Review: I discovered Lindsey Kelk in summer 2024 and she quickly became my new favourite downtime author. Sometimes I just want a bit of lighthearted relaxation and Lindsey Kelk always delivers on this. Love Story spoke to me from the get-go because Sophie, like me, is an author who writes under a secret pen name (however I think my YA novels are far less risqué than the Este Cox books!) which not even her family know about. This novel was just a bit of lighthearted fun. It swept away my post summer holiday blues and made me smile.
I was fortunate enough to attend the book launch for Love Story on a visit home to London and can confirm that aside from being a great writer Lindsey Kelk is also a delightful person. Just like her characters.
Title: Love Story
Author: Lindsey Kelk
Genre: Contemporary
ISBN: 978-0008687694
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication Date: 2024
Publisher Description: She’s a small-town schoolteacher, he’s a hotshot creative director. Together, it’s hate at first sight.
Sophie Taylor has a secret and Joe Walsh is the last person she'd tell. He’s devilishly handsome, incredibly hot – and far too sure of himself.
But Sophie desperately needs his help.
Because she's not just hiding something small. She is Este Cox, the mysterious romance author the entire world is desperate to unmask.
When a trip to the countryside means sharing a cottage with only one bed, it’s a short step to sharing a whole lot more besides… Can Sophie trust Joe with the truth – and be herself?
Lindsey Kelk is the internationally bestselling author of romcoms for adults including Love Me Do, The Christmas Wish, the I Heart series, and the fantasy series, The Bell Witches.
As well as writing, Lindsey co-hosts Tights and Fights, a pro-wrestling podcast on the Maximum Fun network, and hosts and produces the award-winning beauty podcast, Full Coverage.
Born and raised in South Yorkshire, Lindsey lived in Nottingham, London and New York before settling in Los Angeles, where she lives with her husband and two cats.