A heartbroken romance novelist is forced to address her writer's block when the villainous cowboy character from her books shows up in the real world… Get ready to fall in love with the magical new romcom from the bestselling author of The Love of My Afterlife!'A perfect love story in every way... I inhaled it. Essential holiday reading!’ - Rosie Walsh, New York Times bestselling author of The Man Who Didn't Call‘A total rom-com triumph! I laughed, I cried, I swooned! Five magical stars’ - Josie Silver, New York Times bestselling author of One Day in December______________________________Gertie Bickerstaff writes happily-ever-afters for a living… or she did, until her own love life fell apart. Now her ex is thriving, her deadline is looming, and she can’t write a single word. The last thing she needs is more drama-like waking up to find a confused and rugged cowboy on her sofa. And not just any cowboy, but River Oakley, the villain from her unfinished novel. Somehow very real… and very shirtless. River wants to go home. Gertie wants her life back. So they strike a deal: he’ll use his cunning ways to help her win back her ex, she’ll finish the novel, and surely, he’ll return to whatever world he rode in from. But as River Oakley proves to be so much more than just the bad guy, Gertie has to choose: the ending she thought she wanted… or the plot twist she never saw coming. Tropes:💖 Romcom🌤? Grumpy x sunshine🫂 Forced proximity🔺 Love triangle?? Second chance vs new loveRomance writers and readers LOVE Romantic Hero and Kirsty Greenwood:‘This book has it all. Humor, heart, and a heroine I was desperately rooting for’ – Colleen Hoover, bestselling author of It Ends With Us‘One of the most life-affirming books I’ve read’ Cressida McLaughlin‘A gorgeously addictive romp of a romantic comedy, with added magic. I adored it’ Clare Pooley‘An utterly charming romcom … Reading this book is like receiving a big hug from a dear friend’ Carley Fortune‘Kirsty writes like a witty dream. She’s the real deal.’ Mhairi McFarlane‘A romantic, tender and hilarious page-turner. Every page will bring you joy’ Cathy Bramley‘Original and romantic – I loved it’ Sophie Cousens‘My favorite romance book of the year’ Reader review ?????‘The storyline. The banter. The spice. Every single thing in this book is absolute perfection!’ Reader review ?????‘Funny, swoony, and unexpectedly heartfelt. Five stars. I’m obsessed.’ Reader review ?????'I devoured this book’ Reader review ?????‘The chemistry between Gertie and River was chef’s kiss’ Reader review ?????