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Borrowing a Better Mara

Timeline Retreats - 1

By Daisy Landish

English Romance Romantic Comedy All Ages

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🇬🇧 English

Published Date: Jun 25, 2025

No. of Pages: 65

A second-chance life she didn’t ask for. A one-week vacation from reality. A man who remembers her better than she remembers herself. Mara Jensen’s life is... fine.She's juggling solo parenting, late-night work emails, and a suspicious rash from a mindfulness app trial. Fine, exhausting, and utterly unremarkable. So when a mysterious woman in linen offers her a one-week escape into an alternate version of her life—where she made better choices, drinks hot coffee, and maybe nailed that bookstore meet-cute—Mara says yes before asking what the catch is. Now she has a thriving business, a well-rested child, and a charming bookseller boyfriend who swears they’ve been dating for months. Only one problem: this version of her life already has a Mara. And the original isn’t giving it up without a fight. Borrowing a Better Mara is a cozy, clean romcom about burnout, identity, and falling for the version of yourself you never thought you could be.Perfect for fans of The Flatshare, Midnight at the Blackbird Café, and rom-coms with a magical twist.

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