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  • Destination You: An Age-Gap Lesbian Romance by J.J. Arias

    Destination You: An Age-Gap Lesbian Romance by J.J. Arias

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Fantasy Becomes Reality in this Super Steamy Age-Gap, Ice Queen RomanceWhen 27-year-old free-spirit Taylor Lopez flies back to Miami to attend her high school reunion, she doesn’t expect to run into Mrs. Alonso — her former history teacher — at the airport...
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    age-gap  grumpy-mc  lgbtq  steamy  wlw  adult  book  contemporary
  • Vengeance Planning for Amateurs by Lee Winter

    Vengeance Planning for Amateurs by Lee Winter

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    An offbeat lesbian romantic comedy starring penguins, plotting, and payback.Muffin maker Olivia Roberts has had it with her awful exes taking advantage of her good nature. The theft of her nana’s beloved stuffed penguin is the absolute last straw.She puts up an ad at her local crime bookstore for a henchperson to help her enact a little mild revenge...
  • The Headmistress by Milena McKay

    The Headmistress by Milena McKay

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    A chance encounter. An unforgettable night. And back home, trouble is brewing on the remote island of Three Dragons, where nothing feels like it used to. Alone and lonely, Sam Threadneedle wishes upon a star, hoping for change. But when said change comes, it’s with a roar and not a whimper.Torn between loyalty and lust, Sam is forced to re-evaluate everything...
  • Something's Different by Quinn Ivins

    Something's Different by Quinn Ivins

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    An ice queen boss knows there’s something different about her assistant, but she can’t put her finger on it. A fun twin-switch lesbian office romance.Unemployed academic Caitlyn Taylor comes home to family drama. Her carefree twin Chloe plans to ditch her job to visit a guy she met online. Caitlyn steps in to impersonate Chloe so she won’t get fired for skipping town...
  • Chemistry by Rachael Sommers

    Chemistry by Rachael Sommers

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    An opposites-attract, ice queen lesbian romance about finding the softest of hearts behind the highest walls.Newly minted high school teacher Lily Cross is young, bubbly, and can’t wait to put her fresh ideas into practice in the classroom. Her excitement is derailed after a disastrous run-in with a colleague...
  • Hunter by Eliza Lentzski

    Hunter by Eliza Lentzski

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Winter Jacket prequel It all started with a navy blue dress... In her junior year of college, Hunter Dyson has some big decisions to make about her future. She wants to be a nurse, that much she knows, but everyone from her parents to her academic advisor is nagging her about what kind of nursing she wants to pursue...
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    age-gap  lgbtq  slow-burn  steamy  wlw  workplace  adult  book
  • Undercover Madam by J.J. Arias

    Undercover Madam by J.J. Arias

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She was supposed to catch the criminal. . . not fall in love with her.All Charlotte Castro ever wanted was to be an FBI agent. When her best friend, a Miami detective, presents her with an opportunity to go undercover and bust a madam to the rich and powerful, Charlotte’s dreams are finally within reach...
  • Reality In Check by Emily Banting

    Reality In Check by Emily Banting

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From the multi-award-winning, best-selling author of Broken Beyond Repair comes a new sapphic celebrity ice queen romance — read as a standalone or as the second book in the South Downs Romance series.Sculptor Arte Tremaine is thrown into the hospitality industry when her beloved late grandmother bequeaths her and her sister a charming yet rundown country hotel with zero guests...
  • Nothing But A Fling: A Carlsbad Village Lesbian Romance by Sabrina Kane

    Nothing But A Fling: A Carlsbad Village Lesbian Romance by Sabrina Kane

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Vanessa Murray owns La Vida Mocha, the hip new coffeeshop in Carlsbad, California. But after the Covid pandemic hit, business is practically non-existent.Megan Baldwin started the year having her heart shattered by her girlfriend but now she has just gotten an exciting new job promotion which will force her to leave Carlsbad and move to New York City...
  • Ensnared Hearts by Anna Stone

    Ensnared Hearts by Anna Stone

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A trip to Paris. A seductive older boss. An illicit, irresistible escape. Kat Walker needs a distraction. Broken-hearted from a breakup and working long hours as an intern at Mistress Media, she longs for an escape. So when the opportunity to accompany her boss to Paris arises, Kat can’t say no, especially since she’ll be spending the week with Lydia Davenport, Mistress Media’s new CFO...
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    billionaire  lgbtq  steamy  wlw  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • If It's Meant to Be by Skye Von Triessen

