Yerba Buena is the debut adult novel by the bestselling and awardwinning YA author Nina LaCour following two women on a starcrossed journey toward each other

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A love story for our timeTara Conklin New York Times bestselling author of The Last Romantics

This book is a precious thingCasey McQuiston New York Times bestselling author of One Last Stop

When Sara Foster runs away from home at sixteen she leaves behind the girl she once was capable of trust and intimacy Years later in Los Angeles she is a soughtafter bartender renowned as much for her brilliant cocktails as for the mystery that clings to her Across the city Emilie Dubois is in a holding pattern yearning for the beauty and community her Creole grandparents cultivated but unable to commit On a whim she takes a job arranging flowers at the glamorous restaurant Yerba Buena and embarks on an affair with the married owner

The morning Emilie and Sara first meet at Yerba Buena their connection is immediate But the damage both women carry and the choices they have made pulls them apart again and again When Saras old life catches up to her upending everything she thought she wanted just as Emilie has finally gained her own sense of purpose they must decide if their love is more powerful than their pasts

At once exquisite and expansive astonishing in its humanity and heart Yerba Buena is a love story for our time and a propulsive journey through the lives of two women trying to find somewhere or someone to call home