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The brand new novel from Sunday Times bestselling author Mhairi McFarlane

Laurie and Jamie have the perfect office romance
(They set the rules via email)

Everyone can see they’re head over heels
(They staged the photos)

This must be true love
(They’re faking it)

When Laurie is dumped by her partner of eighteen years, she’s blindsided. Not only does she feel humiliated, they still have to work together.

So when she gets stuck in the lift with handsome colleague Jamie, they hatch a plan to stage the perfect romance. Revenge will be sweet…

‘Beautiful and touching – I loved it so much!’ Marian Keyes

‘Super funny, packs an emotional punch and deeply, deliciously romantic’ Cressida McLaughlin

‘Funny, crackling with sexual tension, and …. a total joy to read’ Louise O’Neill

“Praise for Mhairi McFarlane: 'I loved it! So funny and warm - a delicious read' Marian Keyes 'Wildly funny and wildly romantic... Another wonderful novel from an author at the top of her game' Louise O'Neill 'Beautiful, funny and heartbreaking' Giovanna Fletcher 'Funny and heartfelt, full of humour and wisdom, I absolutely loved it' Katie Fforde 'Intelligent, edgy and laugh out loud funny - a romantic comedy to love' Sunday Mirror 'The perfect mix of comedy, whip smart dialogue and all the feels' Fabulous 'Mhairi gets the mix of laughs, romance and serious emotional depth just right in this page-turner that stands out from the crowd' S Magazine 'Hilarious, clever and beautifully written' Daily Mail 'Fiery, feminist, fit, filthy and very timely ... astonishingly good' Harriet Reuter Hapgood 'A warm belly full of joy from start to finish!' Holly Bourne 'Mhairi's best yet: nobody does modern love like her, hilarious, devastating and real' Laura Kemp 'An effortlessly brilliant read - will have you laughing when you shouldn't and sobbing when you least expect it' Giovanna Fletcher 'Totally hilarious and wincingly real' Jenny Colgan 'Her best yet - write faster!' Holly Bourne 'No-one writes such wry, emotionally complex romantic fiction' RED 'The perfect balance of romcom and drama... the ultimate holiday read!' GRAZIA 'Warm, nuanced, compelling' STYLIST 'Intelligent and insightful' HEAT 'Sparky, smart, sore-stomach-laughing kind of read' FABULOUS 'Hilarious' HELLO olly Bourne 'Mhairi's best yet: nobody does modern love like her, hilarious, devastating and real' Laura Kemp 'An effortlessly brilliant read - will have you laughing when you shouldn't and sobbing when you least expect it' Giovanna Fletcher 'Totally hilarious and wincingly real' Jenny Colgan 'Her best yet - write faster!' Holly Bourne 'No-one writes such wry, emotionally complex romantic fiction' RED 'The perfect balance of romcom and drama... the ultimate holiday read!' GRAZIA 'Warm, nuanced, compelling' STYLIST 'Intelligent and insightful' HEAT 'Sparky, smart, sore-stomach-laughing kind of read' FABULOUS 'Hilarious' HELLO”

‘Beautiful and touching – I loved it so much!’ Marian Keyes

‘Sharply relevant, super funny, packs an emotional punch and deeply, deliciously romantic – perfect on every level’ Cressida McLaughlin

‘Funny, crackling with sexual tension, and full of complex, nuanced characters – a total joy to read’ Louise O’Neill

‘Super-smart, super-funny and super-relatable’ The Sun

‘Mhairi works her magic … Poignant, witty and smart’ Woman & Home

‘A funny, smart and wonderfully romantic book about faking it… and making it. I loved every page’ Lucy Diamond

‘Smart, witty, funny and poignant … a delicious page-turner’ Woman

‘Fresh and smart romance’ Sunday Mirror

Praise for Mhairi McFarlane:

‘I loved it! So funny and warm – a delicious read’ Marian Keyes

‘Wildly funny and wildly romantic… Another wonderful novel from an author at the top of her game’ Louise O’Neill

‘Beautiful, funny and heartbreaking’ Giovanna Fletcher

‘Funny and heartfelt, full of humour and wisdom, I absolutely loved it’ Katie Fforde

‘Intelligent, edgy and laugh out loud funny – a romantic comedy to love’ Sunday Mirror

‘The perfect mix of comedy, whip smart dialogue and all the feels’ Fabulous

‘Mhairi gets the mix of laughs, romance and serious emotional depth just right in this page-turner that stands out from the crowd’ S Magazine

‘Hilarious, clever and beautifully written’ Daily Mail

‘Fiery, feminist, fit, filthy and very timely … astonishingly good’ Harriet Reuter Hapgood

‘Totally hilarious and wincingly real’ Jenny Colgan

‘No-one writes such wry, emotionally complex romantic fiction’ Red

‘The perfect balance of romcom and drama… the ultimate holiday read!’ Grazia

‘Sparky, smart, sore-stomach-laughing kind of read’ Fabulous

Mhairi was born in Scotland in 1976 and has been explaining how to pronounce her name ever since. (With a ‘V’, not an ‘M’. Yes, that’s us crazy Celts for you). She is based in Nottingham where she used to be a local journalist and now she’s a freelance writer and sometime-blogger, which we all know is code for messing about on Twitter. She likes drinking wine, eating food and obtaining clothes; all the impressive hobbies. Her best anecdotes involve dislocating her elbow tripping over a briefcase and a very bad flight to New York. She lives with a man and a cat.

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