Los Angeles, Feb. 20 -- "Bridgerton" famed Phoebe Dynevor has secured the starring role in 'Beach Read', the forthcoming adaptation of Emily Henry's bestselling romantic novel.

Released in 2020 to widespread acclaim, the novel swiftly became a literary phenomenon, lauded for its effervescent wit and emotional candour, according to DEADLINE.

The film follows the story of January Andrews, a successful romance novelist who struggles with grief and writer's block after her father's death and the discovery of secrets he's long kept hidden.

While spending the summer in his Michigan beach house to prepare it for sale, she unexpectedly reconnects with Gus Everett, an author who was once her rival in college.

Both creatively stuck, they agree to...