Cover Story

Mhairi McFarlane author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers

Publishing:8th May '25

£9.99

This title is due to be published on 8th May, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

Cover Story cover

Enemies to lovers and fake dating combine in a brand new rom-com perfect for fans of Emily Henry

The unputdownable, brilliant new novel from the Queen of Romcom.

The unputdownable, brilliant new novel from the Queen of Romcom.

Bel’s joined the tiny Manchester office of a national paper from her indie podcast.

Thirty-something Connor is going to back to the start as the new intern.

The latest office news? They can’t stand each other.

So of course Bel bumps into Connor when she’s working undercover on the biggest scoop of her career. And of course she’s forced to improvise, pretending they’re a couple. A couple deeply in love.

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

Praise for Cover Story:

'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. You need this book immediately if not sooner' Lindsey Kelk

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

'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 – their love-hate spark and verbal standoffs gave me Cary Grant/Katherine Hepburn vibes' 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 … this book is as good as the set up makes it sound, then times by about a gazillion. 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

ISBN: 9780008562045

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 26mm

Weight: 270g

416 pages