Slow Burn Summer

Josie Silver

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Penguin Books Ltd
16 September 2025

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Adult & contemporary romance

A delicious and steamy new summer romance from the author of One Day in December

Sometimes pretending to be someone else helps you figure out who you really are...

Freshly divorced and in need of a job - Kate Elliot's life needs a rewrite. So when she unearths an old letter from her ex-talent agent, Jojo Francisco - she takes it as a sign from the universe to brush off her old acting skills and become someone else entirely.

Meanwhile, Charlie Francisco is back from LA, leaving his dumpster fire of a life behind. He may be well over his head in filling the shoes of his late eccentric father but he is determined to prove he can, and he might just have the job for Kate- to pose as the author for a novel that the real writer wants nothing to do with. It's not quite the glamorous gig she was hoping for, but he's looking for a nobody and she needs cash fast.

When Kate and Charlie meet they're all friction and sparks, but they have one thing in common - they're determined to play their parts. But as the summer heat ups and the lies get bigger and bigger, can they stick to their lines or will they go off-script?

A steamy and sweet love story set in the steamy heat of a London summer, from the queen of the 'what if?' romance Josie Silver.

By: Josie Silver
Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 35mm
Weight: 200g
ISBN: 9781405975254
ISBN 10: 1405975253
Pages: 432
Publication Date: 16 September 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Josie Silver is the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author of One Day in December and the 'what if...?' love stories The Two Lives of Lydia Bird and One Night on the Island. She has been published in 34 languages (and counting) and has previously been featured in Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine Book Club. Josie is an unashamed romantic and lives with her husband, their two teenage sons, and an ever-growing cast of animals in a little town in the Midlands.

Reviews for Slow Burn Summer

Clever, funny and gloriously romantic -- Cathy Bramley If you like your romance novels served up with a side of humor and a look behind the curtain of publishing, SLOW BURN SUMMER is for you. It’s a completely romantic and life-affirming story about survival and loss and the lengths we'll go to for love. -- Annabel Monaghan Josie Silver is my ultimate comfort author and Slow Burn Summer might just be her best book yet. A gorgeous cast of characters and heartfelt, emotional writing had me devouring Kate and Charlie’s story in a day. I laughed, I swooned, I loved every page! -- Catherine Walsh Slow Burn Summer is a warm, delicious treat of a book, with the perfect balance of sunshine, sizzle and stormy scenes to keep you turning the pages. -- Cressida McLaughin