In Every Future, It's Us - by Katie Naymon (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

A yearly New Year's Eve game pushes two lifelong best friends to change their lives forever in this gorgeously sweeping romance, told through past and present timelines, from critically acclaimed author Katie Naymon.

When childhood neighbors and best friends Florence Parker and Tom Sinclair were on the precipice of graduating college, they made a pact they hoped would link them forever: Every year at their families' lavish New Year's Eve party, they'd each write five secret predictions about the other's year ahead. Whoever got the most guesses correct would make one big life decision for the other.

So it went for nearly a decade--until the final year, when one letter shattered their friendship.

Now Tom and Florence are home for the holidays and haven't spoken in a year. To keep up appearances, they're forced to plan the New Year's Eve party together. But hidden in the tense silences and charged interactions is a wealth of history they can't escape, and feelings they've never spoken aloud. It's their last opportunity to make amends before Florence moves away, but are they willing to take a chance on a future they can't predict?

Review Quotes

"While I was reading In Every Future, It's Us, I kept promising myself I'd finish just one more chapter before shutting off the light and going to bed. Needless to say, I lost a lot of sleep. Katie Naymon has written a pitch-perfect friends to lovers romance, full of heart-aching longing and deeply felt emotion. I loved it!"--Carley Fortune, #1 New York Times bestselling author

"In Every Future, It's Us is a gut-punch of a book. Katie Naymon weaves tender, romantic magic in a friends-to-lovers story that will have you hugging your book once it's over. What an absolute delight."--#1 New York Times bestselling author B.K. Borison

"That blurry, shifting line between friends and more-than-friends makes for an addicting read."--Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling author

"A gorgeous slow burn friends to lovers romance. For anyone who's ever felt 'what if?' about a platonic friendship, this is a beautiful coming of age story about growing up together."--Sophie Cousens, New York Times bestselling author of This Time Next Year

"My new gold standard for best friends to lovers. In Every Future, It's Us is whip-smart, expertly plotted, and achingly romantic. With this book, Katie Naymon solidly establishes herself as the mayor of Yearntown--and frankly, I wouldn't want to live anywhere else."--Rachel Lynn Solomon, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Extracurricular

"Intricately told and achingly real. There is something incredibly special about the way Katie Naymon writes multi-dimensional characters and the most vulnerable parts of love. In Every Future, It's Us is an emotional tour de force."--Tarah DeWitt, USA Today bestselling author of Lost and Found

"A tried and true romance story of two friends slowly, deliciously making their way to lovers over the course of many years, with taut, fresh writing that kept me engaged throughout. Katie Naymon has a talent for drawing flawed but winning characters who struggle to see themselves--and sometimes, the people closest to them--clearly. The result is a deeply human romance, full of heart and longing."--Kate Clayborn, USA Today bestselling author of The Paris Match

"In Every Future, It's Us is childhood-friends-to-lovers at its best--the history, the fear, the yearning. It's impossible not to sink into her rich prose and fall madly in love with her artfully-rendered characters, flaws and all. In every future, I hope I'm reading a Katie Naymon book."--Rachel Runya Katz, USA Today bestselling author of Isn't It Obvious?

"Sweeping, sexy, and the best sort of messy, In Every Future, It's Us has everything I could want in a love story: unmatched lyrical prose, two characters who just feel inevitable, scream-into-your-pillow tension, and one of the best executions of friends-to-lovers I've ever read. This book feels like New Year's Eve--bubbling, festive, full of promise."--Lauren Okie, author of The Best Worst Thing

"Mark my words: In Every Future, It's Us by Katie Naymon will live forevermore in the friends-to-lovers hall of fame. Florence and Tom are the textbook definition of an end-all-be-all romance, and Katie's portrayal of their relationship evolution is the textbook definition of perfect. Her sophomore novel is compulsively readable, with more sparks than a frayed live wire and truly masterful character growth. This book seals the deal that I would follow one of Katie's love stories anywhere."--Clare Gilmore, USA Today bestselling author of Never Over

"Sexy, smart, and filled with the kind of yearning that keeps you reading long into the night, In Every Future, It's Us is a gorgeous and lyrical friends-to-lovers tale that had my heart racing from the first page. With Florence and Tom, Katie Naymon has created something truly special, a couple whose relationship feels so real, I refuse to believe they're not."--Catherine Walsh, bestselling author of How to Write a Love Story

"In Every Future, it's Us is the pinnacle of childhood-friends-to-lovers, a story about how beautiful it is to be truly known by someone, aflush with the intimacy and yearning that comes from years of unfulfilled desire. Katie Naymon combines stunning prose and wonderfully complicated characters to bring the reader on a heart-achingly romantic journey."--Natalie Messier, author of Every Version of You

"Sexy and propulsive with masterful tension pulled so tight it left me gasping. Go ahead and skip the champagne this New Year's because this one will give you a guaranteed book hangover."--Heather McBreen, author of Sunk in Love

"In Every Future, It's Us tells a sizzling, yearning romance between two characters that are authentically, messily perfect and had me rooting for them from the very first page. Katie Naymon's prose sings and the emotions cut to the core. Everyone should have this gem of a book in their future."--Hannah Brohm, author of Love and Other Brain Experiments

About the Author

Katie Naymon lives and writes in Stockholm, Sweden. Originally from Northeast Ohio, she got her BA in creative writing at Johns Hopkins University and her MFA in poetry from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.