A sizzling exes-to-lovers, second-chance romance from the author of TikTok sensation, Morbidly Yours!
She doesn’t do second chances. But he’s not done writing their song.
Cielo \”Lo\” Valdez doesn’t believe in second chances. Surviving cancer at seventeen taught her life is too short to spend time on someone who wronged you. But Aidan O’Toole is determined to show her life is too long not to spend it together.
When the tough-as-nails Texan moved to Galway for medical school, she wasn’t looking for love. Aidan, a gorgeous tattooed mandolin-playing lawyer, slipped past her defenses. They each fell hard and fast. But when Aidan was given the opportunity of a lifetime-to move to London and record an album-he took it, breaking Lo’s heart. Yet more than two years and a successful album later, every song he writes is still about her, the one he let get away. And every time Lo hears his voice on the radio singing about love, it’s an arrow straight to her soul.
Now they’re on a collision course as maid of honor and best man at Lo’s cousin’s wedding. Are some mistakes worth forgiving? Can Aidan convince Lo their song wasn’t meant to end?
Format: Paperback
Pages: 336
Imprint: Penguin (Transworld)
Publication date: 12/08/2025
Series: Love in Galway v2
Heart Strings
by Ivy Fairbanks
Review by Isabelle
A sweet, angsty second-chance romance between a stubborn med student, Lo, and her famous ex, Aiden, who never got over her after their breakup. I loved the atmospheric Irish setting and how dedicated Aiden was to get her back. It took a long time to melt Lo's icy defences, but it was a worthwhile wait! Be prepared for zany shenanigans, but also heavy topics like parental issues and health scares (cancer).
