Cover Story, 9780008744069
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Rivals fake romance for a scoop, sparks and headlines ignite.
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Cover Story

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  • Paperback

    416 pages

  • Release Date

    30 April 2025

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Summary

Cover Story: A Fake Romance with Real Headlines

Bel, fresh from her indie podcast, lands a coveted spot at a national paper’s tiny Manchester office. Connor, a thirty-something restarting his career, joins as the new intern. They can’t stand each other.

But when Bel goes undercover for the scoop of her career, she bumps into Connor and impulsively claims they’re a couple, deeply in love.

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

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780008744069
ISBN-10:0008744068
Author:Mhairi McFarlane
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint:HarperCollins
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:416
Release Date:30 April 2025
Weight:270g
Dimensions:234mm x 153mm x 26mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

‘I loved it so SO so SO much. I’m having withdrawal symptoms … delicious’ Marian Keyes

‘Cover Story is everything I could ask for in a romcom. Smart, sexy and oh so addictive, Mhairi McFarlane’s ability to craft multi-layered, complex characters woven into an addictive story laden with belly laughs is one of a kind. I adored it’ Lindsey Kelk

‘Superb storytelling … puts her into that refined club occupied by Jilly Cooper and Jane Austen. Loved, loved, loved it’ Jay Rayner

‘I literally inhaled it. Honestly, Mhairi literally never misses! I found myself going to bed at 8pm, three nights in a row, so I could finish it’ Holly Bourne

‘Genuinely romantic and genuinely funny, while also being incredibly clever, pacy and observant’ Niamh Hargan

‘A smart, funny, and relatable heroine in Bel, and a sharp, layered hunk in Connor’ Justin Myers

‘Everything about this book is perfection … relatable, real, honest and a total joy from start to finish’ Lucy Vine

‘The most brilliant beady-eyed social commentary; Jane Austen if she knew where all the best Happy Hour deals were to be found’ Emma Hughes

‘Unputdownable … Mhairi is the queen of smart-as-hell romcoms’ Cressida McLaughlin

‘My drop-everything-unconfined-joy-read-or-die author; I love her books so much’ Jane Casey

‘Delicious and addictive … Mhairi McFarlane retains her place in the highest echelon of romantic fiction writers’ Muireann O’Connell

‘Massively entertaining: it’s legitimately funny, with steamy chemistry and a heroine so relatable she felt like my friend … Mhairi McFarlane is the voice of genre, the queen of contemporary romantic fiction’ Laura Jane Williams

‘Hilarious dialogue, great location, hot leading man and an investigative journalism plot – Mhairi fans (there are millions), you are in for a treat’ Hattie Crisell

‘Smart, relatable and very, very funny. A brilliantly entertaining read – I loved it’ TM Logan

About The Author

Mhairi McFarlane

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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