It's a Love Story: the heart-warming and joyful must-read summer romance for 2025

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'The most beautiful, perfect love storyit's my favourite Annabel Monaghan novel yet!' Paige Toon, internationally bestselling author of Seven Summers

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Rules for a True Love Story: There are none. Its all a lie.

Jane Jackson knows that true love is a lie. Laughter is the only truth: and having spent her adolescence as the barbecue-sauce-in-her-braces punchline on America's fifth-favourite sitcom, she's still trying to shake off that role. At least now shes a Creative Executive at Clearwater Studios and living by a new mantra: fake it till you make it.

Except, she might have faked it too far. Desperate to get her first project greenlit and riled up by pompous cinematographer and one-time crush Dan Finnegan, she opened her mouth and a big fat fib fell out. She claimed that Jack Quinlan, hottest popstar of the moment, has promised to write an original song for the script. Jack may have been her first kiss and greatest source of shame but Jane hasnt spoken to him in twenty years.

Now, Jane must turn to the last man shed ever want to owe: Dan Finnegan. Because Jack is playing a festival in Dans beach hometown on Long Island, and Dan has an in. A week in close quarters with Dan while facing down her past is Jane's idea of hell, but Dan just might surprise her. While covering up her lie, can they find something true

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Praise for Annabel Monaghan:

'Everything I want in a summer romance' - Beth O'Leary, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Flatshare

'Annabel Monaghan has joined my shortlist of instant autobuy authors. Her writing is packed full of chemistry and warmth.' - Paige Toon, author of Only Love Can Hurt Like This

'Anything Annabel writes, Im reading it.' - Carley Fortune, author of Every Summer After

'Annabel Monaghan knows how to write romance, how to sweep you up and make you feel as though you, the reader, are falling in love.' - Sophie Cousens, author of Just Havent Met You Yet

Reviews

The most beautiful, perfect love storyI loved it with my whole heart! I could have lived inside this book forever. Its my favorite Annabel Monaghan novel yet, and made me cry such happy emotional tears! -- Paige Toon, internationally bestselling author of Seven Summers
Annabel Monaghan has written a love story that is as laugh-out-loud funny as it is emotionally profound. Dont miss this perfect summer escape -- Emily Giffin, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Summer Pact
Annabel Monaghan has a direct line to my heartand my funny bone. With It's a Love Story, shes given us an enemies-to-lovers romcom thats SO MUCH MORE. This is dopamine in book form. And dont we all need that right now -- Mary Kay Andrews, New York Times bestselling author of Summers at the Saint
[A] bingeable beachy contemporary . . . Monaghan mines a lot of joy out of [a] close-knit family dynamic and the scenic coastal setting, while creating a heroine readers will root for. This is an addictive romp * Publishers Weekly (starred) *
[T]here is satisfying depth to the story . . . Monaghan writes another charming rom-com, this time with enemies-to-lovers and forced-proximity tropes. Monaghan fans will not be disappointed * Library Journal *
This novel is perfect for those looking to escape the summer heat with an enemies-to-lovers romcom * Brit & Co. *
PRAISE FOR ANNABEL MONAGHAN: * - *
Annabel Monaghan has joined my shortlist of instant autobuy authors. Her writing is packed full of chemistry and warmth -- Paige Toon, author of Only Love Can Hurt Like This
Anything Annabel writes, Im reading it -- Carley Fortune, author of Every Summer After
Annabel Monaghan knows how to write romance, how to sweep you up and make you feel as though you, the reader, are falling in love -- Sophie Cousens, author of Just Havent Met You Yet
Such a charming read -- Curtis Sittenfield
A warm, funny, and bingeable five-star read -- Abby Jimenez, author of Yours Truly
Everything I want in a summer romance -- Beth O'Leary

Author Bio

Annabel Monaghan is the author of IndieNext and LibraryReads pick Nora Goes Off Script and Same Time Next Summer, as well as two young adult novels and Does This Volvo Make My Butt Look Big, a selection of laugh-out-loud columns that appeared in the Huffington Post, the Week, and the Rye Record. She lives in Rye, New York, with her family.