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The Author Next Door
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781972066249
Publisher: James Michael Writes
Published: Jul 31 2026
Pages: 446
Weight: 1.13
Height: 0.90 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
He writes love stories for a living. Living one is a lot harder.
Owen Mercer has everything he once dreamed of. He's a bestselling independent romance author, his readers adore him, and he spends his days creating happily-ever-afters for a living.
The only problem?
His own life doesn't have one.
After an eight-year relationship falls apart, Owen throws himself into his work and heads to New York City for the biggest BookCon of his career, determined to focus on readers, sign books, and avoid complicated emotions.
Then he meets Emma Parker.
Emma is smart, ambitious, funny, and working toward her dream of becoming an editor. What begins as a chance meeting quickly turns into late-night conversations, shared dreams, and a connection neither of them expected.
But real life isn't as simple as the stories Owen writes.
As publishing opportunities, career-changing decisions, long-distance challenges, and old fears threaten to pull them apart, Owen must confront a question he has spent years avoiding:
Is it possible to build a life with someone instead of building one alone?
Set against the backdrop of New York City, the publishing industry, and a community of passionate readers and writers, The Author Next Door is a heartfelt contemporary romance about finding your person, chasing your dreams, and discovering that the greatest love stories aren't written on a page-they're lived.
Perfect for readers who enjoy:
- Slow-burn romance
- Closed-door romance
- Bookish love stories
- Witty banter and emotional depth
- Found family and supportive friendships
- Contemporary romance with real-world stakes
- Stories about writers, readers, and the power of books
Sometimes the story you've been searching for is waiting right next door.
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