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If Not You

Ellen O'clover

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English
Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.
15 September 2026
Five years of history. Four weeks on the road. Two rival copywriters learning love is the hardest sell of all.

Mattie French has always known how to tell a good story. It's why she stopped at nothing to land her dream career as a copywriter at a scrappy independent advertising agency. In fact, if it weren't for one person, Mattie would probably be the most-talked-about rising star in town.

Campbell Porter is a senior copywriter at Chicago's slickest agency. Absurdly talented, incredibly aware of it, and the bane of Mattie's existence since they were interns together, Campbell is always just...there, with his golden-boy smirk and the familiar gaze that never fails to taunt her across a crowded room.

Mattie would love nothing more than to avoid Campbell forever. But when their agencies are pitted against each other to compete for a luxury resort account, it's her chance to prove she can beat him-and earn the promotion she covets.

During the month of travel required for the pitch, Mattie and Campbell are thrown together as fierce competitors and, slowly, as unexpected witnesses to each other's hidden wounds and softest parts. As their trip barrels toward its final pitch, Mattie is forced to confront the increasingly obvious truth- the story she's crafted for her and Campbell over the years might need a new ending.
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Imprint:   Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 203mm,  Width: 131mm,  Spine: 21mm
Weight:   303g
ISBN:   9780593952566
ISBN 10:   0593952561
Pages:   336
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming

Ellen O'Clover writes stories about love, identity, and belonging for both teens and adults. She grew up in Ohio and studied creative writing at the Johns Hopkins University before moving west to Colorado, where she lives in a little green house under a giant aspen tree with her rocket scientist husband and two perfect bulldogs.

Reviews for If Not You

“Ellen O'Clover is one of my favorite writers — her books leave me in perpetual awe. The yearning here is top-tier, the characters beautifully messy, the tension hot enough to set the pages on fire. The romance genre is radically lucky to have Ellen's voice in it.”—Rachel Lynn Solomon, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Extracurricular Praise for Ellen O'Clover ""Ellen O’Clover is absolutely a romance voice to watch.”—B.K. Borison, #1 New York Times bestselling author of And Now, Back to You ""Ellen O’Clover has such a talent for well-drawn characters and big feelings, I know I will be anticipating every single book she ever puts out.”—Alicia Thompson, USA Today bestselling author of Never Been Shipped ""I can’t wait to read whatever Ellen writes next!”—Kristina Forest, USA Today bestselling author of The Love Lyric ""Ellen O’Clover is one of the great talents of our time.""—Anita Kelly, author of Love & Other Disasters ""I want to read everything Ellen O’Clover writes!”—Kayla Olson, USA Today bestselling author of The Lodge


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