The Last Page
A Novel
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- Expected May 12, 2026
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- $14.99
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- Pre-Order
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
A bookseller with a dream of running her beloved bookstore vs. the owner’s out-of-touch grandson who inherits everything. Game on.
From the author of Not in My Book comes another irresistible, bookish contemporary romance.
Ella has grown up at The Last Page, a charming local bookstore in New York City where she now works. Her first kiss was in the women’s health section. A boyfriend dumped her in comedy. The owner is like a second father to her and has begun training her to take over the store. So when he unexpectedly dies and his estranged grandson is left everything in the will, Ella is devastated.
Henry doesn’t know the first thing about running a bookstore. With his aging mom back in Tennessee, he plans to stay in New York just long enough to ensure things are running smoothly and then head back home. What he never could have counted on was the beautiful, funny bookseller who loves The Last Page more than any place in the world—and who sees him as the villain who’s come to ruin her life.
But when it becomes evident that the store is in deep financial trouble and Henry and Ella are both at risk of losing everything, they have no choice but to put their differences aside and team up—despite the inconvenient chemistry blossoming between them.
Fans of Christina Lauren and Ali Hazelwood will adore this rivals-to-friends-to-lovers bookish romance!
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Holt (Not in My Book) captivates with this touching workplace rom-com. Avid reader Carmella "Ella" Sanchez has her dream job as manager of New York City's famous the Last Page bookstore. Its elderly founder, Leo Martin, has even promised to bequeath the store to her in his will. When he dies, however, Leo's estranged grandson, Henry Martin, shows up to announce that Leo actually left the store to him. Ella is outraged, especially as Henry, a business consultant with a distaste for New York City, doesn't seem to share her passion for books and plans to run the store remotely from his home in Tennessee. However, when Henry discovers the store's dire financial situation, he taps Ella to brainstorm how to raise money quickly to save the store from closing. While working together, the animosity between Ella and Henry transforms into attraction as Henry comes to admire Ella's talent at managing the store's eclectic "family" of booksellers, and the pair bond as Ella shows Henry all her favorite Big Apple haunts. Holt expertly injects their romance with humor while crafting a love letter to book lovers and New York City. This is a charmer.
