A Girl Like Her by Talia Hibbert: When the whole town thinks they know you, falling for the one person who sees the real you changes everything…
Ruth Kabbah has learned how to keep her distance. In Ravenswood, she’s known more for gossip and old scandal than for who she really is, and staying guarded has always felt safer than hoping for more. It’s lonely, but it’s predictable—and predictable means protected.
Then Evan Miller arrives in town. Calm, capable, and impossible to rattle, Evan doesn’t treat Ruth like someone to avoid or fix. He meets her exactly where she is, handles her sharp edges with ease, and makes it harder for her to believe she’s meant to be alone.
But opening yourself to love is one thing. Trusting it to stay is another. When Ruth’s past resurfaces, she has to decide whether protecting herself is still worth more than letting someone truly in.
A GIRL LIKE HER by Talia Hibbert is a small-town romance about trust, healing, and what happens when someone sees the parts of you the world taught you to hide.
Ruth and Evan pulled me in right away. Ruth was guarded, sharp, and used to keeping people at a distance, while Evan stayed steady, warm, and completely unfazed by her defenses.
Ruth’s fear, self-protection, and belief that happiness wasn’t meant for someone like her gave the story real depth. Watching Ruth begin to believe she could be chosen, loved, and safe with Evan made every shift between them matter. What I loved was the care Evan showed Ruth from the very beginning. He never tried to change her or make her easier for other people to understand. He paid attention, respected her boundaries, and showed her that love could be patient, safe, and freely given.
Tropes & Themes
🌤️ Grumpy x sunshine
🍯 Cinnamon roll hero
🏘️ Small-town romance
💘 He falls first
🔥 Protective hero
🤍 Autistic heroine
🫶 Trust & vulnerability
💡 Self-worth
🏡 Community & belonging
❤️ Learning to be loved
A GIRL LIKE HER by Talia Hibbert is a tender, emotional romance about learning to trust love, believe in your own worth, and let yourself be fully seen by the right person. Perfect for readers who love character-driven romance, soft heroes, emotional healing, and couples who bring out something better in each other.
Book Info:
Publication: March 3, 2026 | Sourcebooks Casablanca | Ravenswood
She’s hard to hold onto, but he’s good with his hands…
Prickly, autistic, and shadowed by a scandalous past, Ruth Kabbah will always be Ravenswood’s black sheep. It’s a lonely life, but at least it’s safe… until Evan Miller comes to town.
Calm, confident, and instantly accepted by their small English town, Evan is Ruth’s opposite in every way―yet he meets her suspicion with a smile, handles her awkwardness with ease, and watches her with a hunger that threatens to tear down her all her defenses.
The gossips want to know how she’s bewitched him. Ruth just wants to know when he’ll get bored and leave. Because if there’s one thing she’s learned, it’s that girls like her don’t get happily ever afters.
But when a monster from Ruth’s past comes back to haunt her, she’s forced to make a choice: should she trust Evan completely? Or is her heart safest alone?
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