    If It's Meant to Be by Skye Von Triessen

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Dr. Alexandra Edison lives a life that many would be envious of. A beautiful world-famous fiancée, more money than she could spend, and a career that she loved. To honor her grandfather’s wishes, she moved from L.A. to Seattle to take over one of her family’s hospitals. When her perfect life fell apart, the last person she expected to be there to help her pick up the pieces was Dr. Blake Westmore...
  • Appointing by Nicole Pyland

    Appointing by Nicole Pyland

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    This is book #2 in the Royalty Series.Elin, the Princess of Norway, never planned to become the country’s Queen – her twin brother, older by minutes, would be the next King. When her father decided to retire, and her brother abdicated to continue his career in the military service, Elin was thrust into being not only the next in line, but the new Queen...
  • Heart of Ice by T.B. Markinson, Miranda MacLeod

    Heart of Ice by T.B. Markinson, Miranda MacLeod

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    What happens when the one person who makes your heart sing is also the one person who could destroy everything you’ve worked for?Laurie “the Hatchet” Emerson is a ruthless leader in Boston finance who’s rumoured to have a block of ice where her heart should be. If only...
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    age-gap  boss-employee  grumpy-mc  lgbtq  steamy  wlw  workplace  adult
  • Above All Things by Roslyn Sinclair

    Above All Things by Roslyn Sinclair

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    The Carlisle saga continues…Aspiring writer Jules Moretti and iconic fashion editor Vivian Carlisle have been through the wringer.As Vivian’s personal assistant, Jules was there for her ice queen boss’s whims, commands, and the shocking discovery of her pregnancy. Just as shocking was Jules’s realization that she was falling hard for Vivian…and that the feeling was mutual...
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    age-gap  boss-employee  grumpy-mc  lgbtq  steamy  wlw  workplace  adult
  • Damage Control by Jae

    Damage Control by Jae

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    An actress practically since birth, Grace Durand has finally made it in Hollywood. When a photo of her in a seeming compromising situation with another woman is plastered all over the tabloids, she fears for her career as a lead in romantic movies...
  • The Flirt by Layla Hagen

    The Flirt by Layla Hagen

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Being a single dad while managing one of the biggest businesses in New Orleans keeps me very busy. Any free time I have I spend with my daughter, Bella — reading to her, styling her hair, or choosing nail polishes appropriate for an eight-year-old. But I’m okay with that because she is my whole world. After my divorce, I made myself a promise: I wouldn’t date until Bella was older...
  • Suite on the Boss by Olivia Hayle

    Suite on the Boss by Olivia Hayle

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Fake dating my billionaire boss to get revenge on my ex? Yes please. But falling for him? That’s something I vowed never to do again. Isaac Winter is the fourth-generation owner of the legendary 5th Ave hotel that bears his last name. He’s at the top of New York high society… and I’ve just left it behind...
  • The Show Must Go On by Nicole Pyland

    The Show Must Go On by Nicole Pyland

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Baker Eagan has just wrapped the TV show she created and ran for the past five years of her life. She’s ready for a break and to refocus on her writing, and the last thing she wants to do is go to her agent’s birthday party. Little does she know that her agent plans to play matchmaker.Casey Jinx is the lead actress on a hit TV show...
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    lgbtq  slow-burn  steamy  wlw  workplace  adult  book  celebrity
  • Collection by C.D. Reiss

    Collection by C.D. Reiss

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Bonus ContentFor serious fans of Jonathan and Monica Drazen - a compilation of off-the-charts hot little stories you've never seen before!NEVER BEFORE RELEASED - CountA Love LetterQuarantine CouplesNOW UNAVAILABLE ANYWHERE ELSERachelFirst MorningA ValentineTwitter ChatBeatAlso includes the novella - Breathe!These shorts are chock full of stories about life in the Drazen house, both before and...
  • Claire and the Lady Billionaire 6 by Giselle Fox

