Genre:
Contemporary Romance
Themes:
Coming of Age
Friends to Lovers
Ice Queen
Second Chance
Heat Level:
Sweet (kissing, holding hands, etc., but no other on-the-page physical intimacy)
Archetypes:
Artist / Graphic Designer / Illustrator
Student
Geographic Location:
Continental Europe
Setting:
Academic / School / University
Foreign Country
Sexual / Gender Identity:
Lesbian
Ashlin & Olivia
By Aster Glenn Gray
Olivia has long considered Ashlin the ice queen... but it may be Olivia's heart that needs to thaw.
Ice queen Ashlin has one passion: art. That shared interest drew Olivia to her for an intense childhood friendship, but after that friendship’s disastrous end, Olivia never wanted to see Ashlin again.
Years later, when the two women run into each other in Florence, Olivia is shocked to discover that she’s just as drawn to Ashlin as ever. They reconnect as they wander the city, discussing art and eating gelato, and Olivia begins to see their past in a new light – and to harbor fragile hopes for a romantic future with Ashlin.
Olivia loves Ashlin. But has cool, reserved Ashlin thawed enough to trust Olivia with her heart?
A second chance friends to enemies to lovers f/f romance, set against the drama and beauty of Florence.