Any Trope But You: Fall in love with the cosy, trope-filled, 2026 award-winning romance

WINNER OF THE ROMANTIC NOVEL OF THE YEAR AWARD IN THE DEBUT CATEGORY 2026 Popular romance author Margot Bradley has a secret: she doesn't believe in Happily Ever Afters. Not for herself, not for her readers, not even for her characters. When a super-fan leaks this to the world, Margot is dropped faster than you can say 'enemies-to-lovers.' Her sister thinks she needs a change of scene and sends Margot off to a remote Alaskan cabin on a writing retreat that could be the perfect chance to say goodbye to romcoms and write something new - maybe swap meet-cutes for murder mysteries? But then she meets the handsome owner, Forrest: She's a city girl ; he's a lumberjack - of course he is. He's grumpy - wait, is she sunshine ? Oh no. At least there's no f orced proximity . But that snowstorm is heading straight for their cabin... As one trope after another draws them together over long snowy nights, one thing is clear: Margot and Forrest have landed in a romance novel of their very own. But will they each be able to overcome their fears, or risk becoming another of Margot's Happily Never Afters themselves... **Coming July 2026, pre-order the new summer romance by Victoria Lavine, Not That Kind of Proposal**