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The Seven Year Slip

By: Ashley Poston
Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
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‘This is a beautiful story 🥰 Such a poignant portrayal of love, loss and finding oneself’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Ashley Poston writes really beautiful love stories with just a sprinkling of magic’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Ashley Poston knows how to write romance … if you’re a true, soulmate-believing, kitchen slow dancing, and lover of romance with a bit of magical a realism, this is the one for you’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Six months ago, Clementine West had the worst day of her life. So, she came up with a plan to keep her heart safe: stay busy, work hard, take no risks. And it’s been working.

That is until one day she finds a strange man standing in her kitchen. A man with kind eyes, a crooked smile, and a recipe for the perfect lemon meringue pie. The kind of man that, before everything, she could have fallen for …

He’s perfect but for one thing: he lives in the past. Seven years ago, to be exact.

This should be impossible, but Clementine used to love impossible things. And maybe, just maybe, she will again. After all, love is never a matter of time – but a matter of timing.

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Praise for Ashley Poston:

'I LOVED this book. A beautiful, poignant story … breathtaking, hopeful, and dreamy' ALI HAZELWOOD

'An absolute and unexpected delight' CHRISTINA LAUREN

'A gorgeous love story from one of the finest romance writers out there' CARLEY FORTUNE

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Critic reviews

Praise for The Dead Romantics:
‘We could all use a good summer ghost story, and you can't get much better than Ashley Poston's adult fiction debut.’
Entertainment Weekly
‘This is a book to make you laugh and cry.’ New York Times
‘A tender, nuanced love story that fans of Emily Henry will adore’ Red
‘I LOVED this book. A beautiful, poignant story, full of beautiful, poignant characters… at the end all the pieces fall perfectly into place, and the picture that they form is at once touching, funny, breathtaking, hopeful, and dreamy.’
Ali Hazelwood, New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis
‘Smart, quirky and funny. I loved this one.’
Sarah Morgan, The Sunday Times bestselling author of Beach House Summer
‘What fun – the Emily Henry/Casey McQuiston reader (aka me) is going to gobble this book up. Smart, quick, delicious.’
Emma Straub, New York Times bestselling author of This Time Tomorrow
‘An absolute and unexpected delight. Voicy and quirky and fun; the pages will probably sparkle (but with black glitter).’
Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling author of The Unhoneymooners
‘The Dead Romantics takes so many things I love—quirky heroines, found families, cozy small towns, fanfics, GHOSTS (!!!)—and gives them all a fresh, fun, thoroughly modern spin. This is truly a RomCom to die for!’
Rachel Hawkins, New York Times bestselling author of Reckless
‘This book made me fall in love, broke my heart then reassembled it at least twice, and left me swooning. A hauntingly romantic, hilariously heartwarming story. Ashley Poston is the real deal.’
Gwenda Bond, New York Times bestselling author of Not Your Average Hot Guy
All stars
Most relevant
When this book was brought up at book club I’ll admit I felt a bit meh reading the description.
Books had become a distraction to the grief of loved ones recently lost. I stayed away from books that worked with grief because if I couldn’t explain the pain I felt to even myself how should I expect a person I never met to do it. But she did. How even months later when you start to feel okay then suddenly a chair or random item can feel like a blow to the chest. Or on even a good day, a memory suddenly almost makes you feel guilty for having fun in a world where said loved one doesn’t exist.

But she found a way to embody that- not even just in this book but also in Dead Romantics. It feels a bit like being seen in a way mourners may not know they needed. I’m thankful to have found someone whose books I enjoy and will continue to follow.

The story I didn’t know I needed

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Enjoyed the story! I found the author’s note really touching. I liked the performance too.

Lovely story

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I adored The Seven Year Slip. Definitely one I’d recommend to anyone. The romance was beautiful, and the unexpected touch of magic and mystery woven into real world struggles like grief, loss, and life crises made it an unpredictable and captivating read. It felt so relatable to me, making the emotional journey with Clementine even more powerful. I’d love to read more books like this and can’t wait to explore more from Ashley Poston!

Beautifully written and performed

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This was a wonderful book. The author has a beautiful mind. I cannot agree more with the authors sentiment. This book is a must read. Magical and heartbreaking and healing.

Beautiful

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I really loved this story, it made me feel and the feels. I was slightly disappointed it how some ends weren’t tied around why they thought the other hated them. I don’t know, the end just felt rushed after what I felt was a nicely paced well plotted story!

Made me all warm and fuzzy

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