The Best Ex of My Life

Author: Hart, Emmy

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Published on 13 August 2026 by HarperCollins Publishers (HarperNorth) in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 336 pages
197 x 129 x 22 | 232g

Two best friends. One messy love story.

After another horrendous first date, Lizzie is DONE with the apps. No more swiping. No more small talk.

Instead, she’s hatching a plan so brilliantly chaotic that her two best gal pals can’t say no: the ex-swap. It’s genius, each woman nominates her finest ex – even if Lizzie’s just so happens to be her work bestie – someone who’s perfect on paper but just not the one. Pre-vetted, best-friend approved and practically gift-wrapped.

Is it a slightly unhinged plan? Of course. But if worst comes to worst, it'll be a funny story; a no-pressure experiment in second-chance romance.

What could possibly go wrong?