Jessica Hatch

Jessica Hatch writes contemporary romantic comedy with an eye for the awkward bargains people make when a relationship has gone off course. How to Keep a Husband for Ten Days follows Lina and Brown, a separated couple who have not yet told their families that their marriage is ending. When circumstances require them to appear happily married for ten more days, the performance brings old disappointments and lingering affection into the same room. Bookouture published the novel in 2023 and presented it as a light, second-chance story built around domestic misunderstanding, close relatives, and a deadline. Hatch keeps the central question focused on whether the pair can speak honestly after relying on appearances for too long. How to Keep a Husband for Ten Days therefore uses its comic premise to examine communication and the difference between preserving an image and repairing a partnership, while the short timetable gives each encounter extra pressure.