USA Today bestselling author Julie Olivia writes cozy love stories filled with humor, spice, and friendships that feel like a warm hug. She is a roller coaster fan, avid romance reader, and rainy day enthusiast. Julie lives in Atlanta, Georgia with her husband and their very opinionated pets.

Praise for Julie Olivia

"If It Makes Your Happy is pure romcom magic."--New York Times bestselling author B.K. Borison

"Every page of this brilliant book is filled with tenderness, warmth, and nostalgia that will wrap readers up in a giant, cozy hug."--USA Today bestselling author Hannah Bonam-Young, on If It Makes You Happy

"Flawlessly blends nostalgia, family, and deep, heartfelt emotion to create a truly charming romance."--USA Today bestselling author Maggie Gates

"Brimming with sweet banter and cozy chemistry, Olivia weaves together another delightful small-town romance."--USA Today bestselling author Ava Rani on Love Felt Like This

"Love Felt Like This by Julie Olivia is a beautiful ode to the romance genre. With found family, soft love, coziness, and the hint of nostalgia that makes you want to curl up and stay a while, I was utterly enchanted by Griffin and Beverly. The pages brim with chemistry and yearning, and the setting is one of the most unique I've ever read. Romance readers are going to swoon over these two! I've adored everything Julie Olivia has written, and Love Felt Like This is a new favorite! She's one of the best writers out there, and I can't wait to see what she does next."--USA Today bestselling author Chelsea Curto

"Brimming with humor, tenderness, and Julie Olivia's signature charm, Love Felt Like This is absolute perfection. Beverly is so endearing, Griffin is the rockstar hero of my dreams, and their love story left me scooped raw in the best way. I wish I could live in Julie Olivia's imagination--she is one of my favorite voices in romance."--USA Today bestselling author Grace Reilly

"Quite possibly the warmest romance I've ever read, Love Felt Like This is soft, sweet, and kind--like sinking into a snapshot of all that's good in this world. A love story that explores the different shapes creativity can take and the myriad places it can come from--all of them beautiful and worthy--while reminding us that we're allowed more than one dream, and more than one happy ending. This book is sweepingly romantic and thoroughly heartwarming."--Ellen O'Clover, author of The Heartbreak Hotel

"Charming puppets, a rockstar daddy, and a mountain hideaway is a combination I never knew I needed in a romance, but it was absolute prefection!"--Lauren Connolly, author of PS: I Hate You on Love Felt Like This

"Fans of grumpy/sunshine tropes will devour Griffin and Beverly's slow-burn relationship like Elk Grove's famous pancakes, and will feel that every longing glance or touch is well earned. Reads like an easy Saturday morning."--Kirkus Reviews

"Cute, quirky, and slow-burning."--Publishers Weekly

Publisher: Berkley Books

Pub date: 2026-09-08

Length: 496 pages