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Love Between the Lines
  • Published: 4 August 2026
  • ISBN: 9789815266146
  • Imprint: PRH SEA
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 394
  • RRP: $24.99

Love Between the Lines



Eat, Pray, Love meets No Reservations in this romcom about a younger man and an older woman on a mission to find themselves again set in several of the major landmarks of the Philippines

Katharina Bautista—or Katha, which is also the Filipino word for fiction or art—is 37 years old. She has no money. No job prospects. She's a burden to her brother. And she's frightened. But this was a problem of her own making. She did after all break up with his ER surgeon fiance who was willing to support her.

Meanwhile, Nick Malvar, lead vocalist of the up-and-coming indie band Word Warlords, has been in love with his best friend's older sister since high school and had believed all this time that she's way out of his league. Until recently when he found out about her broken engagement.

Katha has every reason not to give Nick a chance. He's her younger brother's best friend for one—she was practically his older sister! He's younger than her by seven years. He's the quintessential bad boy with the tattoos, the budding drinking problem, and the non-traditional job. Not to mention that he's got a long list of ex lovers. It's a recipe for disaster!

What Katha needs is a fresh start—not an exciting whirlwind romance. But is she really too old to choose her own happiness?

  • Published: 4 August 2026
  • ISBN: 9789815266146
  • Imprint: PRH SEA
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 394
  • RRP: $24.99

About the author

Mica De Leon

Mica De Leon is a Filipino writer of swoony romance comedy novels and SFF novels. She has won the Don Carlos Palanca Awards For Literature in 2019 and 2022 for her essays on romance, feminism, history, fantasy, and the Filipino identity in the aftermath of Martial Law and the 2022 presidential elections in the Philippines. She likes walking on the beach, dogs, cats, swoony and spicy romance novels, lengthy epic SFF novels, and Taylor Swift. Connect with her on Instagram and Tiktok: @micadeleonwrite

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