Title: It's a Love Story
Author: Annabel Monaghan
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
Release Date: May 27, 2025
From the USA Today bestselling author of Nora Goes Off Script, a novel about a former adolescent TV punchline who has left her awkwardness in the rearview mirror thanks to a fake-it-till-you-make-it mantra that has her on the cusp of success, until she tells a lie that sets her on a crash-course with her past, spending a week in Long Island with the last man she thinks might make her believe in love.
Rules for a love story: There are none. It’s all a lie.
Jane Jackson knows that true love is a lie. Laughter is the only truth—you can’t fake a belly laugh. Jane should know, she spent her adolescence as "Poor Janey Jakes," the barbecue-sauce-in-her-braces punchline on America's fifth-favorite sitcom. Now she’s a Creative Executive at Clearwater Studios and she’s living by a new mantra: Fake it till you make it.
Except, she might have faked it too far. Desperate to get her first project greenlit and riled up by pompous cinematographer and one-time crush Dan Finnegan, she opened her mouth and a big fat fib fell out. She claimed that Jack Quinlan, hottest popstar of the moment, has promised to write an original song for the soundtrack. Jack may have been her first kiss—and greatest source of shame—but she hasn’t spoken to him in twenty years.
Now, Jane must turn to the last man she’d ever want to owe: Dan Finnegan. Because Jack is playing a festival in Dan’s hometown on Long Island, and Dan has an in. A week in close quarters with Dan while facing down her past is Jane's idea of hell, but Dan just might surprise her. While covering up her lie, can they find something true?
A great summer read!
Jane Jackson, in her thirties, is a Creative Executive at Clearwater Studio. Her latest optioned romance, True Story, is one she’s determined to see on the silver screen. She’ll do anything to make it happen, even lying to her boss by claiming she knows Jack Quinlan, the top popstar, and that he’ll write the movie’s soundtrack.
In reality, Jane’s stretching the truth. She does know Jack—from when she was a teenager, and he broke her heart. Most people don’t know that Jane once played “Poor Janey Jakes,” the punchline of a famous sitcom.
Desperate times call for desperate measures. To reach Jack, Jane agrees to travel to Long Island with Dan Finnegan, a cinematographer. Jane dislikes Dan, but she needs this movie too much to refuse.
Arriving at Dan’s parents’ home and meeting his family, Jane realizes her preconceived notions about Dan were wrong. Dan himself is nothing like she expected.
Annabel Monaghan has become an auto-request/auto-buy author. Her stories are wonderful romances with quirky characters, sharp humor, and emotional scenes.
It’s a Love Story is another winner. I fell for Dan and his family and rooted for Jane to find love and support.
Cliffhanger: No
4/5 Fangs
A complimentary copy was provided by G.P. Putnam's Sons via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
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