Married with Benefits (07/21/2026)

Pre-order this trope-filled rom-com delight — arriving July 21, 2026.

For better or worse is just the beginning.

Lainey Davis can't wait to escape her tiny Wisconsin town — but she's not even close to covering her health insurance premiums and pricey migraine medication, let alone saving up enough to start over somewhere new. That is, until she discovers that through an archaic legal doctrine, she's inadvertently squatted her way into owning a marvel of modern architecture.

But Lainey owns only the house. The surrounding property — a lakeside money pit the previous owner used as a front to deal illegal reptiles — has been willed to Elliot Hodges, a D.C. architect who wants to rent the place out to fellow architecture lovers. Their assets are tied together, but neither can move forward without the other.

Desperate, Elliot proposes an unconventional arrangement: marry him for health insurance, and in exchange, Lainey will let him buy her out. Married in name only and living together while fixing up the property, they find themselves unable to keep their hopes, dreams, or bedsheets from getting entwined. And as their connection grows, Lainey's no longer sure what's more terrifying — leaving Elliot behind, or letting him in.

Edition Details:

• Binding: Paperback
• Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
• Release Date: July 21, 2026

Pre-orders are available on or after the release date — reserve yours today.