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Just a Girl, Actually

Name: Just a Girl, Actually
Brand: Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd
SKU: 9781761562129
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By Karina May

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From New York to Notting Hill ... A funny, heartfelt enemies-to-lovers romance full of unscripted detours and a connection they never saw coming. Olivia Olsen may be a romantic, but don't you dare call her naive. As head of marketing at the travel-safety app, WalkyTalky, she... Read More

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From New York to Notting Hill ... A funny, heartfelt enemies-to-lovers romance full of unscripted detours and a connection they never saw coming.

Olivia Olsen may be a romantic, but don't you dare call her naive. As head of marketing at the travel-safety app, WalkyTalky, she is passionate about helping women explore the world with confidence. But navigating her own life? That's a different story.

When she's offered a transfer to the New York office, Liv expects bagels, brownstones, and maybe even her own bodega guy. Instead, she's stuck sharing an office with her infuriating coworker, Dan Smiles, whose charming British accent does nothing to disguise his AI-inflated ego.

Then a sudden crisis threatens to shut down WalkyTalky, and Liv and Dan are sent on a business trip to the UK. From Notting Hill bookstores to cosy pubs straight out of The Holiday, this should be the trip of Liv's dreams - if only her leading man wasn't her nemesis.

Cue a snowed-in Cotswolds cottage with no Wi-Fi, and the hostility between them starts to thaw...

Can a little rom-com magic save a company and spark the most unlikely love story of all?

Praise for Just a Girl, Actually

Just a Girl, Actually is brimming with heart. Delightfully nostalgic, swoon-worthy and smart, it's perfectly pitched rom-com heaven. No one writes wanderlust romance like Karina May.
AMY HUTTON, author of Ghosted

Just A Girl, Actually sparkles with the wit and warmth romantic-comedy fans will fall head over heels for. But it also comes with a bite, with sharp banter that delivers some delicious enemies-to-lovers tension. From the iconic streets of New York to the charm of the Cotswolds, readers will eat this up and be swept away by all the references to the rom-coms that have a special place in their hearts. Pure joy!
JOSHUA HORTINELA, author of Hate You to Love You

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781761562129

Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 December 2026

Country: Australia

Imprint: Macmillan Australia

DIMENSIONS

Width: 154.0mm

Height: 233.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 368

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About the Author

Karina May writes lively love stories for wanderlusters about women who are frequently at an airport and always at a crossroads. A former magazine journalist turned digital marketer, she is the author of romantic comedies including Duck à l'Orange for Breakfast, That Island Feeling and Never Ever Forever. Karina co-hosts That Rom Com Pod with fellow romance author Clare Fletcher, interviewing authors and championing the romance genre, and works as a marketing strategist and author mentor, helping writers build lasting creative careers.

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