What if you met the right person at the wrong time? Sophia is afraid lockdown will put her life on pause — just as she was she was going to put herself out there and meet someone. When the first clap for the keyworkers rings out around her courtyard, she's moved to tears for all kinds of reasons. Jack is used to living life to the fullest, and is going stir-crazy after just days isolating. Until that night he hears a woman crying from the balcony beneath his. He strikes up a conversation with the stranger and puts a smile back on her face. Soon their balcony meetings are the highlight of Jack and Sophia's days. Jack offers to be Sophia's 'date' for her sister's virtual wedding, and Sophia persuades Jack to join their community Whatsapp group and perform random acts of kindness for others. But even as they grow closer together, they're always kept apart. They have no idea what the other even looks like... Can they fall in love during a lockdown?
• Avon were first to announce a lockdown-set acquisition, with this uplifting, heartwarming love story about two people who 'meet' during lockdown and start to fall for each other • Combining the high concept of The Flatshare with the lockdown most people globally can identify with, this is sure to appeal to readers looking for heartwarming fiction that reflects the reality of summer 2020
