--- description: Find out why 'Seven Days in June' made the list. title: 'Seven Days in June' Is on TIME’s List of the 50 Best Romance Novels image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc78a7760206520e9/698a5946cabb1d2910e545fd/Seven-Days-in-June-Tia-Williams.png?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Aug 01, 2024 # Seven Days in June by [Shannon Carlin](/author/shannon-carlin/) ## Shannon Carlin Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Carlin is a contributor for TIME.  From Tia Williams, the beauty editor turned best-selling author of [_The Perfect Find_](https://time.com/6694338/best-rom-coms-on-netflix/ "undefined")_,_ a deeply sensual and well-observed novel about Black joy, single motherhood, and generational trauma. _Seven Days in June,_ published in 2021, picks up 15 years after Eva Mercy, a popular erotica writer, and Shane Hall, an enigmatic, award-winning novelist, engaged in a teenage summer fling that ended with him abandoning her in a time of need. When the star-crossed lovers reunite for the first time since that summer at a book panel in Brooklyn, sparks fly once again. Despite Eva’s fear that Shane may pick up and leave her heartbroken for a second time, the two embark on another week-long passionate affair. Are the old flames ready to pursue a new kind of love, or will Shane’s past betrayal be a barrier? Williams not only pulls off a steamy romance, but also tackles the challenges of everyday life as Eva struggles with the impact her chronic pain has on her mental health. **Buy Now:** _Seven Days in June_ on [Bookshop](https://bookshop.org/a/4973/9781538719091 "undefined") | [Amazon](https://amzn.to/3Wehdcl "undefined") These are independent reviews of the products mentioned, but TIME receives a commission when purchases are made through affiliate links at no additional cost to the purchaser. Seven Days in June: Best Romance Books ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-romance-books/6996613/seven-days-in-june/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-romance-books/6996613/seven-days-in-june/"},"headline":"Seven Days in June","datePublished":"2024-08-01T12:11:54.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-03T00:34:03.624Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/best-romance-books/6996613/seven-days-in-june/","keywords":["Books","E-Commerce","list","Special Project"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc78a7760206520e9/698a5946cabb1d2910e545fd/Seven-Days-in-June-Tia-Williams.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Shannon Carlin","jobTitle":"Carlin is a contributor for TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/shannon-carlin/"}],"creator":"Shannon Carlin","articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc78a7760206520e9/698a5946cabb1d2910e545fd/Seven-Days-in-June-Tia-Williams.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/books/","name":"Books"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-romance-books/6996613/seven-days-in-june/","name":"Seven Days in June"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Romance Authors Share the Steamiest Book They've Ever Read","description":"Romance authors like Emily Henry and Beverly Jenkins talk about the steamiest book they've ever read.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/jXMACfdW/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2024-07-30T10:00:00.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/jXMACfdW.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/collections/best-romance-books/6996613/seven-days-in-june/","duration":"PT1M21S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/collections/best-romance-books/6996613/seven-days-in-june/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```