This Should Have Been Our Story

Some love stories need more than one chance … The brand-new time-loop rom-com for fans of Ashley Poston and Beth O’Leary.

They’re perfect for each other – if only time would stop getting in the way.

Lottie is absolutely not looking for a boyfriend. Especially not one called Mike.

But when a walk in the park leads to a meet-cute with a hot, awkward dog dad in very distracting glasses, she’s willing to make an exception. One coffee becomes one date, then another, and suddenly Lottie’s wondering if this sweet, nerdy man might actually be worth risking her peace for.

There’s just one tiny complication: their weekend keeps resetting.

While Lottie and Mike are busy flirting, kissing, and trying not to catch feelings, someone else is messing with time for his own selfish reasons. Which means every time things start to go right, the clock could rewind – and in plenty of versions of the weekend, they don’t even meet.

Now Lottie and Mike are in a race against time, bad luck, and one extremely inconvenient cosmic glitch to make sure this love story actually gets the chance to happen.

Perfect for fans of:

⏳ time loops

dog meet-cutes

insta-connection / love at first sight

right person, wrong time

repeated chances at love

hot nerds in glasses

☕ coffee dates

small-city / park romance vibes

he falls first

banter and emotional intimacy

slow-burn tension with payoff

high-concept romcoms

fate, destiny and cosmic interference

strong female friendship

messy, lovable heroines

✨ romance with a speculative twist

Praise for Sarah E. Bonner:

‘I wish I’d written this book. It’s so good!’ LUCY VINE

‘Smart, lively and bursting with delicious ingenuity’ JANICE HALLETT

‘Fans of Ali Hazelwood … will love this’ DAILY EXPRESS