It's autumn in Lake Pristine! Get ready to fall in love Yearning Difficulties, the fake-dating romance from Elle McNicoll, award-winning author of Wish You Were Her.
Zella is co-hosting the student radio show - which would be great if she didn't have to share it with her horrible ex, Dave.
Her classmate Killian is brash, opinionated - and his mother happens to run the writing seminar of Zella's dreams.
When Zella suggests he help her out by fake dating her, Killian sees an opportunity. He has his own reasons for getting close to Zella . . .
But when he starts to trip up on his own lies and their friendship begins to fracture, Zella might have to open her heart to the possibility that what she's looking for has been there the whole time.
| ISBN: | 9781037402180 |
| Publication date: | 8th October 2026 |
| Author: | Elle McNicoll |
| Publisher: | First Ink an imprint of Pan Macmillan |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 288 pages |
| Series: | Lake Pristine Quartet |
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It's autumn in Lake Pristine! Get ready to fall in love Yearning Difficulties, the fake-dating romance from Elle McNicoll, award-winning author of Wish You Were Her.Zella is co-hosting the student radio show - which would be great if she didn't have to share it with her horrible ex, Dave.Her classmate Killian is brash, opinionated - and his mother happens to run the writing seminar of Zella's dreams.When Zella suggests he help her out by fake dating her, Killian sees an opportunity.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Yearning Difficulties and determined it is suitable for children aged 13-18 years old
Yearning Difficulties features in the following genres: Featured Books for 13+ readers, Featured Books for Young Adults, Romance / Relationship Stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Romance and love stories, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Dating, relationships, romance and love, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction, Recommendations, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Relationships (non-family / groups), Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE)
Paperback. £8.09, down from the £8.99 cover price. Pre-order. 8th October 2026.
Yearning Difficulties was written by Elle McNicoll and published by First Ink an imprint of Pan Macmillan
Yearning Difficulties has 288 pages
Yes it is part of Lake Pristine Quartet series
£8.09, reduced from £8.99. Pre-order. 8th October 2026.
