The Last Page

Publisher: Penguin Books, Limited
Publish date: 12 March 2026
Pages: 320
Binding: Paperback
Language: English

Subjects: Fiction, Romance, Contemporary, Romantic Comedy

A bookseller with a dream of running her beloved bookstore vs. the owner's out-of-touch grandson who inherits everything. Game on.

Book Lovers meets You've Got Mail in this sweet, sexy romcom from the author of Not in My Book

Ella lives for The Last Page, the beloved New York bookshop where she's spent most of her adult life. A bookseller of many years, Ella dreams of inheriting the store someday and just can't see herself doing anything else.

But when the store's owner, Ben, dies unexpectedly and leaves the shop to his clueless grandson Henry, Ella's dreams - not to mention her financial future - are in serious jeopardy. When Ella and Henry learn that the store is on the brink of collapse, they must overcome their differences and work together to save The Last Page - and maybe even find their own Happily Ever After.

You can expect...

• opposites attract
• forced proximity
• cozy workplace romance
• NYC vibes
• bookish setting
• rivals-to-friends-to lovers!

Praise for Katie Holt

'The ultimate sexy, slow burn romance' --Hannah Grace, Sunday Times bestselling author of Icebreaker

'An absolutely sparkling debut! Not in My Book is an absorbing, hilarious love letter to romance fans everywhere' --Christina Lauren, internationally bestselling author of The Unhoneymooners

'Romcom perfection' -- Lana Ferguson, bestselling author of The Nanny

'Blushing, swooning, and kicking my feet. An incredible meta-layered romance about writing romance, and all the feelings that emerge in between' -- Chloe Gong, #1 New York Times bestselling author of These Violent Delights