Can a dare made at Notting Hill Carnival turn into true love?Hes All ThatmeetsHow to Lose a Guy in 10 Daysin this trope-filled sizzling summer romance,perfect for fans of Joya Goffney and Lynn Painter.

Popular girlEva jis used to boys falling for her without her even trying. So when her friend dares her to dance with a random guy atNotting Hill Carnival, she meets Saint.

Comic obsessedSaint Rowe-Faladethinks Eva is cute, but he’s not interested in her in that way. Hed rather get lost in stories than look for romance.

When Evas birthday party gets out of control and causes damage to her dads beloved car, her friends set theultimate dare: get Saint to take her onone dateand theyll help her pay to fix her dads car. Operation fall-in-love-with-Eva is set in motion and Eva makes it her mission to make Saint fall head over heels. But just as Saint starts to warm to Eva, and her ownfeelingstowards him grow, Saint finds out about the dare. Can Eva convince Saint shes truly into him, or has she lost him for good?

Abiola Bellois a Nigerian-British, prize-winning, bestselling childrens and YA author who was born and raised in London. She is an advocate for diversity in books for young people. Shes the author of the award-winning fantasy series Emily Knight and was nominated for the CILIPs Carnegie Award, won Londons BIG Read 2019, and was a finalist for the Peoples Book Prize Best Childrens Book. Abiola contributed toThe Very Merry Murder Club, a collection of mysteries from thirteen exciting and diverse childrens writers which published in October 2021 and was selected as Waterstones Childrens Book of the Month. Her debut YA,Love in Winter Wonderland, published in November2022 andwas an Amazons Editors Choice and was featured in The Guardians Childrens and Teens Best New Novels.Only for the Holidayspublished in October 2023 and was The Bookseller One To Watch, one of Waterstones Best Paperbacks of 2023 and was featured in The Guardians Childrens and Teens Best New Novels.

Abiola won The Black British Business Awards 2023 for Arts and Media and The London Book Fair Trailblazer Awards 2018. She is the co-founder of Hashtag Press, Hashtag BLAK, The Diverse Book Awards and ink! Shehas appeared inCosmopolitan,Female FirstMagazine, TheMirror, BBC1XTRA to name a few. As well as being a writer, Abiolais a professional dancer. She performed for more than a decade in prestigious venues including The Royal Opera House, The Barbican, Sadler’s Wells, Hammersmith Apollo and Unicorn Theatre. Abiola has also appeared on BBC’sThe Apprentice,Got To DanceandStreet Dance AllStars The Movie.

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s UK
• Publish Date: July 07, 2026
• Pages: 304
• Language: English
• Type: Paperback
• EAN/UPC: 9781398516939
• Dimensions:7.8 in H | 5.1 in W | 0.7 in T
• BISAC Categories: Teens & YA