When Katie Met Cassidy

From the acclaimed author of The Assistants comes another gutsy book about the importance of women taking the reins - this time, when it comes to love, sex, and self-acceptance.

'Sexy, entertaining and subversive' Curtis Sittenfeld - Best Books of the Summer 2018 (The Guardian)

'The lesbian romance novel we've been waiting for' Buzzfeed

When it comes to Cassidy, Katie can't think straight.

Katie Daniels, a twenty-eight-year-old Kentucky transplant with a strong set of traditional values, has just been dumped by her fiance when she finds herself seated across a negotiating table from native New Yorker Cassidy Price, a sexy, self-assured woman wearing a man's suit. At first neither of them knows what to make of the other, but soon their undeniable connection will bring into question everything each of them thought they knew about sex and love.

When Katie Met Cassidy is a romantic comedy about gender and sexuality, and the importance of figuring out who we are in order to go after what we truly want. It's also a portrait of a high-drama subculture where bar rooms may as well be bedrooms, and loyal friends fill in the spaces absent families leave behind. Katie's glimpse into this wild yet fiercely tight-knit community begins to alter not only how she sees the larger world, but also where exactly she fits in.

'My favourite romantic book of recent memory' Emma Straub, New York Times bestselling author of Modern Lovers

'A tender tale of finding yourself and trusting unexpected impulses' Cosmopolitan

'As timeless, warm and funny as When Harry Met Sally . . . will inspire you to go after what you want and hold onto what you already have with both hands' Elisabeth Egan, Glamour

'The delightful, sexy, queer rom-com of the summer . . . all the makings of a Nora Ephron classic' Vogue

'Not only is Perri's book super sexy - it's also a welcome subversion of the (so far) overwhelmingly straight rom-com genre' Refinery29

'A smart, sexy read for your beach bag that will leave you looking at sex and love in a completely different way' PopSugar

'Tender, sexy as hell and laugh out loud funny' Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, bestselling author of The Nest

'A moving story about love and what it means to truly connect with someone, even if it's the last person you expect' Jennifer Niven, New York Times bestselling author of All the Bright Places

'Snarky but tender, charming but never saccharine, When Katie Met Cassidy is a romantic comedy for a new breed of women who can deliver valentines and a mean left hook' Courtney Maum, bestselling aut