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Romantic Hero

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Penguin Presents the Duet Production of Romantic Hero.

Gertie Bickerstaff writes happily-ever-afters for a living… or she did, until her own love life fell apart. Now her ex is thriving, her deadline is looming, and she can’t write a single word.

The last thing Gertie needs is more drama—like waking up to find a confused and rugged cowboy on her sofa. And not just any cowboy, but River Oakley, the villain from her unfinished novel. Somehow very real… and very shirtless.

River wants to go home. Gertie wants her life back. So they strike a deal: he’ll use his cunning ways to help her win back her ex, she’ll finish the novel, and surely, he’ll return to whatever world he rode in from.

But as River Oakley proves to be so much more than just the bad guy, Gertie has to choose: the ending she thought she wanted… or the plot twist she never saw coming.

The next laugh-out-loud and joyous romcom from the author of The Love of My Afterlife.

© Kirsty Greenwood 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026

Critics Review

I adored it. Kirsty is one of the smartest, funniest and most compelling writers in the world, and I was utterly swept away by Romantic Hero. It's a truly beautiful, special book, and I will be telling everyone I know to buy it.
Lucy Vine, bestselling author of Book Boyfriend
Romantic Hero is a joyful, playful, big-hearted swoon of a novel. Laugh-out-loud funny and knee-tremblingly sexy, it made me feel all my feelings, and I never wanted it to end. A total delight.
Laura Wood, author of Under Your Spell
Kirsty has done it again, a total rom-com triumph! I laughed, I cried, I swooned! Five magical stars!
Josie Silver, New York Times bestselling author of One Day in December,
A perfect love story in every way - hilarious, inventive, thought-provoking and satisfyingly hot. I inhaled it. Essential holiday reading!
Rosie Walsh, New York Times bestselling author of The Man Who Didn't Call
Author Kirsty Greenwood
Narrator Jared Zeus, Amy James-Kelly
Duration 8 hours and 25 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781804957479
Format Audiobook
Publisher Cornerstone
Genre Magical realism, Narrative theme: books and the world of books, Romance: fantasy and paranormal, Romantic comedies
Availability AU, GB, IE

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