The right guy at the dead wrong time.

When thirty-year-old post-double-mastectomy BRCA 1 carrier and reluctant thrill-seeker Alison Mullally arrives at her ex-boyfriend Sam’s funeral to find that no one knows he dumped her, she agrees to play the grieving girlfriend for the sake of the family and pack up Sam’s apartment with his prickly best friend, Adam Berg. After all, it’ll only take four weekends...

But Adam doesn’t want Alison anywhere near him. Forced to spend long hours with the grump, and his monosyllabic demeanor, Alison decides she must put her people-pleasing abilities to the test. She will make him like her. And after awkward family affairs and packing up dilemmas, the two form a tenuous friendship... if “friendship” means incredible chemistry and tension between them. Can Alison come clean and finally embrace the life and love she’s always wanted? Or will her little white lie get in the way of her new, unexpected romance?

A few months ago, I found myself stuck in a reading slump. I had heard about Ellie’s book from a few other authors in that casual whispered way when a book is that good, so when I was asked if I wanted an early peak, I responded with greedy, eager hands and high hopes that Four Weekends and a Funeral would snap me out of my slump.

If you’ve ever chatted with Ellie or followed her on socials, you know she’s funny. Not only funny but whip-smart, with an ability to craft such strangely insightful sentences that you hang on every single word. I was hooked on this book from the very first chapter. When I finally finished (a mere 48 hours later, goodbye reading slump!), I wished I could forget the book completely and start from the very beginning. I thought about Adam and Alison—the unlikely duo brought together by a funeral—and their perfect mix of grumpy and just the right amount of sunshine for weeks!

I laughed, I cried. I booked a mammogram.

I am so excited to see Book of the Month feature this book. I love it with all my millennial heart and cannot wait for a new crop of readers who will fight me for the title of Ellie Palmer’s biggest fan.