Cover Story

Name: Cover Story
Brand: HarperCollins New Zealand
SKU: 9780008744069
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By Mhairi McFarlane

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The unputdownable, brilliant new novel from the Queen of Romcom. Bel's joined the tiny Manchester office of a national paper from her indie podcast. Thirty-something Connor is going back to the start as the new intern. The latest office news? They can’t stand each other. So... Read More

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The unputdownable, brilliant new novel from the Queen of Romcom.

Description

The unputdownable, brilliant new novel from the Queen of Romcom.

Bel's joined the tiny Manchester office of a national paper from her indie podcast. Thirty-something Connor is going back to the start as the new intern.

The latest office news? They can’t stand each other.

So of course, Bel bumps into Connor when she’s working undercover on the biggest scoop of her career. And of course, she’s forced to improvise, pretending they’re a couple. A couple deeply in love.

Two rivals. One fake romance. The headline writes itself…

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780008744069

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 24 April 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: HarperCollins

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 270g

Pages: 416

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About the Author

Sunday Times bestselling author Mhairi McFarlane was born in Scotland in 1976 and her unnecessarily confusing name is pronounced Vah-Ree. After some efforts at journalism, she started writing fiction and her debut, You Had Me at Hello, was an instant success. She’s since sold over 2 million copies of her books. She lives in Nottingham with a man and, sadly for the time being, no cat.

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