For Real This Time

Name: For Real This Time
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ISBN: 9780241712900

Beth Reekles

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Penguin Books Ltd
19 May 2026

Romance; Romance & relationships stories (Children's&YA); Humorous stories (Children's&YA); Social issues (Children's&YA)

Do You Ship It 2 is a heartfelt romcom about opening yourself up to new possibilities and falling in love with what's real, perfect for fans of Rainbow Rowell, Holly Bourne and Lynn Painter.

Love, rivarly...orcs?

Misfit and hardcore fangirl Anissa is finally coming out of her shell. She's leading a tabletop role-play game with friends, is officially part of the group chat with the girls from college, and she's managed to bag work experience on the set of her favourite TV show, 'Of Wrath and Rune'. Things couldn't be going better. . .

That's until she meets Callum, the hot new actor behind her favourite character on OWAR, and gets totally starstruck. Only Callum writes her off as an obsessive fangirl and now working on set is about to be very awkward. So much for meet your heroes - now he's her worst enemy.

Battling her newfound friendships, her rivalry-turned-maybe-something-more with Callum, and the occasional fictional orc, Anissa's about to realise that sometimes getting lost in the fantasy isn't always what it's cracked up to be...

For Real This Time is a heartfelt romcom about opening yourself up to new possibilities and falling in love with what's real, perfect for fans of Rainbow Rowell, Holly Bourne and Lynn Painter.

By: Beth Reekles
Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 29mm
Weight: 304g
ISBN: 9780241712900
ISBN 10: 0241712904
Pages: 432
Publication Date: 19 May 2026
Recommended Age: From 13 to 18 years
Audience: Young adult , Children/juvenile , Preschool (0-5) , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Beth Reekles is the author of the bestselling YA series The Kissing Booth (now also a hit trilogy on Netflix) alongside several other rom-com novels. Her tenth book and debut adult novel Love, Locked Down was published in 2022. A self-confessed nerd and rom-com fan, she is now a full-time author and shares movie reviews on her Instagram.