
When Sparks Fly
Monica Murphy(Author)
Penguin Books Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 28. May 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-1-4059-7333-5 (ISBN)
Description
From the New York Times bestselling author of A Million Kisses In Your Lifetime comes a small town, single dad summer romance that sizzles.
"Monica Murphy books are guaranteed five-star reads." Devney Perry, #1 New York Times bestselling author
"Monica's writing doesn't just blow me away. It owns me." Marni Mann, USA Today bestselling author
After a very public breakup, a summer at her family's lake house is exactly what heiress Rachel Henderson needs.
But after setting her mother's expensive curtains on fire, Rachel is saved by a very handsome fireman. Too bad he's also the grumpiest guy she's ever met.
Rachel keeps running into the fireman around the lake, and when she breaks through his tetchy facade, she finds herself totally falling for him. And it seems he feels the same.
But as summer draws to a close, Rachel must decide: Will she head back to the city, or stay by the lake forever.
Tropes:
Firefighter
Single Dad
Grumpy x Sunshine
Opposites Attract (City Girl & Country Boy)
Age Gap
Small Town
Summer Romance
"Monica Murphy books are guaranteed five-star reads." Devney Perry, #1 New York Times bestselling author
"Monica's writing doesn't just blow me away. It owns me." Marni Mann, USA Today bestselling author
After a very public breakup, a summer at her family's lake house is exactly what heiress Rachel Henderson needs.
But after setting her mother's expensive curtains on fire, Rachel is saved by a very handsome fireman. Too bad he's also the grumpiest guy she's ever met.
Rachel keeps running into the fireman around the lake, and when she breaks through his tetchy facade, she finds herself totally falling for him. And it seems he feels the same.
But as summer draws to a close, Rachel must decide: Will she head back to the city, or stay by the lake forever.
Tropes:
Firefighter
Single Dad
Grumpy x Sunshine
Opposites Attract (City Girl & Country Boy)
Age Gap
Small Town
Summer Romance
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 194 mm
Width: 126 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
245 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4059-7333-5 (9781405973335)
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Monica Murphy
When Sparks Fly
A steamy, small-town, firefighter romance from the internationally best-selling author
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05/2026
Penguin Books Ltd
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Monica Murphy is an internationally bestselling romance author whose novels have topped the New York Times and USA Today charts. She has sold over two million copies worldwide and has been translated into a dozen languages. She lives with her family in central California on fourteen acres in the middle of nowhere, along with their one dog and too many cats.