Can’t Wait Wednesday #196: Love Unlocked by Cecilia Ahern

Can’t Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they’re books that have yet to be released. It’s based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by the Jill at Breaking the Spine. So let me introduce you my Can’t Wait Wednesday #196 pick. Click on the book’s cover to add it to your Goodreads shelf (opens in a new window).

Love Unlocked by Cecilia Ahern book cover — Publishes: August 27, 2026 by HarperCollins.
Length: 352 pages /~10 hours.
Narrator: Ruth Bradley.
Genre: Women’s Fiction

From The Publisher:

Sometimes the key is letting go…

Melody has vowed never to fall in love again.

Al is a hopeless romantic.

So, when they quite literally bump into each other, there’s no reason sparks should fly. But the world seems a little upside down lately.

A few weeks ago, Al ordered the removal of all the lovers’ padlocks from one of Dublin’s beautiful bridges. Ever since then, couples across the world have started splitting up.

And as Melody begins investigating this mysterious wave of breakups for her podcast, it seems there might be a bigger story to tell.

Together, they decide to uncover what’s unravelling so many love stories. And, in the middle of solving everyone else’s heartbreak, can they unlock their own?

Why I Can’t Wait to Read Love Unlocked:

I chose this book because its synopsis immediately caught my attention. I’ve seen lovers’ padlocks in cities around the world, and I’ve always found them to be such a romantic symbol of love and commitment. That connection made me even more excited to read this book, and I can’t wait to get started.