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Image of a book cover featuring a colourful illustration with a soft pastel gradient background. In the middle of the image, a woman and a man stand close together facing each other. The man is holding the woman around the waist, and the woman is pulling on the man's flowery tie. The woman is dressed in bright clothing and boots while the man is dressed in dark trousers and a white shirt. The title “UNAPOLOGETIC LOVE STORY” is printed above them in large bold letters, with the author’s name “ELLE McNICOLL” above it. Small text beside the figures reads “He wanted the headline” on the left and “She gave him the plot twist” on the right.

ABOUT THIS BOOK

PUBLISHER: Macmillan

ISBN: 9781035067763

RRP: £18.99

PAGES: 400

PUBLICATION DATE:
April 5, 2026

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Unapologetic Love Story

By Elle McNicoll

When a chance encounter brings them together, Tom is fascinated by Raina’s wit and intelligence and she reluctantly agrees to let him profile her for his next book. Though if he betrays her or her community, she warns, she’ll end his career – with a smile.

What starts as a professional arrangement soon blurs into a sizzling romance. But when Tom’s work comes under scrutiny, he faces a decision: should he save his sought-after career, or the unapologetic love he never thought he’d find?

Big-hearted, bold, and full of bite, Unapologetic Love Story is the dazzling debut adult romance novel from bestselling author, Elle McNicoll. For fans of Emily Henry’s Book Lovers and Talia Hibbert’s Get a Life, Chloe Brown.

Reviews of Unapologetic Love Story

'Unapologetic Love Story is a masterclass of romance. Expect sparkling, unbeatable banter, swooning, tears and so much laughter. Slinky and smart. A sexy little masterpiece!' – Lizzy Huxley-Jones, author of Under the Mistletoe with You

'I am unapologetically in love with Unapologetic Love Story. I read it in one sitting and haven't stopped thinking about Raina and Tom since, as well as the whole brilliant cast of characters leaping off the page. The story feels beautiful and moving and sexy and important – I can't wait for everyone out there to read it' – Lucy Vine, bestselling author of Book Boyfriend

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Elle McNicoll (Author)

Elle McNicoll is a bestselling and award-winning novelist and screenwriter whose debut novel A Kind of Spark, won the Blue Peter Book Award and the Overall Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, as well as Blackwell’s Book of 2020. She is twice Carnegie nominated, and was shortlisted for the Books Are My Bag Awards 2020, the Branford Boase Award and The Little Rebels Award. A Kind Of Spark has also been adapted for Television in partnership with 9Story and BBC Childrens.