How to Love Your Neighbor - by Sophie Sullivan (Paperback)

About the Book

"A frothy, effervescent romantic comedy from the author of Ten Rules for Faking It, Sophie Sullivan delivers another read that will have you delighted from start to finish. Interior Design School? Check. Cute little house to fix up? Also check. Sexy, grumpy neighbor who is going to get in the way of all your plans? Check. Unfortunately. Grace Travis definitely has it all figured out. In between finishing interior design school and working a million odd jobs, she'll get her degree. She'll have her dream job. And most importantly, she'll have a place to belong, something her cold, manipulative mother could never make for her. When an opportunity to fix up-and live in-an adorable little house on the beach comes along, Grace is all in. Until her biggest roadblock moves in next door. Noah Jansen knows how to make a deal. A real estate developer with a knack for betting and winning big, he's not one to let a good opportunity slip away. So when a beachside house with great bones is ripe for a remodel and flip, Noah doesn't hesitate. Except in order to spruce it up properly (is it even a beach house if it doesn't have a pool?), he'll need to take over the house next door. The house with the willful and combative and way-too-intriguing woman living in it. With the rules for being neighborly going out the window, Grace and Noah are in an all-out feud. But sometimes, your nemesis can turn out to be the person who shows you that home is always where the heart is"--

Book Synopsis

Most Anticipated for 2022 by: Goodreads * PopSugar * Buzzfeed * USA Today

"Sophie Sullivan's writing feels like a warm hug." --Rachel Lynn Solomon, bestselling author of The Ex Talk

Enemies-to-lovers meets HGTV in this frothy, effervescent romantic comedy from Sophie Sullivan, author of Ten Rules for Faking It.

Interior Design School? Check. Cute house to fix up? Check.

Sexy, grumpy neighbor who is going to get in the way of your plans? Check. Unfortunately.

Grace Travis has it all figured out. In between finishing school and working a million odd jobs, she'll get her degree and her dream job. Most importantly, she'll have a place to belong, something her harsh mother could never make. When an opportunity to fix up--and live in--a little house on the beach comes along, Grace is all in. Until her biggest roadblock moves in next door.

Noah Jansen knows how to make a deal. As a real estate developer, he knows when he's found something special. Something he could even call home. Provided he can expand by taking over the house next door--the house with the combative and beautiful woman living in it.

With the rules for being neighborly going out the window, Grace and Noah are in an all-out feud. But sometimes, your nemesis can show you that home is always where the heart is.

"This is a novel you'll want to read over and over again." - USA Today

Review Quotes

Praise for Sophie Sullivan

"A lovely, endearing romance that made me yearn for a little beach house to fix up. Sophie Sullivan's writing feels like a warm hug." --Rachel Lynn Solomon, bestselling author of The Ex Talk

"[An] enemies-to-lovers trajectory with just the right amount of novelty and sweetness." - Kirkus

"Will definitely enchant you." -Buzzfeed

"The remodeling descriptions are vivid and lovely, and the romance offers terrific dialogue and chemistry. This thoroughly enjoyable read will please fans of Sara Desai's novels." --Booklist

"A wholesome, slow-burn romance that will warm your heart and offer a glimpse into social anxiety disorder. This is a Hallmark movie in book form." - Helen Hoang, USA Today bestselling author of The Kiss Quotient and The Bride Test

"Impossible to read without smiling--escapist romantic comedy at its heartwarming best." - New York Times Bestselling author Lauren Layne

"A funny, sweet rom com from a fresh, sparkling new voice. Everly's social anxiety was instantly relatable, and I was rooting for her every inch of the way to her happily-ever-after." - Andie J. Christopher, USA Today Bestselling author of Not The Girl You Marry

"Readers will be charmed." -Publishers Weekly

"Intricate details about home renovations jostle for space with matters of the heart in this lighthearted romance." -Kirkus Reviews

About the Author

SOPHIE SULLIVAN is a Canadian author as well as a cookie-eating, Diet Pepsi-drinking, Disney enthusiast who loves reading and writing romance in almost equal measure. She writes around her day job as a teacher and spends her spare time with her sweet family watching reruns of Friends. Ten Rules For Faking It is her romcom debut novel, but she's had plenty of practice writing happily ever after as her alter ego, Jody Holford.