WINNER OF THE ROMANTIC NOVEL OF THE YEAR AWARD IN THE DEBUT CATEGORY 2026

Popular romance author Margot Bradley has a secret: she doesn't believe in Happily Ever Afters. Not for herself, not for her readers, not even for her characters. When a super-fan leaks this to the world, Margot is dropped faster than you can say 'enemies-to-lovers.'

Her sister thinks she needs a change of scene and sends Margot off to a remote Alaskan cabin on a writing retreat that could be the perfect chance to say goodbye to romcoms and write something new - maybe swap meet-cutes for murder mysteries? But then she meets the handsome owner, Forrest:

She's a city girl; he's a lumberjack - of course he is.
He's grumpy - wait, is she sunshine? Oh no.
At least there's no forced proximity.
But that snowstorm is heading straight for their cabin...

As one trope after another draws them together over long snowy nights, one thing is clear: Margot and Forrest have landed in a romance novel of their very own. But will they each be able to overcome their fears, or risk becoming another of Margot's Happily Never Afters themselves...

**Coming July 2026, pre-order the new summer romance by Victoria Lavine, Not That Kind of Proposal**