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  • Published: 20 February 2024
  • ISBN: 9780241997567
  • Imprint: Penguin General UK
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 416
  • RRP: $26.00

The Catch




The third spicy, swoon-worthy rom-com from Amy Lea, author of Set on You and Exes and O's

In a last ditch attempt to rescue her brand from the brink of irrelevance, fashion influencer Melanie Karlsen finds herself in a rural fishing village on the east coast of Canada. The only thing scarier than nature itself? Burly fisherman Evan Whaler - who single-handedly disproves the theory that canadians are 'nice'.

After a boating incident lands Evan in the hospital, Mel is mistaken for his fiancee by his welcoming yet quirky family. And, in exchange for Evan's help with her social media content, Mel agrees to fake their engagement for just one week.

But reeling in their budding feelings for each other proves more difficult than expected.

Is Mel willing to sacrifice her picture-perfect life in the city for a chance at true love in the wild?

  • Published: 20 February 2024
  • ISBN: 9780241997567
  • Imprint: Penguin General UK
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 416
  • RRP: $26.00

About the author

Amy Lea

Amy Lea is a Canadian bureaucrat by day and contemporary romance author by night (and weekends). She writes laugh out loud romantic comedies featuring strong heroines, witty banter, mid-2000s pop culture references, and happily ever afters. When Amy is not writing, she can be found fan-girling over other romance books on Instagram (@amyleabooks), eating potato chips with reckless abandon, and snuggling with her husband and goldendoodle. Set on You was her first book and her second book, Exes and O's, is coming in early 2023.

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Praise for The Catch

Unapologetically romantic, wonderfully sexy, always brilliant

Ali Hazelwood on Exes and O’s

Sparkles with Amy's signature sweetness and steam

Carley Fortune on Exes and O's

A small town, a grumpy hero, a fake romance . . . Just gorgeous!

Beth O'Leary