With a broken heart and feeling lost in Madrid, Maca believes she has found a second chance in a new love… until her ex returns, her best friend betrays her, and everything falls apart, forcing her to face an uncomfortable truth: sometimes, to rebuild yourself, you must first hit rock bottom.
Maca arrives in Madrid determined to start over, though she carries a shattered heart. Álvaro, her great love, left her suddenly, claiming he had grown bored of her. Ten months later, she remains stuck in that memory, feeling lost in a vast city she has yet to make her own. Her only refuge is Sandra, her best friend: impulsive, bold, and full of theories about love, despite never having fallen in love herself.
In an attempt to pull her out of her sadness, Sandra pushes her to download Tinder and sets her up on a blind date with Mica, a lawyer with a deep gaze and a shy smile. Although Maca goes without much expectation, the evening at a clandestine burger joint—where customers leave handwritten messages on the tables—ends up feeling almost magical. He is attentive, funny, and kisses her in the subway as if time has stopped. For the first time in months, Maca feels butterflies again and allows herself to think that maybe she has found someone special.
But the calm does not last long. One night, while walking home alone, a stranger follows her. She manages to escape, but fear takes hold of her. Days later, upon watching the news, she discovers that Mica is the defense lawyer for a repeat rapist, a case disturbingly close to what she experienced. Caught between fear and disappointment, she asks him to drop the defense. He refuses: it is his job, his calling, his way of building a future. Unable to reconcile both realities, Maca decides to break up with him.
While Mica tries to make her reconsider and win her back, Álvaro unexpectedly reappears through Tinder with a simple “Shall we grab a coffee?” Doubt settles once again in Maca: is a second chance possible, or should she commit to what is beginning with Mica? Ultimately, she chooses to try with Mica and throws herself into the relationship, though the shadow of her ex remains present.
Meanwhile, Sandra—who has always despised Álvaro for the pain he caused Maca—decides to text him in secret to push him away from their lives. Her messages are harsh, even cruel, but realizing the damage she has caused, she feels the need to apologize in person. When they meet, something unexpected emerges between them. Álvaro does not match the image Sandra had of him: he appears warm, sincere, different. Although they promise to keep their distance out of respect for Maca, the attraction grows until it becomes impossible to ignore. Eventually, they end up kissing.
Fate explodes at the worst possible moment. Maca, who is having lunch with Mica in the same shopping center, witnesses the scene. Her world collapses: her best friend and her ex, together. The reaction is immediate and overwhelming: shouting, tears, an attempted assault, dozens of phones recording. The humiliation goes viral. And that same day, she receives another devastating blow: her father, a truck driver, has an accident while talking to her on the phone and dies before she can say goodbye.
Completely shattered, Maca navigates her grief as best she can. She leans on her mother, now a widow, and realizes she needs to rebuild herself from scratch. She decides to leave her job at the magazine, create her own agency, and embark on a solo journey through northern Spain. She seeks silence, nature, and time to heal. Perhaps also to write a story out of everything she has lived through, because—no matter how painful—it feels like her life could very well become a series. And, for the first time, she chooses to be the protagonist of her own story.
RELEVANT INFORMATION: Fran López Castillo is a Spanish writer of romance and new adult fiction. Throughout his career, he has sold tens of thousands of copies through self-publishing, outside traditional publishing circuits, and has won the Special Bestselling Author Award from Editorial Círculo Rojo, the Alumni Cultural Award from the University of Castilla-La Mancha, and the National Young Author Award from Onda Cero (2025). He also maintains a strong digital presence on social media, where he has tens of thousands of followers.
My Life Could Be a TV Series is one of the most distinctive self-publishing phenomena of recent years, a major commercial success with seven editions to its name. It is a work that perfectly balances romantic comedy with strong doses of emotion, personal and romantic drama, and tension. The novel is structured with chapters featuring cliffhangers, sharp dialogue, and highly shareable, “viral” scenes.
“Reading this book makes you rethink EVERYTHING” – Carmen Arastey
“My Life Could Be a TV Series stands out for being different in a world where books often feel the same. And when you add its quality in plot and storytelling… without a doubt the author’s best work” – Elescritor.es
AUDIOVISUAL POTENTIAL: TV Series, Miniseries, Film, TV Film.
AVAILABLE LANGUAGES: Spanish.
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