers with chronic illnesses will feel especially seenand anyone who values resilient heroines is sure to root for Nadia.” PUBLISHERS WEEKLY(starred review)

Return to the Jersey Shore with a new romance bySummertime Punchlineauthor Betty Corrello in which a young woman recently diagnosed with lupus attempts a no-strings fling with a former television star.

“Laugh-out-loud funny, deeply sexy, and heartbreakingly real… It’s a total knockout.” LEX CROUCHER, New York Times bestselling author

Nadia Fabiola wants to lose herself in Evergreenthe Jersey Shore town where she grew up vacationing with her familyand never look back at her glamorous, gainfully employed former self. After a shocking lupus diagnosis turned her life upside down, shes desperate for a sense of control over her body, her life, and her mental health.Nadia plans on keeping her life small and boring, while continuing to ignore her sisters relentless questioning.

Nadias sister isnt the only person worried about her. When her rheumatologist not-so-subtly sets her up with his infamous former-actor cousin, Marco Antoniou, Nadia is skeptical. But Marco is gorgeousdespite carrying his own baggage from a very public burnout. After a messy (but fun) first date, they decide that a May-long fling could be just what the doctor ordered: no commitment, no strings, just one month of escape.

Their undeniable chemistry starts to feel a lot like something more and while Marco pulls Nadia deeper into his life, she is dead set on keeping her diagnosis from him. But there are only so many days in May, and only so much pretending she can do. As the stress of their whirlwind romance takes its toll on Nadias health, shes forced to decide if a chance at love is worth the risk of trusting someone new.

Travel from the Jersey Shore to Rome and back in this delightfully funny, beautifully honest exploration of love, intimacy, and vulnerability while living with a chronic illness.

“[S]exy, funny, messy, and heartfelt to boot. You need this on your shelves and in your heart. SHIRLENE OBUOBI, author ofBetween Friends and Lovers?