Happy Place

Harriet and Wyn have been the couple everyone envies—effortless, inseparable, the kind of relationship their friends point to as proof that love can be simple. But the truth is that they broke up six months ago, and nobody in their close-knit group knows.

Every year, the same friends escape their real lives and reunite for a week away: shared meals, long nights, too much wine, and the familiar comfort of people who feel like home. This time, the stakes are higher. The beloved cottage where they’ve made their best memories is about to be sold, making this gathering their last chance to be together in the place that has defined their friendship. Harriet and Wyn can’t bring themselves to shatter the group’s happiness with the news, not now, not here—so they agree to act like nothing has changed.

For one week, they will share a room, keep up appearances, and play the roles everyone expects. But pretending to be in love is harder than it sounds when your friends know your habits, your tells, and the history behind every glance. And when the performance starts to blur into something real, Harriet and Wyn are forced to confront what ended them—and whether the life they imagined together is still possible.

Happy Place is a contemporary romance built around friendship, shared history, and the tension of a relationship caught between what was and what could be.