With 60 books under her belt, prolific romance writer Sheila Roberts (The Man
Next Door) once again tackles the genre she
knows best. Love
on the Shelf is a wry send-up that cleverly pits a hopefully romantic bookseller
against a jaded, romance-averse, radio shock-jock.
Shy, single, bookish Alice Willoughby believes in love and happy endings. She and
her mother own and operate HEA Books, a fun, “haven and happy place” bookstore in
Seattle, Washington. Since Alice graduated college and became a local merchant,
she has taken pride in promoting romance titles--even successfully serving as a ‘book matchmaker’ for readers hungry to find the perfect literary love
story escapes.
Enter Parker Black, who is bitter from a soured, broken relationship
with a romance writer who later poison-penned their story, casting him as a
villain. Parker uses his popular radio platform and machismo to take-down all
things romance—including ‘evil’ romance novels. His outspokenness ultimately stirs
up trouble for Alice and HEA until an on-air debate sends sparks flying between
the two that not only incite a public protest about the nature of love and happy
endings but suddenly shifts the perspectives of the two disparate souls.
Nobody does the charm of witty romance better than Sheila Roberts! Love
on the Shelf is another winning romcom that delivers a thought-provoking cultural
commentary on the romance book industry, while offering well-defined characters
in whom readers will root to fall in love.
The
Man Next Door by Sheila Roberts
MIRA
Books (HarperCollins, Harlequin), 18.99 paperback, 9780778305828, 336 pages
Publishing Date: May 26,2026
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