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Sweet Heat by Bolu Babalola

Sweet Heat by Bolu Babalola

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Format: Paperback (plain edges)

Pages: 496

Published: September 2, 2025

Estimated spice: Spicy

Goodreads rating: 4.1+

The Storygraph rating: 4.2+

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Publisher description

BOLU BABALOLA IS… “A queen of romantic comedy.” – Oprah Daily • “Incisively funny.” – Entertainment Weekly • “A really great romance writer.” – Quinta Brunson, Harper's Bazaar •“Keeping the hope for true love alive and enjoyable.” –Shondaland • “A rom-com expert.” – New York Times

A Rolling Stone Most Anticipated Book of Fall

Two exes. One summer wedding. Zero chance of escaping the heat.

Prepare to laugh, swoon, and fall head over heels with this irresistible standalone romance from Bolu Babalola, the bestselling author of Honey and Spice, a Reese’s Book Club pick.

Twenty-eight-year-old Kiki Banjo hosts the popular podcast The HeartBeat, solving romantic conundrums and dishing out life advice. But behind the mic, career setbacks and a devastating breakup have left her hanging on by a thread. As she’s preparing to be the Maid of Honor in her best friend’s wedding, everything starts to unravel, and Kiki is left wondering if she ever had the answers.

Then Kiki finds herself face-to-face with the Best Man, her ex-boyfriend, Malakai—the smooth-talking, absurdly handsome, annoyingly perceptive man who stole her heart and then shattered it. While Kiki’s approaching rock bottom, Malakai’s been on the rise as a filmmaker, and now they have no choice but to play nice until the wedding is over. Both are hell-bent on ignoring the smoldering chemistry between them, but as they navigate the chaos of wedding plans, career ambitions, and Kiki’s growing fears about the future, they can’t ignore the spark that’s only getting hotter.

They just have to get through the summer. So why does it feel like playing with fire?

“Babalola’s sharp sense of humor, slick pop culture references, and keen sense of the zeitgeist . . . offer a refreshing portrait of what modern love really looks and feels like." — Time

“Babalola expertly blends sex with societal discourse in ways that echo Jane Austen and Nora Ephron.” — Vanity Fair

"Babalola soars in her rich depictions of intimacy and relationships, in all their grandeur."— The New York Times Book Review 

Audiobook Black rep Bolu Babalola Contemporary England Forced proximity Paperback Rom-com Romance Second chance Spicy Summer Underrepresented author

SKU/ISBN:

9780063306967

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  • The book cover of 'Sweet Heat' by Bolu Babalola, shown as a 3D mockup on a pale pink background. The cover features a vibrant illustration of a woman sitting in a car with a sunset sky, green palm leaves, and bold yellow title text.
  • The book cover of 'Sweet Heat' by Bolu Babalola is displayed flat on a textured white blanket. The cover features a vibrant red-orange background with a city skyline silhouette, green tropical leaves, and a woman sitting on a bed.
  • The back cover of the book 'One Summer Wedding' by Billie Eilish, featuring a bright orange-red background with white text, a small portrait of Billie Eilish, and a Honey Beast album cover graphic, photographed on a white textured blanket.
  • The book 'Sweet Heat' by Boubir Bhalola lies open on a soft, textured cream-colored blanket, with decorative white flowers in the background.
  • A hand holds a copy of the book 'Sweet Heat' , showing the bright red spine with yellow lettering, against a soft, textured cream blanket background.
  • Book cover for the novel 'Sweet Heat' by Bolu Babalola, featuring a stylized illustration of a woman in a red dress standing on a red car in front of a window with a city skyline and palm leaves. The background of the image is a very light pink with a white heart icon in the top left corner.
  • Book cover of 'Sweet Heat' by Bolu Babalola with a silhouette of a woman on a bed and city skyline.