Heard It in a Love Song: A Novel

Layla Hilding is newly divorced and struggling to break free from the past. She meets Josh, a single dad who is also processing the end of his twenty-year marriage. They decide to be friends with the potential for something more, but it is difficult to get burned when two people are on the rebound.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 304 pages
Publication date: 31 January 2023
Publisher: St Martin's Press

Layla Hilding finds herself in the midst of a challenging season. At the age of thirty-five, she has recently divorced and is grappling with the paradoxical sense of independence she cherishes occasionally bordering on loneliness. Struggling to move past her past, she reflects on her glory days as the lead singer in a popular bar band and her ten-year marriage to a man who often prioritized his own needs over hers. Additionally, she encounters Josh, a single dad whose daughter attends the elementary school where Layla teaches music. Freshly separated from his soon-to-be-ex-wife, Josh is still processing the end of his twenty-year marriage to his high school sweetheart. Every morning, as he walks his daughter to school, he engages in conversations with Layla, believing that they may share common interests. Both cautious and uncertain about navigating the dating landscape dominated by apps, Layla and Josh decide to establish a friendship with the potential for something more. It seems sensible, practical, and perhaps overly simplistic – considering the risks associated with rebounding when two individuals are navigating the complexities of relationships.

Weight: 264g
Dimension: 137 x 210 x 27 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781250235695