    Claire and the Lady Billionaire 6 by Giselle Fox

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The long-awaited continuation of Claire and Camille’s epic love story.Claire struggles to stay focused after Molly’s fiery attack. With Camille in Singapore, the separation is harder than ever. The school year is almost over and Claire must prepare for her summer internship...
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    age-gap  billionaire  lgbtq  steamy  wlw  workplace  adult  book
  • Claire and the Lady Billionaire 7 by Giselle Fox

    Claire and the Lady Billionaire 7 by Giselle Fox

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Book 7 in Claire and Camille’s epic love storyClaire and Camille must find a way through the wreckage that brother Bryce left behind with his bombshell tape release. With the media pounding outside its doors, a crisis ensues at Vermillion Global just as Camille is forced to take the reigns. Johnathon is confined to his home in secrecy and Claire must decide where she is needed most...
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    steamy  wlw  age-gap  lgbtq  workplace  billionaire  romance  drama
  • Magdalene Nox by Milena McKay

    Magdalene Nox by Milena McKay

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Magdalene Nox doesn't cast wishes upon stars... She simply makes them happen. But for this particular wish, she had waited for thirty years. Her retribution against those who discarded her three decades ago should be swift and simple.Except a chance encounter and an unforgettable night turn her entire life upside down. Torn between vengeance and lust, Magdalene is forced to re-evaluate everything...
  • Until There Was You by Nancy Ann Healy

    Until There Was You by Nancy Ann Healy

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
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    age-gap  grumpy-mc  lgbtq  slow-burn  wlw  adult  book  contemporary
  • Broken Boundaries by T.C. Matson

    Broken Boundaries by T.C. Matson

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A new office romance standalone… Two things I love are the company I built from the ground up and women, and not particularly in that order. When I see something I want, I get it, whether it’s a new client or a wild night in the sack. Women flock to my stock, and ladies, that’s not all they enjoy. I’m not labeled as one of Denver’s top playboys for nothing...
  • Pieces of Us by T.B. Markinson, Miranda MacLeod

    Pieces of Us by T.B. Markinson, Miranda MacLeod

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The nanny is hot for her boss, but she’s been burned falling for a straight woman in the past. Julianna Bristol is on the brink of success as her fledgling video game design company goes after the opportunity of a lifetime. But her ex-husband is intent on making her fodder for late-night comedy...
  • Daddy for Davina by Nichole Rose

    Daddy for Davina by Nichole Rose

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When the sun sets in Silver Spoon Falls, things heat up at The Sterling Rope. The best girls can find everything their hearts desire within, including some of the town's filthiest billionaires. There are no rules. Only submission. Welcome to Silver Spoon After Dark. Your patronage will be our dirty little secret...
  • Hers to Keep by Anna Stone

    Hers to Keep by Anna Stone

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Lindsey had big plans for her post-art school life--a successful art career, excitement, adventure, meeting the man of her dreams. She never expected she'd end up joining a sugar baby website to pay off her crippling debt. And she definitely didn't expect that her first client would be a charming, vivacious woman named Camilla...
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    age-gap  billionaire  grumpy-mc  lgbtq  steamy  wlw  adult  audiobook
  • Chef's Kiss by Stephanie Shea

    Chef's Kiss by Stephanie Shea

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Valentina Rosas has always known what she wants. Mostly. Sort of. At least, she does now. And what she wants is the coveted staging role at Gia, San Francisco...
  • Blurred Lines by Olivia Lucas

    Blurred Lines by Olivia Lucas

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    This week is not going to plan…So far, I’ve been stood up, taunted by a kid, and dunked in coffee. And that was just on my way to my job interview.I almost couldn’t believe it when the hot stranger who crashed into me in the coffee shop came to my rescue. Unfortunately, this stranger has a name – Natalie Dalton – and she might’ve also popped up at my job interview. And then on a night out...
  • Temptation by Kris Bryant

    Temptation by Kris Bryant

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Cassie Miller is broke. Her parents cut off all funding when she dropped out of medical school, and graduate school is expensive. A full-time nanny job at the Wellington estate is the answer to her problems, except working for beautiful, successful Brook Wellington wasn't in the job description. Brook has always had a head for business...
  • Boss of Her by Anna Stone

