Iris Kelly Doesn't Date by Ashley Herring Blake

But there’s one teeny problem: Nar’s not exactly out as bisexual. When Nareh Bedrossian’s non-Armenian boyfriend gets down on one knee and proposes to her in front of a room full of drunk San Francisco tech boys, she realizes it’s time to find someone who shares her idea of romance.Įnter her mother: armed with plenty of mom-guilt and a spreadsheet of Facebook-stalked Armenian men, she convinces Nar to attend Explore Armenia, a month-long series of events in the city.īut it’s Erebuni, a woman as immersed in the witchy arts as she is in preserving Armenian identity that catches Nar’s eye.Įrebuni helps Nar see the beauty of their shared culture and makes her feel understood in a way she never has before. Related: Most Anticipated New Romance Books of 2023, Best Marriage of Convenience Romance Books I’ve totally fallen for Bellefleur’s writing with her past lesbian romance books so I’m totally on board with this new release for 2023. Unexpected sparks fly as Tansy and Gemma play the role of affectionate fiancées, and suddenly the line between convenient arrangement and real feelings begins to blur.īut the scheming Van Dalen family won’t give up the company without a fight, and Gemma and Tansy’s newfound happiness might get caught in the fallout.ĭo I want to read a steamy sapphic rom-com about a quiet bookseller and a romance novel cover model who agree to a modern-day marriage of convenience? Why yes, yes I do! 😊

A marriage could be mutually beneficial, if they can fool everyone into thinking it’s a love match. Gemma needs a wife to meet the terms of her grandfather’s will and Tansy needs money to save her struggling bookstore.

When Gemma discovers a beautiful stranger has been pretending to date her for months, she decides to take the charade one step further-and announces their engagement. But the title comes with one tiny condition: she must be married in order to inherit. Gemma van Dalen is a wild child, the outcast of her wealthy family, and now the latest heir to Van Dalen Publishing. They’ll never actually meet, so what’s the harm in a little fib? Yet when real-life Gemma crosses Tansy’s path, her white lie nearly does her in. Tired of her stepfamily’s questions about her love life, Tansy invents Gemma, a fake girlfriend inspired by the stunning cover model on a bestselling book. But when it comes to actual romance… Tansy can’t get past the first chapter. Tansy Adams’ greatest love is her family’s bookstore, passed down from her late father.

Iris Kelly Doesn't Date by Ashley Herring Blake