Estelle Laure
Author and Agent/Senior Content Developer Editor at Folio Literary Jr.
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Love Goes Viral (2026)
An aspiring pop star crafts a fake relationship with a small-town boy to rehab her image, until her ex and her real feelings get in the way in this sweeping romance perfect for fans of Lynn Painter.
Love Thompson went viral. Now she has it all—fifty million followers, brand deals, a Hollywood address, and the fast track to the music career she’s always dreamed of—until…she doesn’t.
After Love takes the blame for her influencer boyfriend’s mistake, the fallout goes more viral than the video that rocketed her to fame. By the next morning, she’s already lost sponsorships, ten million followers, and her debut single. Love needs to rehab her image, and that means dating someone a little more homegrown.
Enter Austin Grey. Austin is about as homegrown as it gets. His only followers are the regulars at his family’s struggling diner that he’s doing his best to save. But everything changes when he gets a DM from a star he never expected to cross paths with again.
When Love walks back into Austin’s life, she thinks this is a purely online scheme with an expiration date. But as genuine feelings start to develop that keep them coming back to each other again and again, will either of them be willing to take a chance on something real?
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The novel is trendy and perfectly captures the struggle between living a "viral" life and simply living genuinely.
A highly recommended and relevant addition to any YA collection, especially in a high school setting, due to its engaging romance and exploration of contemporary issues.
—School Library Journal
Praise & Reviews
[A] delightful dual-POV romance, with interstitial text messages that make the characters feel all the more real. Recommended for all YA romance collections.
—Booklist, starred review
The highs and lows of social media are on full display, and readers will connect with the dilemmas it poses....A timely love story that will encourage readers to reflect on life and priorities.
—Kirkus Reviews
About Estelle Laure
Estelle Laure is the author of picture books and young adult novels who writes across genres, including acclaimed novel This Raging Light and rom-com Love Goes Viral. She has been an Indie Next pick, a BEA Buzz Book author, a Junior Library Gold Standard Selection, and is a Senior Content Development Editor/Literary Agent at Folio Jr./Folio Literary Management. She holds an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts and a BA in Theatre Arts from New Mexico State University. She lives in Taos, New Mexico with her family, and has been translated into more than fifteen languages.
Estelle Laure is represented by Emily van Beek at Folio Literary Management/Folio Jr.