Description
The battle lines are drawn--between a romance-loving bookseller and the shock jock determined to tear happily-ever-afters apart.
Alice Willoughby and her mom run HEA Books, a cozy shop devoted to love stories and the people who crave them. Alice is great at matching customers with their perfect happily-ever-after...she just can't seem to find her own.
Enter Parker Black, a disillusioned radio host who's reinvented himself as a romance-bashing shock jock. Bitter from his breakup with a romance author who turned love into a four-letter word, Parker takes aim at the entire genre--and his on-air rants start stirring up trouble for Alice's loyal customers and their partners. He's arrogant, aggravating, and absolutely not book-boyfriend material.
Parker's crusade leads to spirited debates and bookstore protests, but when unexpected sparks fly between the two of them Alice begins to wonder if her favorite trope--enemies to lovers--might actually be playing out in real life. Parker may claim romance is a lie...but is he protesting a little too much?
With sharp wit and plenty of charm, USA Today bestselling author Sheila Roberts delivers a modern battle of the sexes where the biggest question is simple:
Are romance novels ruining love--or rewriting it?
More books from Sheila Roberts:
Author: Sheila Roberts
Publisher: Mira Books
Published: 05/26/2026
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.52lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.31w x 0.75d
ISBN13: 9780778305828
ISBN10: 0778305821
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Women
- Fiction | Family Life | Marriage & Divorce
- Fiction | Romance | Contemporary
Alice Willoughby and her mom run HEA Books, a cozy shop devoted to love stories and the people who crave them. Alice is great at matching customers with their perfect happily-ever-after...she just can't seem to find her own.
Enter Parker Black, a disillusioned radio host who's reinvented himself as a romance-bashing shock jock. Bitter from his breakup with a romance author who turned love into a four-letter word, Parker takes aim at the entire genre--and his on-air rants start stirring up trouble for Alice's loyal customers and their partners. He's arrogant, aggravating, and absolutely not book-boyfriend material.
Parker's crusade leads to spirited debates and bookstore protests, but when unexpected sparks fly between the two of them Alice begins to wonder if her favorite trope--enemies to lovers--might actually be playing out in real life. Parker may claim romance is a lie...but is he protesting a little too much?
With sharp wit and plenty of charm, USA Today bestselling author Sheila Roberts delivers a modern battle of the sexes where the biggest question is simple:
Are romance novels ruining love--or rewriting it?
More books from Sheila Roberts:
- The Man Next Door
- The Best Life Book Club
- The Merry Matchmaker
- The Twelve Months of Christmas
- The Road to Christmas
Author: Sheila Roberts
Publisher: Mira Books
Published: 05/26/2026
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.52lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.31w x 0.75d
ISBN13: 9780778305828
ISBN10: 0778305821
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Women
- Fiction | Family Life | Marriage & Divorce
- Fiction | Romance | Contemporary