“Relatable characters sharp writing and emotional turbulence will make you laugh and cry.”
—Sally Hepworth New York Times bestselling author of Darling Girls Sofie Wilde’s bestselling
fantasy romance series has been breaking bestseller records and readers’ hearts for years.
She’s primed to become a worldwide phenomenon as the tenth and final book is set to debut after
the annual romance readers convention takes place in Chicago next week. As buzz continues to
build toward the book’s release Sofie is asked to headline the event for the first time a
career milestone. One she won’t let anyone take from her especially “the next Sofie Wilde.”
That’s what they’re calling her—Hartley West the self-published debut author who writes in the
style of Sofie Wilde. Except she doesn’t actually “write” anything. After Hartley admits to
using AI to create her novel Sofie’s ready to watch Hartley be skewered on social media.
Except in this unpredictable world Hartley is instead lauded for being innovative for being
such a skilled editor to take what the AI churned out and massage it into a story that’s just
as compelling as Sofie’s—maybe even more so. After her unhinged rant unintentionally goes
viral Sofie loses her keynote and she’s starting to lose all her support. That loss is
Hartley’s gain—as her book sales start soaring she’s given the headliner spot. Sofie is livid.
And she’s not the only one. As the convention begins Sofie is surrounded by fellow authors who
also fear for their futures their livelihoods their art being stripped away one AI prompt at
a time. Something must be done. This has to be stopped. Now. With the clock ticking down to the
keynote Sofie enlists her fellow authors in a plan to stop Hartley vowing “‘The next Sofie
Wilde’—over my dead body. Or hers.” Lori Gold has crafted a raucous romp through the world of
publishing asking what it really means to be a writer in the time of AI perfect for fans of
Finlay Donovan is Killing It and Emily Henry.