    Boss of Her by Anna Stone

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Her boss wants to make Jade hers. Can she handle the heat without getting burned?Small-town girl Jade Fisher has sacrificed everything for her dream of a high-powered career in Los Angeles. Fresh out of grad school, she’s one step away from landing the perfect job as executive assistant to Simone Weiss, LA’s hotel queen...
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    wlw  lgbtq  steamy  age-gap  grumpy-mc  workplace  billionaire  romance
  • Being Hers by Anna Stone

    Being Hers by Anna Stone

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Melanie has spent her entire life working her way up in the world. By day, she studies at law school, and by night, she serves drinks at an exclusive club to afford her tuition. But the hard-working Melanie will never admit her true desire: to escape from her fast-paced, high-pressure life, if only for a moment...
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    age-gap  billionaire  grumpy-mc  lgbtq  steamy  wlw  workplace  adult
  • Following His Rules by Kylie Kent

    Following His Rules by Kylie Kent

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Following His Rules is book 1 in The Tempter Series; a series of stand-alone, office, best friend’s brother romances. ⚠⚠⚠ T his book contains adult language, sexual content, age-gap relationships, and so much spice it'll have you dripping sweat as you read . ⚠⚠⚠ Shardonnay I need this job...
  • The Fixer by Lee Winter

    The Fixer by Lee Winter

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    A naive activist is hired by a corporate villain but doesn’t realize it. Cue one awkward farce, a twisty puzzle, and the slowest of slow burns in this opposites-attract, ice queen romance.Nine years ago, aloof, icy Michelle Hastings chose career over love. She’s now living with that choice as she rules a secret corporation catering to the rich and powerful.Enter Eden Lawless...
  • High Rise: The Complete Collection by Harper Bliss

    High Rise: The Complete Collection by Harper Bliss

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Four women. One building. A million complications. High Rise is a series of lesbian erotic romance novellas focusing on four women who live in The Ivy, the ‘sexiest building in Hong Kong’. Alex, a local gym instructor. Her room mate Nat, a celebrated American writer who moved to Hong Kong for love. Their upstairs neighbour Maddie, a workaholic investment banker...
    Categorized as:
    age-gap  lgbtq  steamy  wlw  adult  angst  anthologies  contemporary
  • It's in Her Kiss: A Lesbian Romance by Rachel Lacey

    It's in Her Kiss: A Lesbian Romance by Rachel Lacey

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The second book in Rachel Lacey's exciting new lesbian romance series, Midnight in Manhattan.Two Broadway actresses, one starring role, and a kiss that might turn rivals...into lovers...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  steamy  wlw  workplace  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Once a Month by Nicole Pyland

    Once a Month by Nicole Pyland

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She has a fantasy she wants to explore and has the means to do it. Joining a monthly sex club was never part of her big life plan, but the desire to explore that part of herself is too intense, the pull – too strong. The first month she goes, she meets a woman who is every bit her type, but flees. Each month she returns to find the same woman working the event to enjoy one night with her...
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    lgbtq  slow-burn  steamy  wlw  adult  book  contemporary  fiction
  • More Than Words by Harper Bliss

    More Than Words by Harper Bliss

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Building walls around your heart is much easier than breaking them down Katherine Jones has said goodbye to her old job as a luxury lesbian escort and embarked on a new adventure with her best friend Rocco: opening a third branch of the Pink Bean coffee shop. Rocco's aunt, Hera Walker, is tasked with renovating the building of the new Pink Bean...
    Categorized as:
    wlw  lgbtq  grumpy-mc  steamy  age-gap  workplace  audiobook  fiction
  • Second Time Around by Laura Conway

    Second Time Around by Laura Conway

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After 20 years in the music business, Tracy McCoy was wondering if it was time to call it quits.Since her divorce from country music superstar, Logan Shields, five years ago, the words had stopped flowing, which meant no new album, no reason to go on tour.Tracy's star was fading and if she didn't get over the rut she was in, Tracy knew she would have to call time on her career...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  age-gap  wlw  steamy  celebrity  contemporary  fiction  book
  • Daring to Dream by Carol Wyatt

    Daring to Dream by Carol Wyatt

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Jaqueline Steele's life was falling apart.She might be one of the most famous actresses in the world, but her fifteen year marriage was on the brink of divorce.No matter how masterfully she practiced her craft, it always came back to her personal life. That was what would be all over the news, that was what the gossip magazines zeroed in on...
  • Easy by Kiki Clark

