How to Write a Love Story

A Novel

De: 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

©2026 Catherine Walsh (P)2026 Penguin Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

“A gorgeous, funny, transporting novel about the power of love and the magic of storytelling. I adored every page.”—Clare Pooley

"How to Write a Love Story is hilarious, heartfelt, and effortlessly sexy—everything I adore in a Catherine Walsh romcom. Sam and Ciara stole my heart from the very first pages and I am honestly fine with never getting it back. My new favorite book by one of my absolute favorite authors, and one I'll be returning to as often as possible."—Sarah Adler, USA Today bestselling author of Finders Keepers

“What a fun read. . . . This book brims with charm and romance, but it is the characters and nuanced conversation . . . that had me leaning in. I inhaled this book, and you will too!”—Uzma Jalaluddin, author of Three Holidays and a Wedding