Genre:
Contemporary Romance
Themes:
Angsty
Girl Next Door
Loss / Grieving / Widow
Love Triangle
Quirky Characters
Second Chance
Heat Level:
Medium (sex scenes are included and may use mildly graphic description)
Archetypes:
Artist / Graphic Designer / Illustrator
Bodyguard / Bouncer / Security
Geographic Location:
United States
Setting:
Big City / Urban
Sexual / Gender Identity:
Lesbian
Queer
Like Lovers Do
E-Lit Award
By Lori L. Lake
If your heart is broken, can you rise above it and risk your heart again?
Kennie McClain is a security guard who, unbeknownst to her tenants, owns the Allen Arms where she works. She’s still recovering from the loss of her partner three years earlier and has moved from upstate New York to Portland to escape the tragedy. In her off hours, she rehabs apartments and nurses a broken heart. Lily Gordon, a nationally-acclaimed painter, lives in the Allen Arms penthouse. She’s beautiful and accomplished – and haunted after her lover ditches her. Sparks fly in a big way when Kennie and Lily finally connect . . . but then in one shattering moment, Lily betrays her, and Kennie’s world comes crashing down, leaving her untrusting and in deep emotional pain. Can Kennie ever rise above these losses and risk her heart again?
