Romantic Hero
New Release“Kirsty Greenwood’s writing is like receiving a warm hug from a dear friend.”—Carley Fortune, #1 New York Times bestselling author of One Golden Summer
A heartbroken romance novelist is forced to address her writer's block when the villainous cowboy character from her books shows up in the real world, desperately in need of his own Happily Ever After. . . from the bestselling author of GMA book club pick The Love of My Afterlife.
Gertie Bickerstaff writes happily-ever-afters for a living. . . . Or she did, until her own love life fell apart. Now her ex is thriving, her deadline is looming, and she can’t write a single word.
The last thing Gertie needs is more drama—like waking up to find a confused and rugged cowboy on her sofa. And not just any cowboy, but River Oakley, the villain from her unfinished novel. Somehow very real . . . and very shirtless.
River wants to go home. Gertie wants her life back. So they strike a deal: he’ll use his cunning ways to help her win back her ex, she’ll finish the novel, and, surely, he’ll return to whatever world he rode in from.
But as River Oakley proves to be so much more than just the bad guy, Gertie has to choose: the ending she thought she wanted . . . or the plot twist she never saw coming.
- Pages
- 302
- First published
- June 16, 2026
- Language
- English
- Edition
- Ebook
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Shelved by 3 Litcadians
Reviews
Finished April 21, 2026
OKAY this book is everything to me!! This other-worldly romance had me feeling ALL my feelings- seriously I was laughing and crying and any book that can do that is 5 stars for me in every galaxy ✨ For fans of Ashley Poston and lovers of sad x horny books 💖 magical realism 💖 fake dating 💖 opposites attract 💖 only one bed 💖 slow burn Gertie was really relatable to me as someone who has lost herself in service of others (even if my exact situation isn't the same.) And as a fellow member of the dead sister club, the way Kirsty explored grief is really important to me, showing the way grief affects ALL other relationships and that healing is definitely not linear. oh!! and I loved that we got a little Delphie mention in form of a painting 💕 Thanks so much to Berkley for a copy of this eARC, it definitely healed a part of me i didn't realize was still broken.