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Elizabeth Illig is a rom-com writer who crafts second chance romances that feel like summer\u2014hot, fun, and sparkling with hope. She writes for sharp women yearning to escape with swoony fictional men. Born and raised in North Carolina, Elizabeth has a degree in counseling and another in English from universities in her beloved home state, where she continues to live with her son, golden-retriever puppy, and golden-retriever-like husband. She owns a private career coaching practice, has ghostwritten nonfiction, and has taught college classes. When she\u2019s not working, she reads way too many romance novels, devours way too many french fries, and tries way too often to run short and long distances (with mixed results). You can find her online at www.elizabethillig.com<\/a> and on Instagram @elizabeth.illig<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SECOND CHANCE SUMMER ROMANCE<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n
Desperate to save her lackluster career, a romance writer hatches a publicity stunt to fake date her former best friend\u2014now a pro soccer player\u2014for the second time determined that this time it won\u2019t break them apart. A sports rom-com that combines the immersive beach setting, dual timeline, and years-long yearning of Carley Fortune\u2019s This Summer Will Be Different<\/em> with the quick banter, fake dating, and PR stunt of Meghan Quinn\u2019s Just For the Cameras<\/em>. It\u2019s a second chance to fake date story, offering a unique twist on two classic tropes.<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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EVERY SUMMER HAS A STORY<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
When the heir to America\u2019s biggest environmental company accidentally rants about her childhood crush turned professional nemesis, the heir to America\u2019s biggest oil company, it goes viral, fueling a PR disaster\u2014and an energy crisis of the heart. Emily Henry’s <\/strong>Beach Read<\/strong><\/em> meets Casey McQuiston’s <\/strong>Red, White & Royal Blue<\/strong><\/em>.<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Elizabeth Illig is a rom-com writer who crafts second chance romances that feel like summer\u2014hot, fun, and sparkling with hope. She writes for sharp women yearning to escape with swoony fictional men. Born and raised in North Carolina, Elizabeth has a degree in counseling and another in English from universities in her beloved home state, where she continues to live with her son, golden-retriever puppy, and golden-retriever-like husband. She owns a private career coaching practice, has ghostwritten nonfiction, and has taught college classes. When she\u2019s not working, she reads way too many romance novels, devours way too many french fries, and tries way too often to run short and long distances (with mixed results). You can find her online at www.elizabethillig.com and on Instagram @elizabeth.illig.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1538,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-75","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P9oodg-1d","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elizabethillig.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/75","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elizabethillig.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elizabethillig.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elizabethillig.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elizabethillig.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=75"}],"version-history":[{"count":30,"href":"https:\/\/www.elizabethillig.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/75\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1539,"href":"https:\/\/www.elizabethillig.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/75\/revisions\/1539"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elizabethillig.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1538"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elizabethillig.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=75"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}