Close Reading
The Lavender House Series, Book 1
By Anya Birch
Some texts demand a closer reading. So do some hearts.
Love doesn’t announce itself. It just keeps showing up.
Margot Voss is precise, private, and very good at keeping people out. Priya Anand is warm, brilliant, and completely, unapologetically herself.
When their university pairs them for a research project neither of them volunteered for, they recognize something in each other immediately… and spend the next five months pretending they don’t.
The distance keeps closing. What happens when there’s no space left?
Genre:
Contemporary Romance
Themes:
Body Positivity
Family Relationships
Forced Proximity / Stranded Together
Found Family
Grumpy / Sunshine
Interracial / Multicultural Relationship
Mature Lead 40+
Single Parent
Slow Burn
Workplace / Office Romance
Heat Level:
Medium (sex scenes are included and may use mildly graphic description)
Archetypes:
Parent / Caregiver
STEM Profession / Scientist
Teacher / Professor
Writer/ Author
Geographic Location:
United States: Pacific
Setting:
Academic / School / University
Bakery / Sweet Shop / Cafe
Sexual / Gender Identity:
Bi or Pansexual
Lesbian
Queer
Protagonist Identity:
South Asian
