How To Write A Love Story by Catherine Walsh
Publisher: Dutton - Penguin Random House
Publication Date: March 10, 2026
Format: Hardcover - 336 pages
Paperback - 352 pages
Audiobook - 9 Hours 9 Minutes
Kindle - 342 pages / 3.9 MB
Nook - 352 pages / 2 MB
ISBN (Hardcover): 978-1420535259
ISBN (Paperback): 979-8217043781
ASIN (Audiobook): B0FG3GVNF7
ASIN (Kindle): B0FDPW2BVN
BNID (Nook): 979-8217043798
Genre: Romance / Romantic Comedy
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Disclaimer: I purchased a hardcover edition of the book from my monthly Book Of The Month (BOTM) subscription. This book reviews is from my personal honest opinion.
Book Description:
One writer, one editor, one hot summer... A romance for the books?
Ciara Sheridan's father has left her with three things: a sprawling and distinctly ramshackle estate on the Irish coast, the outline for the finale to his bestselling epic fantasy series that he wanted her to finish - and writer's block.
Enter Sam Avery: Frank-Sheridan-fanboy and hotshot editor, sent from the New York publishing house direct to her doorstep - against Ciara's wishes and red pen at the ready.
With the deadline looming, Ciara and Sam have just a few weeks to stop bickering, write this novel and secure Frank's legacy.
But as the summer heats up, so too does the tension between them. Will their own love story be the plot twist neither of them see coming?
Book Lovers meets Leap Year in this dual-POV, forced-proximity, bookish romantic comedy with a VERY HOT twist - the brand-new book from bestselling Kindle chart sensation and Irish author, Catherine Walsh.
My Book Review:
In How To Write A Love Story, author Catherine Walsh weaves a lighthearted romantic tale of unexpected friendship and finding love.
Set in Ireland, the reader is easily drawn into this entertaining rom com as they follow Ciara Sheridan and Sam Avery as they are partnered together to write Ciara's father's last novel that he left unfinished when he passed away.
Set in Ireland, the reader is easily drawn into this entertaining rom com as they follow Ciara Sheridan and Sam Avery as they are partnered together to write Ciara's father's last novel that he left unfinished when he passed away.
Sam Avery is an editor at a NYC publishing house who is sent to Ireland to help Ciara Sheridan, the daughter of their dead client, author Frank Sheridan, to follow up on his deathbed wish to write the final book in his fantasy series. As Ciara and Sam learn to work together, they also find an easy friendship that grows into an unexpected romance over the summer spent together. Will they write the final book in the fantasy series, while also learning how to write their own love story?
How To Write A Love Story is such a fun romantic comedy that easily keeps the reader engaged as they follow Ciara and Sam's story. Set in Carrigwest, County Cork, Ireland and told in alternating first person narrative by Ciara and Sam, the reader follows along as their unexpected partnering helps both of them gain a sense of self-discovery, and a chance at finding love and happiness in their lives.
There was a great mixture of emotion, drama, angst, and humor, and mixed in this story. The author does a great job of describing Ciara and Sam's lives, and how their professional relationship turns into an undeniable chemistry when sparks fly as they work on Ciara's father's final novel. You can't help but cheer them on, and hope that they realize they can write their own love story.
How To Write A Love Story is a wonderful story that has enough emotional depth, drama, romance, comedy, and witty banter, that makes it a delightfully entertaining romantic comedy tale that romance fans will certainly enjoy!
Rating: 4 STARS
Rating: 4 STARS
About The Author
Catherine Walsh is the bestselling author of romantic comedies, including Holiday Romance and Snowed In. A Kindle Unlimited sensation, her books have been translated into over 20 languages. She lives in Ireland, where she writes full-time. Her latest book is How To Write A Love Story that was published on March 10, 2026.
