Love and Other Side Effects

the perfect friends-to-lovers romance for fans of Abby Jimenez and Grey's Anatomy

By: Deidra Duncan

Narrated by: Christine Lakin, Eric Yang

'Hilarious and deeply romantic, Love And Other Side Effects is the perfect friends-to-lovers romance. You can't not fall for Asher and Jocelyn!' - N.S. Perkins, author of The Infinity Between Us
Two best friends start a collision course toward something more in this emotional romance for fans of Ali Hazelwood, Abby Jimenez and Grey's Anatomy.

Doctor Asher Foley feels like an imposter. The letters 'MD' after his name should mean he's confident and respected, but instead, he still feels like the class clown pretending to be a serious doctor.

Anesthesiologist Jocelyn Maddox is a paradox, fixing everyone else's pain while refusing to feel her own. After all, she's lost too much already, and she's not about to gamble her heart again. It makes Asher, her charming, light-hearted colleague, a perfectly safe best friend. Right?

But when a surgical complication forces Asher to drop the mask and show her the man underneath, Jocelyn sees more than the jokes and easy smiles. She sees him. And the real Asher might just be the one person who can finally break the walls around her heart . . .

'Devastating in its raw vulnerability and gleeful feet-kicking swoonworthiness, Love and Other Side Effects is a book to be devoured' Maggie Eckersley, author of Back In The Saddle ©2026 Deidra Duncan (P)2026 HarperCollins Publishers

Critic reviews

Hilarious and deeply romantic, Love And Other Side Effects is the perfect friends-to-lovers romance. You can't not fall for Asher and Jocelyn!

Devastating in its raw vulnerability and gleeful feet-kicking swoonworthiness, Love and Other Side Effects is a book to be devoured. Asher and Jocelyn bare their darkest feelings and highest walls on page in an honest exploration of what it means to love

Love and Other Side Effects is as addictive as any drug - once you pick it up you won't want to put it down! Fair warning: side effects of this book may include the occasional uncontrollable snort-laugh, strong urges to shout 'JUST KISS ALREADY!' at the main characters, and loss of sleep because you were up way too late reading this delightful gem of a love story

Deidra Duncan is a specialist in rom-com and prescribes us a cinnamon roll hero who pines deliciously, and a jaded woman who falls harder and deeper than she ever dreamed. Read this one stat!

Love and Other Side Effects is a friends-to-lovers joyride. Packed to the brim with hilarious antics and delicious banter, Duncan brings forbidden yearning to the next level

Compulsively readable, Love Sick is equal parts sexy and angsty. Deidra Duncan nailed all my favorite aspects from medical dramas

Amid a realistic portrayal of the highs and lows of medical resident life, enemies-to-lovers tension and nonstop banter fill this resonant and romantic debut. Heartfelt and smart, Love Sick is just what the doctor ordered

Bursting with laughter, the joy of found family, and spicy will-they-or-won't-they tension, Duncan's debut about the struggles of OB/GYN residency is the perfect book for Grey's Anatomy fans who wish they could start the Meredith-and-McDreamy journey all over again. Readers who love workplace romance, enemies-to-lovers banter, and STEMinist heroines will have a ball