Lisa Doyle is fine. Absolutely fine. Her best friend is getting married. Everyone else seems settled. And at thirty-nine, Lisa is very much not. She doesn't need a boyfriend. She just needs people to stop looking at her like that. So, four glasses into a bottle of wine, Lisa announces her own engagement. To a man called Brian. A man who doesn't exist. Unfortunately, Brian also happens to share a name with her very married boss. At first, the lie feels like a solution. The questions stop. People relax. Lisa enjoys the strange freedom of being seen as "sorted". But fake engagements have a habit of growing legs. Wedding plans are made. Expectations build. And as the imaginary groom takes on a life of his own, Lisa has to decide how far she's willing to go to keep everyone else comfortable. With help from her actor flatmate, mounting pressure from family, and the real Brian starting to look at her in ways that suggest this might all have been a terrible idea, Lisa finds herself questioning what she actually wants, and whether being honest might be the hardest part of all. Lisa Doyle Is Absolutely Fine is a witty, contemporary romantic novel about love, pressure, and the quiet panic of feeling left behind. Set in Manchester, it explores friendship, family, and the messy business of figuring yourself out when life refuses to follow the plan. Perfect for readers who enjoy romantic fiction with humour and heart, in the tradition of Beth O'Leary, Mhairi McFarlane, and Marian Keyes.
