{"product_id":"romantic-hero-isbn-9780593816158","title":"Romantic Hero","description":"\u003cb\u003e“Kirsty Greenwood’s writing is like receiving a warm hug from a dear friend.”—Carley Fortune, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eOne Golden Summer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Love of My Afterlife\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGertie 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRiver 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut 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.\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Love of My Afterlife\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This madcap romantic comedy may just be \u003ci\u003ethe \u003c\/i\u003eromance novel of the summer, with its unique, funny, and heartfelt tale.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Kirsty Greenwood’s \u003ci\u003eThe Love of My Afterlife\u003c\/i\u003e is an utterly charming romcom that is as hilarious as it is poignant. Reading this book is like receiving a big hug from a dear friend.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eCarley Fortune\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eEvery Summer After\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Kirsty Greenwood’s \u003ci\u003eThe Love of my Afterlife\u003c\/i\u003e takes a slice out of \u003ci\u003eThe Good Place\u003c\/i\u003e to create a cheeky rom-com full of light and laughter.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eElle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[O]ne-of-a-kind premise that you’ll want to dive right into…Simply put, it’s a *heaven-sent* book.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Greenwood weaves themes of loneliness, grief and self-discovery into a romance filled with laugh-out-loud moments.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[H]ilarious...\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeople\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Confident and hilarious, I lost a whole day to it and I don’t regret a second. Gave me \u003ci\u003eThe Good Place\u003c\/i\u003e crossed with \u003ci\u003eThe Dead Romantics\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Ex Hex \u003c\/i\u003evibes, quirky and romantic and oh so gorgeously memorable - I only wish I’d written it first!\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eJosie Silver\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"If I died in the middle of reading \u003ci\u003eThe Love of My Afterlife \u003c\/i\u003eby Kirsty Greenwood, I hope I'd have the wherewithal to bring it to the afterlife waiting room with me! I had the best time reading this book and NEEDED to know how everything was going to turn out for Delphie. I spent part of the book literally spit-laughing at the witty banter, surprising references, and hilarious hijinx Delphie got herself into; part of the book trying to figure out which side character I'd want to play in the adaptation; and part of the book charmed into a puddle on the floor. I'm going to be telling every person in my life to read this book.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eAlicia Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLove in the Time of Serial Killers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“It’s funny, warm, and does all the things that a good rom-com does.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eYulin Kuang\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I think the challenge in writing rom coms can be to have the laughs interspersed in a story that has real heart – Kirsty does this with aplomb.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eSophie Cousens\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A brilliant tongue-in-cheek romp that turns Meant-To-Be on its head. Complicated, dreamy, and hilarious, Kirsty Greenwood can make a romantic out of death itself. \u003ci\u003eThe Love of My Afterlife\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003ci\u003eWhere’s Waldo\u003c\/i\u003e for soulmates, and it’s \u003ci\u003eperfect.\u003c\/i\u003e”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eAshley Poston\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of\u003ci\u003e The Dead Romantics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Love of My Afterlife\u003c\/i\u003e is a gorgeously addictive romp of a romantic comedy, with added magic. I adored it.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eClare Pooley\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Authenticity Project\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“It’s hard for a romantic comedy to stand out from the crowd these days. But in \u003ci\u003eThe Love of My Afterlife\u003c\/i\u003e, Kirsty Greenwood has delivered one of the sweetest—but not cloying!—love stories I’ve read in quite some time.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eReader's Digest\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[T]he emotions are sweeping, the humor feels straight out of a network sitcom.... Fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Good Place\u003c\/i\u003e should snap this up\u003cb\u003e.”\u003cbr\u003e—Publishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“...[I]s ‘quirky’ incarnate—with so much heart and comedy that readers will find it difficult not to laugh while reading.”\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003ePittsburgh Post-Gazette\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Greenwood offers a charming, unique twist on a plethora of the best romance tropes. 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