The Book Boyfriend

By: Jeanna Skinner

✨ CROWNED HEART WINNER AND RONA NOMINATED ✨ Emmeline always dreamed of being an author, finding comfort in words and between the pages of her beloved romance novels, but a mental health diagnosis leaves her blocked and unable to write. Then she inherits a crumbling, second-hand bookshop from a mysterious old friend and Emmy discovers that magic is real. Maybe her fantasies about the heroes in her favourite historical romances aren’t so far-fetched after all? Lord Jonathan Dalgliesh is the handsome stranger — wielding a sword as dangerous as his Tudor past — who appears in Emmy’s bookshop asking for help. Together they must race against time itself to lift the curse imprisoning him inside an ancient book. But when growing threats to Emmy’s safety are proved real and not another symptom of her illness, she must learn to trust her own voice again. Can she find the words to save Jonathan and her shop before tragedy strikes on the fateful final page? Romance-addict Emmy may be, but this damsel is about to kick distress into the Ever After. Featuring a fearless, body-positive, fat and tall bookish heroine; a swoon-worthy Tudor hero; A+ mental health rep; Romancelandia references galore; a dusty Devon bookshop setting; history, mystery, magic; sonnets, secrets, spells; and the world's grumpiest, chonkiest but most lovable bookshop cat, The Book Boyfriend is a cozy and witchy, slow burning, plus-size romance, perfect for fans of The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches and Rewitched. ✨ Open Door Low Spice ✨ Please check my author note for content and trigger warnings