A grumpy rock star and a joyful children’s show creator revive television magic in Love Felt Like This by Julie Olivia – a standalone, cozy small-town romance that’s available now!

Title: Love Felt Like This
Author: Julie Olivia
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: September 8th, 2026
Publisher: Berkley Publishing

About The Book: 

Griffin Harvey lives his life in the spotlight. Reluctantly. The brooding famous singer-songwriter is on the cusp of composing his sophomore album . . . if only he could find the notes. But after gaining custody of his two-year-old daughter, the only music he’s writing is about shapes and counting to ten.

Enter Beverly, who lives her life in the background producing children’s television and laughter. Except joy is hard to find when her nonprofit loses funding. She sinks all of her savings to revive the children’s show by herself, but when her variety show appearance collides with Griffin’s, their banter and chemistry is caught on live television.

Suddenly, Griffin is singing a new tune. He needs a muse, and Beverly needs all the help she can get. With his secret daughter in tow, they hide out in her cozy mountain hometown, attempting to script, compose, and revive television magic. Their dynamic shouldn’t work. He’s all harsh tattoos and rough hands while she’s bright colors and gentle touches. Once their three months of work are done, they’ll return to their separate worlds. But what happens when it seems the true magic might be found in each other?

tropes:
🩷 grumpy x sunshine
🩷 autumn vibes
🩷 fake dating
🩷 found family
🩷 small mountain town
🩷 children’s tv puppeteer
🩷 rockstar single dad

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About The Author: 

Julie Olivia writes cozy love stories filled with humor, spice, and close friend groups that feel like a warm hug. She is a roller coaster fan, avid romance reader, and rainy day enthusiast.

Julie lives in Atlanta, Georgia with her husband and their very opinionated pets.

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