Genre:
Contemporary Romance
Themes:
Fake Relationship / Marriage of Convenience
Friends to Lovers
Heat Level:
Hot & Steamy (full, graphic description of sexual acts occurs and may include crude language)
Archetypes:
Dancer
Doctor / Nurse / EMT / Midwife
Waitstaff / Barista / Bartender
Geographic Location:
United Kingdom
Setting:
Casino / Club / Bar
Sexual / Gender Identity:
Bi or Pansexual
Lesbian
Protagonist Identity:
Asian
Trigger/Content Warning:
post-Covid fantasy, references to past death of parental figure, minor discussion of racism
Show Up
The Seraph's Burlesque Club Series, Book 1
By Renee Dahlia
A fake date … a real secret
An invitation to her ex’s wedding is the icing on a crappy cake for burlesque dancer Yolande. Her ex ghosted her just as they were about to take the stage for their neo-burlesque act. Yolande’s friends at Seraph’s Burlesque Club persuade her that attending will show her ex that she’s moved on. She just needs a date.
Shy bartender Reiko has a secret, or two. She can’t risk anyone discovering that her life as a penniless PhD student and bartender is a sham. And even though she’s been in love with Yolande since forever, when Yolande needs a plus-one to save face at her ex’s wedding, Reiko knows any fantasy of romance is just that – fantasy. Yolande will never notice the way Reiko looks at her.
When the drama of the wedding reveals a spark of attraction between them, Reiko will have to risk her fake identity for the hope of real love.