The One Where They Fall in Love by Cristina Wolf

Release Date: 8/11/2026
With this sweet follow-up to How to Write a Rom-Com, Wolf returns to New York City’s publishing world to help another romance editor find her own happy ending. Elle Thompson misses her best friend and former roommate Lucy, the heroine of the previous book who is recently engaged and now living upstate. Forced to move into a smaller, basement apartment, Elle’s just settling in when she hears the persistent howling of a new upstairs neighbor. While trying to comfort the pooch, Thor, through the door, she meets Thor’s owner, Oliver Cole, a burned-out medical resident who isn’t sure he really wants to be a doctor. What starts as neighborly bickering about appropriate dog parenting quickly evolves into friendship with significant attraction on both sides. As Elle tries to grow Oliver’s love for the city through dog-friendly excursions, both open up to the idea of being together. Wolf builds a lot of chemistry between her affable leads, and returning fans will be pleased that Lucy and her fiance, Liam, play a significant role in the narrative. Dog loving romance fans should take note.