
Genre:
Contemporary Romance
Themes:
Angsty
Bet / Dare
Cheating / Infidelity
Coming of Age
Coming Out
Erotic
Family Relationships
First Love
Fish Out of Water
Girl Next Door
Holiday
Rich Girl / Poor Girl
Secret Crush
Self-Discovery
Taboo / Forbidden Relationship
Heat Level:
Hot & Steamy (full, graphic description of sexual acts occurs and may include crude language)
Archetypes:
Equestrian / Animal Trainer / Zookeeper
Escort / Courtesan / Sex worker
Student
Geographic Location:
United States: Midwest
Setting:
Academic / School / University
Park / Zoo / Garden
Sexual / Gender Identity:
Asexual / Demisexual
Lesbian
Femme
Questioning
Sarah
The Present Intimacy Series, Book 1
By Morgan Routh
This is a journey novel that follows a demisexual girl through her first true romance and all of the confusion that comes with it.
A sweet, part-time zookeeper named Sarah is learning to grow up. Between juggling community college and living by herself for the first time, she spends afternoons apprenticing under her best friend, an asexual lion tamer named Buddy while they take care of a giant, loveable, 400lb lion named Bandit.
She meets Toni, a gorgeous and intense young woman. Sarah is whisked into her chaotic world of decadent wealth, underground parties, and mysterious games. Each date presses Sarah’s introverted limits – plunging Sarah into feelings of both pain and passion that she never dreamed.
This is a journey novel that follows a demisexual girl through her first true romance and all of the confusion that comes with it. Most importantly, Sarah grows stronger and overcomes anxiety without throwing away her core introverted self. She explores her newly discovered sexuality with an ultra-beautiful woman who may or may not know how to love her back.