Drawn Together by Juliana Smith

Drawn Together (2025) by Juliana Smith is an autumnal “rivals-to-lovers” contemporary romance set in New York City. Flora is a struggling children’s book illustrator known for her whimsical art. She lands a high-stakes freelance commission for a notoriously difficult children’s book author who rejects all of her drafts over email. Desperate to save her career, she needs to learn how to incorporate “shadows” and moodier themes into her work.
Meanwhile, Flora meets her surly neighbor, Fletcher Harding, who is a connoisseur of dark literature. Fletcher needs help writing a column on romance novels to advance his own career and views Flora as the perfect “happily-ever-after” expert to tutor him.
They strike a deal to help one another: Flora teaches him about love stories through a two-person book club, while he teaches her how to embrace darkness in her art. As they grow closer in person, Flora eventually discovers that Fletcher is actually the anonymous author who has been harshly critiquing her work online.
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✅ Language – English

✅ Dimensions – 5.5 x 8.26 inches