First published 2026
Riley stands at a crossroads this summer. Her fathers run a Cape Cod lobster shack, but they want her out of the kitchen business before the stress consumes her like it has them. She takes one final shot at her culinary dreams by auditioning to be a private chef for a European tour. When she lands the job, Riley discovers she'll be cooking for Luna Leya, the popstar she and her sister adore. Luna should focus on her Grammy chances and her relationship with Hudson, the bad boy singer who boosted her fame with their duet. Instead, Luna finds herself drawn to Riley. The two women share secret moments at the Eiffel Tower and intimate dinners in Andalucia, despite Luna's manager's objections. Riley questions whether Luna might actually be flirting with her. As their connection deepens, both women face impossible choices between public expectations and private desires, career ambitions and personal truth.
Genres: fiction, contemporary, adult, adult-fiction, contemporary-romance, lesbian-romance
Vibes: dreamy, emotional, intimate, romantic, tension-filled
Tropes: coming-of-age, forced-proximity, secret-relationship, slow-burn-romance
Setting: Cape Cod, Europe, Eiffel Tower, Andalucia
Period: summer, contemporary
320 pages · Paperback · Saturday Books