How to Write a Love Story by Catherine Walsh

One writer, one editor, one hot summer . . . Will this be a romance for the books?

Ciara Sheridan’s father has left her with three things: a sprawling and distinctly ramshackle estate on the Irish coast, the outline for the finale to his bestselling epic fantasy series that he wanted her to finish—and writer’s block.

Enter Sam Avery: Frank Sheridan fanboy and hotshot editor, sent from the New York publishing house direct to Ciara’s doorstep--against Ciara’s wishes and red pen at the ready.

With the deadline looming, Ciara and Sam have just a few weeks to stop bickering, write this novel, and secure Frank's legacy.

But as the summer heats up, so too does the tension between them. Will their own love story be the plot twist neither of them see coming?

Book Lovers meets Leap Year in this dual-POV, forced-proximity, bookish romantic comedy--the brand-new book from Irish author and romance bestseller Catherine Walsh

• paperback
• ISBN: 9798217043781
• 352 pages
• Published by Penguin Random House

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