Genre:
Contemporary Romance
Themes:
Body Positivity
Family Relationships
Femme / Femme
Friends to Lovers
Mental Illness
Secret Crush
Self-Discovery
Sex Toys
Heat Level:
Hot & Steamy (full, graphic description of sexual acts occurs and may include crude language)
Archetypes:
Museum Curator / Conservator / Historian
Geographic Location:
United Kingdom: England
Setting:
Big City / Urban
Sexual / Gender Identity:
Bi or Pansexual
Lesbian
Trigger/Content Warning:
Body dysmorphia
Broken Parts Included
By Alyson Root
Lydia wants two things in life. Good health and someone who loves her, broken parts included.
For as long as Lydia Archer can remember, her life has been a balancing act between a tireless battle with her health and the tireless search for “the one.” She’s put herself out there time and again, yet still, has found nobody prepared for the rollercoaster of her mystery ailment. Persistent pain and dismissive doctors are Lydia’s constant shadow. Just as Lydia begins to think that her beloved pup Monty is the only one who can handle her brokenness, her sister’s best friend, Halle, steps in to save her health and quite possibly, her heart.
Just as Lydia is on the mend, the unexpected arrival of love threatens to throw everything off balance. And to top it off, as a friendship blossoms between Lydia and Halle, Lydia’s sister Fe finds herself grappling with her own whirlwind of emotions. Throw in the delightful chaos of Lydia’s “niblings,” Fe’s mischievous triplets, and this sapphic romance weaves a tale of healing and love, reminding us that sometimes both can be found in the most unexpected places.
Lydia’s journey is one of resilience, family, self-discovery, and the promise that true love accepts us for the whole—broken parts included—because love has a way of piecing things back together.