    Easy by Kiki Clark

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Who knew a chipped tooth could lead to love?Simon is ready for the real deal when it comes to relationships—unfortunately, his libido hasn’t gotten the message. After string of disastrous hookups, he finds himself frustrated, annoyed, and missing part of a tooth.Enter Dr. Jackson Allbrook.Simon is pretty sure dentists aren’t supposed to be as good-looking as Jackson is...
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    lgbtq  age-gap  slow-burn  steamy  romance  mlm  contemporary  fiction
  • Handle With Care by Michele L. Rivera

    Handle With Care by Michele L. Rivera

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Newly divorced Quinn Gellar is rebuilding her life—something she never thought she’d be doing in her forties. A creature of habit, she’s trying to embrace change and go with the unexpected. But when the unexpected appears to her in the form of an alluring bartender, Quinn becomes uncertain of exactly how much change she’s ready to embrace.Theo Harrington isn’t much of a planner...
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    lgbtq  wlw  age-gap  romance  fiction  contemporary  young-adult  book
  • Boss Abroad by Rachel Kellar

    Boss Abroad by Rachel Kellar

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Imagine having the best date ever, only to find out he thought you were someone else.Blind dates are challenging enough, but when my best friend hijacks my Tinder account and sets me up? On my first night in a foreign city? That’s just asking for trouble.Especially when the man I find waiting for me leaves me speechless and feeling all kinds of things...
  • It's All About Bex by Melissa Tereze

    It's All About Bex by Melissa Tereze

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Old grudges are the hardest to overcome, and the heaviest burden on new love. Ellis Patterson can’t lie, the unexpected visit of her best friend’s auntie could be the most exciting thing that’s happened since Ellis drifted to this small town several months ago. She pictures Bex Naylor as a typical favourite eccentric, childless, probably flitting about in flowered dresses, burning sage...
  • A Good Girl's Guide to Dominance by W.S. Greer

    A Good Girl's Guide to Dominance by W.S. Greer

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Blurb Coming...
  • Off Balance by L.E. Royal

    Off Balance by L.E. Royal

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    When she lands her dream job, Maya Scott thinks her luck may finally be about to change. Eager to prove herself a successful adult and win back custody of her young daughter, Maya is determined to excel at the Mars Fund. Her new boss, New York’s notorious ice queen, Elena Mars, could prove difficult to please...
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    age-gap  boss-employee  grumpy-mc  lgbtq  wlw  workplace  adult  book
  • Chef's Special by Susan X. Meagher

    Chef's Special by Susan X. Meagher

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After years of slowly working her way up the ladder, Emily Desjardins is finally poised at the next step—cooking at the kind of restaurant she’d love to one day own. Her new boss is classically trained, has stunningly high standards, and effortlessly designs delicious, creative cuisine. She’s also demanding, inflexible, ridiculously confident and so hot it’s almost silly...
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    lgbtq  slow-burn  steamy  wlw  workplace  adult  angst  book
  • Madly Addicted by Colet Abedi

    Madly Addicted by Colet Abedi

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The moment I met her, she made my world brighter. 

 Our forever was supposed to start when I stepped on that plane. So why do I feel like it's slipping through my fingers?  

How can we make our worlds come together when we're both too stubborn and too scared to give in?

 I can't lose her.

 She's my world, my everything...
  • Whipped by J.J. Arias

    Whipped by J.J. Arias

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    If she can’t get through to her in the office, she’ll smash into her on skates. . .Newly minted lawyer Cheyenne Flores-Moore is excited to start her career at one of the most prestigious law firms in Miami. That is, until she meets her mentor Erica. It seems that no matter what she does, she can’t win her over - something the perennially sunny Cheyenne has not experienced before...
    Categorized as:
    wlw  lgbtq  grumpy-mc  age-gap  slow-burn  workplace  romance  sports
  • Chance Encounters by Lise Gold

    Chance Encounters by Lise Gold

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She boarded as Ally Brenner, her dreams neatly folded in her carry-on. She landed with her heart in beautiful chaos, forever altered by a chance encounter. Ally Brenner, a driven project manager from Vancouver, boards a flight to Amsterdam, focused solely on landing a career-changing contract...
    Categorized as:
    lgbtq  wlw  age-gap  steamy  romance  contemporary  fiction  book
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