Aubrie Artiano, Editorial Director at Head of Zeus, has acquired World English rights in HOW TO WRITE A ROM-COM and a currently untitled novel by Cristina Wolf from Sian Ellis-Martin at Blake Friedmann Literary Agency. HOW TO WRITE A ROM-COM will be published on the Aria imprint in May 2025, with the second book following in May 2026.
Lucy Bowen has had enough of romance. After multiple failed relationships and an extreme lack of Prince Charmings lining up to date her, she’s given up on the idea altogether… except she can’t really do that because she works for NYC’s biggest romance publisher, Heartwarming.
When Heartwarming’s bestselling author Ruby Jones threatens to leave due to dwindling sales, Lucy is sent on a research trip to a tiny lakeside town by her interfering boss. Lucy reluctantly agrees to a month-long trip to the middle of nowhere for the possibility of promotion. But if she messes up, her whole career will be on the line. Before she can say ‘cliché’, Lucy finds herself living an actual small-town romance, complete with a quirky cast of characters and some undeniable chemistry between her and the town hunk, Liam…
As Lucy’s secret mission nears its end, she’s faced with some important decisions: should she tell Liam the truth about why she’s really there? Does she really want to go back to the city? And, might she finally have found love…?
Cristina Wolf said ‘Words can truly not express how excited I am to be working with Aubrie Artiano and the Head of Zeus team on my contemporary romance series. I am incredibly grateful to my agent, Sian Ellis-Martin for quite literally making my dreams come true. As a passionate romance reader, I wrote HOW TO WRITE A ROM-COM as a love letter to my favorite genre, and I hope that shines through on every page.’
Aubrie Artiano said ‘Cristina’s writing is heartfelt, with characters that are flawed, funny, and deeply relatable. This book reads like Virgin River meets How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days.’
Sian Ellis-Martin said ‘I’m so pleased that HOW TO WRITE A ROM-COM found its home with Aubrie and the Aria team at Head of Zeus. Working with Cristina is a dream and I can’t wait for readers to fall in love with her writing and Lucy and Liam’s story just like I have.’
About Cristina Wolf
Writing and reading has been a passion of Cristina’s from the beginning. After graduating from Marist College with a double major in Business and English, Cristina pursued a career in the publishing industry while earning her Master of Science in Publishing from New York University. Cristina has experience working at literary agencies and as an editorial assistant at a publishing house. Finding life in NYC a bit different than she expected, Cristina returned to her native New Jersey where she earned her Master in Teaching from Monmouth University. She now shares her love of books with her students as a middle school English teacher.
Other than working or writing, Cristina loves spending time with her dogs, Zoey and Winnie, exercising on her Peloton, laying on her hammock with a good book, and planning her next trip to Disney World.