Dear Dusty (and Grace)
Apologies for landing in your inbox, Dusty. I couldn’t track down a direct address for Grace and thought this was the safest route to make sure the right person sees it.
A woman. Four glasses of wine. One fake engagement. And the small problem that her invented fiancé shares a name with her very married boss. Who has a very scary wife. One who wouldn’t be instantly adverse to taking action.
That’s the premise of Lisa Doyle is Absolutely Fine, the new novel by Mo Fanning, publishing 18 June via Spring Street Books. It’s a sharp, chaotic, laugh-out-loud romantic comedy set in Manchester. Think Mhairi McFarlane’s Cover Story meets Beth O’Leary’s The Flatshare, with a heroine whose biggest problem is the increasingly elaborate lie she accidentally built after one very bad decision.
Lisa Doyle is warm, witty and character-driven, full of the kind of terrible choices that feel painfully recognisable – the comparison panic, the performative “I’m fine”, the moment you realise you’ve dug yourself in way too deep to back out gracefully (or otherwise).
Mo is an award-winning author (Husbands won the 2025 IndieReader Discovery Award) and Lisa Doyle marks his move into mainstream romcom – a grown-up comedy about chemistry, chaos and emotional honesty for readers who want warmth without fantasy elements.
I think it would be a great fit for Cosmo’s summer reading coverage. I can send a review copy immediately, plus press release, cover artwork and author photos.
Best,
Adrian Bedford
ABC Book Marketing
Tel: 07881 925376