Alexandria Bellefleur, celebrated Lambda Literary award winner, delivers a hot new sapphic rom-com featuring a shy bookseller and a sultry romance cover model in a contemporary twist on marriage of convenience.Read summary below:
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Tansy Adams holds one true passion close to her heart: the quaint, musty-smelling bookstore that has been a family treasure, a legacy left behind by her late father. In the quiet corners between the stacks of books, Tansy feels at home, even if the romance section serves as a reminder of her own less-than-stellar experiences with love. Facing the relentless inquiries from her stepfamily about her nonexistent dating life, Tansy crafts a fictional narrative, inventing a girlfriend named Gemma after the striking woman gracing the covers of their bestsellers. It’s a simple, harmless fabrication meant to buy her peace—until fiction collides with reality.
Gemma van Dalen is a name that whispers of rebellion and freedom, traits that Gemma embodies to the fullest. The estranged member of the Van Dalen elite and now the unexpected successor to the family’s publishing empire, she finds herself tethered to an absurd condition set forth by her late grandfather’s will: marriage is the key to her inheritance.
When fate humorously entwines their paths, Gemma learns of Tansy’s imaginative use of her likeness. Intrigued and impulsive, Gemma decides to embrace the farce, elevating their imaginary courtship to a very public and very fake engagement.
The arrangement is simple: Gemma’s pursuit of her inheritance will secure the future of Van Dalen Publishing, and in return, Tansy’s beloved bookstore will be salvaged by Gemma’s wealth. A marriage on paper, convenient for both, seems the perfect plot twist. Yet as they begin to enact their roles, the pretense of affection ignites real sparks. Their feigned intimacy for the charade morphs into a genuine connection that neither Tansy nor Gemma can deny.
But the road to a happy ending is fraught with complications. The Van Dalen dynasty, known for its ruthless hold on power and prestige, won’t relinquish control without a strategic fight. As Tansy and Gemma navigate the treacherous waters of their agreement, they are drawn deeper into a battle for the Van Dalen legacy—a battle that threatens to upend the delicate balance they’ve struck between their business arrangement and the stirrings of true romance.
What started as a fictional tale to ward off familial pestering and a desperate ploy to claim an inheritance has blossomed into a story of two women unexpectedly finding what they need in each other. As the lines of their arrangement blur, Tansy and Gemma must decide if what they have is merely the remnants of an elaborate ruse or the beginnings of a love story that could defy every expectation.
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