If Not You
$35.43
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
13 October 2026
Summary
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, …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780593952566 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0593952561 |
| Author: | Ellen O'clover |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 13 October 2026 |
| Weight: | 303g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 131mm |
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“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
“This is my favorite read of the year. If Not You shows the beautifully devastating reality of yearning and life’s inevitable failures. Ellen O’Clover’s writing is stunning, smart, and never lets go of your heart for a single second. I will never stop recommending this book.”—Julie Olivia, USA Today bestselling author of If It Makes You Happy
“If Not You is an even more fabulous follow-up to an already incredible debut from Ellen O’Clover. I’m not sure what my favorite part of her writing is: maybe her mastery of metaphor, her characterization, the specificity about copywriting, the evocative imagery. Mattie and Campbell’s world was as real as the one around me. O’Clover could write absolutely anything, and we’re all so lucky she chooses to write about love.“—Rachel Runya Katz, USA Today bestselling author of Isn’t It Obvious?
”If Not You kept me up all night! It is the type of story that refuses to be set down. Ellen O’Clover masterfully crafts a heartfelt romance full of delicious tension and longing. The settings are enchanting, the writing is sublime, and readers should expect to fall deeply in love with both Mattie and Campbell. I certainly did. The saddest part of this book was turning the final page because I never wanted it to end.”—Lauren Connolly, author of PS: I Hate You and Love in Plane Sight
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 brilliant.” —Jessica Joyce, USA Today bestselling author of The Ex Vows
“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
About The Author
Ellen O'clover
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.
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