The Best Man — Malcolm Lee

In this heartwarming, propulsively enthralling debut, the beloved characters of The Best Man movies and Peacock series navigate unconventional parenthood, mid-life crises, and a second chance at love.

Fresh off a Pulitzer Prize win, Harper Stewart is working on his follow-up novel, splitting his time between New York and Accra to co-parent his blossoming daughter and pick up the pieces of his broken heart. The serial monogamist has done a lot of self-reflection after his divorce from Robyn, but he's not sure if he's ready to open his heart to the one that got away: Jordan Armstrong.

Knowing she had to flee New York to give herself some distance from Harper and get off the corporate hamster wheel, Jordan has moved to a beachfront property in Malibu, and though she keeps herself busy with her consulting job and new socialite friends, she finds herself unmoored and slightly guilty at possibly playing a part in Harper's divorce. While the physical distance helps, she still feels Harper's magnetic pull. Could it be their time, or has the moment passed?

Meanwhile Robyn has gone full bohemian chef. In Ghana she feels reborn, but her daughter, Mia? Not so much. After her divorce, Robyn has finally found peace and doesn't want to let another man in to ruin it -- that is until a handsome expat who frequents her café catches her eye. But it's all too much change for her daughter, and when Mia calls Harper asking him to come to Ghana, their world is shaken once more.

As Harper, Jordan, and Robyn navigate this next chapter and try to establish lives away from the hurts of the past, they come to realize that some relationships are impossible to break away from.