Married With Benefits: "The romance is perfection. An absolutely gorgeous book.” Laurie Gilmore New York Times bestselling author of THE PUMPKIN SPICE CAFÉ

Ellie Palmer

Jul 2026 · Random House

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The brand new romcom from the USA Today bestselling author of Anywhere With You and Four Weekends and a Funeral, Ellie Palmer

"The romance is perfection. An absolutely gorgeous book. Ellie Palmer nailed it.” Laurie Gilmore, #1 New York Times bestselling author of THE PUMPKIN SPICE CAFÉ

“Another knockout hit from Ellie Palmer. Charming, big-hearted, and sexy—this is a must-read for fans of marriage of convenience or forced proximity. I loved this!” Hannah Bonam-Young, New York Times bestselling author

“Married with Benefits is smart, quippy, and so much fun. This was my first book of Ellie’s and will not be my last.” Julie Olivia, USA Today bestselling author

Their marriage of convenience should be been win-win, until feelings enter the mix and their situation becomes anything but convenient. . .

When Lainey discovers that she has inadvertently squatted her way into owning one of the most notorious houses in modern architectural history, she realises this is the chance to escape her hometown that she has been waiting for.

The problem is, the surrounding lakeside property has been willed to architect Elliot Hodges. Neither can rent or sell without reaching an agreement, so Elliot proposes an unconventional arrangement: marry him for health insurance and in exchange, she’ll allow him to rent the house until he can buy her out.

It's a win-win situation. Or it would be, if Elliot wasn't the enemy.

But living together shows Lainey a side of Elliot she never expected and, as the end date looms and their connection grows, Lainey’s not sure what’s more terrifying: leaving Elliot behind or letting him in.

Tropes:

Marriage of convenience
Forced proximity
Opposites attract
Small town romance

Praise for Ellie Palmer:

“Ellie's voice is fresh and real. . . . I will read anything she ever writes.” Tarah Dewitt, author of Funny Feelings

“Ellie Palmer writes romances that are pure magic!” Naina Kumar, USA Today bestselling author of Flirting with Disaster

“Ellie Palmer is an elite emerging voice and an auto-buy author for me.” Livy Hart, author of The Great Dating Fake Off

The brand new romcom from the USA Today bestselling author of Anywhere With You and Four Weekends and a Funeral, Ellie Palmer "The romance is perfection. An absolutely gorgeous book. Ellie Palmer nailed it.” Laurie Gilmore, #1 New York Times bestselling author of THE PUMPKIN SPICE CAFÉ “Another k...

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About the author

Ellie Palmer is the author of Four Weekends and a Funeral and Anywhere With You, and is a prototypical Midwesterner who routinely apologizes to inanimate objects when she bumps into them. When she's not writing romantic comedies featuring delightfully messy characters, she's at home in Minnesota, eating breakfast food, watching too much reality television, and triple texting her husband about their son.

Ellie Palmer is the author of Four Weekends and a Funeral and Anywhere With You, and is a prototypical Midwesterner who routinely apologizes to inanimate objects when she bumps into them. When she's not writing romantic comedies featuring delightfully messy characters, she's at home in Minnesota,...

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