Beach Read" by Emily Henry follows January Andrews, a romance novelist, and Augustus Everett, a literary fiction author, who are both facing writer's block and find themselves living next door to each other for the summer. They strike a deal to challenge each other: January will write a literary novel while Augustus tackles a romance. This leads to them spending the summer exploring each other's genres, facing their personal struggles, and ultimately, falling in love despite their initial beliefs about happily-ever-afters.