
Roads and Revelations
When Leilani finds herself at a major crossroads in her life, she takes a chance by reaching out to
Enemies to Lovers, Fake Relationship, Romance, Short Story, Slow Burn, Small Town Aita Goth 84 27th Apr, 2025
She needs a fake girlfriend to save her family’s bookstore.
She needs a small-town sweetheart to fix her reputation.
They both need to stop falling in love for real.
In this slow-burn sapphic romance novel full of heat, heart, and devastating tenderness, a fierce local bookshop owner clashes with the icy corporate exec sent to tear her world apart. When a PR disaster forces them into a fake dating arrangement, what starts as a calculated strategy turns into something far more dangerous: real emotion.
Lauren Walker has lived her whole life in her cozy, chaotic hometown, running the beloved bookstore café her parents built. She’s outspoken, romantic, and furious about the development plans threatening everything she holds dear.
Natalie Russo is a perfectionist with designer suits, a hidden past, and zero time for small-town sentiment. She’s here to close the deal, not to fall for the feisty girl who seems determined to hate her.
But when pretending to be a couple becomes the only way to get what they both want, neither is ready for what happens next: whispered conversations under the stars, the slow melt of enemies to almost-lovers, and a kiss that changes everything.
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Then Hate to Date You will steal your breath, and your heart.
Perfect for fans of sapphic romance novels, WLW small-town love stories, and anyone who believes that the best love begins with friction.