Only Lovers in the Building
by Nadine Gonzalez
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Pub Date Jul 15 2025 | Archive Date Jul 29 2025
Harlequin Trade Publishing | Canary Street Press
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Description
Wanted—no, NEEDED: a summer escape with beach reads, cocktails…and a little romance on the side.
After her legal career comes to a sudden and humiliating end, Liliane Lyon books a restorative summer rental at The Icon, a quintessential Art Deco building in Miami Beach, where her only plan is to bask in the sun, read, and sip cocktails. But soon she’s enchanted by the colorful community, including university professor Benedicto Romero—resident tortured poet, whose sole intention for sabbatical is to indulge in brooding introspection.
When they discover a shared passion for romance novels, Lily and Ben are soon spending hours reading together by the pool, the spark between them unwittingly giving the other residents the impression that they’re experts in matters of the heart…no matter that IRL their disastrous love lives bear little resemblance to the stories they’re reading.
But while Ben and Lily can pinpoint a trope a mile away and give excellent advice to others, they can’t make sense of the sizzling chemistry between them, and the suggestion of a professional podcast suddenly forces them to consider the long-term. So what if it means working even closer together! So what if their banter makes Lily's head spin! It’s the summer of taking chances, but a word to the wise: Miami isn’t the place for growth and rebirth. It’s the place to get messy.
For fans of:
- Slow Burn
- Friends to Lovers
- Close Proximity
- Beachy Reads
- Books About Books
- Black Love
- Eccentric and charming characters ala Only Murders in the Building
Available Editions
EDITION | Other Format |
ISBN | 9781335903341 |
PRICE | $18.99 (USD) |
PAGES | 352 |
Available on NetGalley
Featured Reviews

Only Lovers in the Building is a sun-soaked, slow-burn romance with the heart of a community novel and the humor of a rom-com binge.
Liliane “Lily” Lyon quits her high-powered New York law job mid-corporate retreat and decides to stay put in Miami. Within days, she’s renting a unit in a dreamy Art Deco building that seems straight out of a movie. And like something out of Tales of the City, the residents are a colorful, lovable bunch who quickly pull Lily into their world of impromptu gatherings, local drama, and unexpected friendships.
Among them is Ben Romero: professor, poet, and MacArthur Genius. He's brilliant, brooding, and emotionally unavailable—Lily recognizes every romance trope in his playbook, but that doesn’t stop her heart from catching up before her head. Ben is still unpacking the fallout from past mistakes, and Lily has to decide if she’s ready to risk real love with a man who doesn’t quite believe in it.
Whip-smart, tender, and full of heart, Nadine Gonzalez delivers a story that asks: Can you rewrite your story when you finally stop living by the old script?
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