Bookishly Ever After

‘Enemies to lovers? YES PLEASE. I loved every second of this book.’ Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘A modern day You’ve Got Mail.’ Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Two rival bookstore owners. One chance for a happily ever after…

Bookshop owner Lexi Austen’s problems are stacking up. Her dating life is a mess and Sam Dickens – devastatingly handsome, arrogant, and fiercely competitive rival bookshop owner – is hellbent on stealing all of her customers.

Frustrated, Lexi turns to her shelves for answers. And what have the classics taught her? That when lovers start as enemies, there’s no distraction quite like love…

Lexi plots to charm Sam: she invites him to a ball (well, a party), drags him to a dance class (does it matter if it’s not a quadrille?) and swoons into his arms while taking a turn in the park (note: next time, make sure he isn’t holding a hot drink).

As their rivalry reaches scorching levels, it’s not just Lexi’s beloved bookshop at stake, but her heart too…

A charming, bookish enemies-to-lover romance, perfect for fans of Emily Henry’s Book Lovers and Sally Thorne's The Hating Game.

Tropes:

- enemies-to-lovers

- small town

- opposites attract

- slow burn

- HEA guaranteed

Readers are head over heels for Bookishly Ever After:

‘Loved the characters and the setting.’ Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Enemies to lovers? YES. Bookish vibes? YES.’ Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘I love a book about books. I love enemies to lovers. This book delivered what it needed to keep me entertained and it is cute AF!’ Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘This had serious You’ve got Mail vibes but with a twist. I loved the descriptions of the cosy bookshop.’ Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘The ultimate will they, won’t they book!’ Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Filled with delicious moments of cheekiness, flirtatious banter, and chemistry.’ Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐

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About the author

Mia Page is a pseudonym for Claire Handscombe, a British writer who moved to Washington, DC in 2012, ostensibly to study for an MFA in Creative Writing, but actually – let’s be honest – because of an obsession with The West Wing. She is the author of Unscripted, a novel about a young woman with a celebrity crush and a determined plan and Girl, Unstrung, a YA novel about a teen violist, and the editor of Walk With Us: How The West Wing Changed Our Lives. Recently back in London after three happy years as a bookseller at East City Bookshop in DC, she also writes the If You Love That, Read This newsletter, and hosts the Brit Lit Podcast.