How to Write a Love Story
A Novel
Published on 10. March 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
979-8-217-04378-1 (ISBN)
Description
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—red pen ready.
At first, Ciara and Sam butt heads with crackling energy. But with the deadline looming, Ciara and Sam have just a few weeks to stop bickering, write this novel, and secure Frank's legacy.
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?
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—red pen ready.
At first, Ciara and Sam butt heads with crackling energy. But with the deadline looming, Ciara and Sam have just a few weeks to stop bickering, write this novel, and secure Frank's legacy.
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?
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Books Ltd
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 200 mm
Width: 130 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
282 gr
ISBN-13
979-8-217-04378-1 (9798217043781)
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Catherine Walsh is the bestselling author of five romcoms. She has a background in publishing, having worked as a marketer at a UK imprint. She now lives in Dublin and writes full time.