In this charming debut rom-com, a young freelance writer returns to her suburban hometown to uncover why her childhood neighbor’s bestselling book appears to be an epic love story about the two of them.
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Emily St. James’s Favorite Romance Novel of 2025
—Episodes, “Want a Romcom That Goes to Some Very Real, Complicated Places? Try Girl Next Door”
“A romance with real heft. […] Girl Next Door is the rare book that wrestles with big ideas while remaining compulsively readable - you could easily devour it in a single sitting.”
—Janday Wilson in The New Haven Independent
“Girl Next Door is everything I love. Complex characters, a prickly love interest, secrets, yearning, questionable decisions, and that glorious HEA. A tender, funny, sexy novel.”
— Ashley Herring Blake, author of Delilah Green Doesn't Care
“I always say that the best romances feel like getting sucker-punched, and Girl Next Door did it to me MULTIPLE TIMES.” — Heather Hogan in Cattywampus
“Girl Next Door has a brilliant premise with absolutely excellent execution, and, perhaps more importantly, the perfect balance of heart and grit.”
—Rachel Runya Katz, author of Isn’t It Obvious?
About the Author
Rachel has been writing something or other her entire life. Born in New York City, raised on Long Island, and now a New Havener, she spends her days as a copy editor and proofreader, where she’s able to put her English degree to use on all sorts of grammatical minutiae. Her debut adult rom-com, Girl Next Door, came out in Fall 2025 from Harper Perennial.