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Come As You Are
  • Published: 16 September 2025
  • ISBN: 9781405980265
  • Imprint: Michael Joseph
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 336
  • RRP: $24.99

Come As You Are

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16 Sept 2025
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12 June 2025
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In this opposites attract romance for fans of Begin Again and Better Than the Movies, a fresh start doesn't have to mean changing yourself.

With her heart broken, \"Evie\" Riley arrives at Camden Academy ready for a new beginning. But her fresh start is stopped in its tracks when she's accidentally placed in an all-boys dorm, with no choice but to stay.

When rumours and gossip about Evie spread like wildfire, she decides the only way to survive is to lean into her questionable new reputation... but she's definitely going to require help. Her grumpy dorm mate Salem Grayson isn't her first choice, but they make a pact: he'll teach her how to be bad, if she teaches him how to be good.

But what happens when their pact turns into something more and Evie has to decide whether to put her thrice-broken heart on the line again…
  • Published: 16 September 2025
  • ISBN: 9781405980265
  • Imprint: Michael Joseph
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 336
  • RRP: $24.99
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About the author

Dahlia Adler

Dahlia Adler is the award-winning author of seven young adult novels and editor of five young adult anthologies. She is the founder of LGBTQReads.com, and her byline has appeared on Buzzfeed; B&N Reads; Smart Bitches, Trashy Books; Tor.com, Parents.com, and more. She enjoys macarons, rewatching Grey’s Anatomy ad nauseam, and extremely short walks on the beach. She lives in the suburbs of New York City with her family.
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Praise for Come As You Are

Heartfelt and hopeful. In Come As You Are, Dahlia Adler deftly combines the witty dialogue of a grumpy-sunshine romance with the emotional turmoil of searching for self-acceptance. This is the royal flush of YA romances!

Kristy Boyce, bestselling author of Dungeons and Drama

Dahlia Adler’s uplifting Come As You Are is full of snappy banter, personality-plus characters, and the chaos and complications that come with being sixteen. Plus, a giggle-inducing grumpy-sunshine romance. This fresh take on the boarding school story is a delightful way to spend the afternoon!

K.L. Walther, New York Times bestselling author of The Summer of Broken Rules