
Genre:
Romantic Comedy
Themes:
Dating Disaster
Humor / Comedy
Online Dating
Slow Burn
Toaster Oven / Gay For You
Heat Level:
Medium (sex scenes are included and may use mildly graphic description)
Archetypes:
STEM Profession / Scientist
Teacher / Professor
Geographic Location:
United States: New England / Northeast
Setting:
Big City / Urban
Park / Zoo / Garden
Seaside / Beach
Sexual / Gender Identity:
Lesbian
Telling Lies Online
By Miranda MacLeod
When her dating app decides she's a man, what's a lonely lesbian to do?
Jamie Richards is a scientist who embraces reason– except when it comes to romance. Tired of her impulsive streak leaving her heartbroken, she’s determined to do everything right the next time she’s in love. But her resolve crumbles when a technical glitch matches her with perfection in Claire, a woman who lives on the opposite side of the country. Who is straight. And under the impression that Jamie’s a guy. But Jamie can’t help being smitten. Would one tiny lie be so terrible if it gets her closer to the woman of her dreams?
Claire Flores is a dreamer and a believer in signs, but she has a secret that keeps her cautious about love. All she wants is a picture-perfect family of her own, but she’s never met a man who attracts her. Until now. Throwing caution to the wind, she goes from Portland to Boston to meet Jay, her online love. Instead she meets Jamie, his work colleague, who befriends her in Jay’s unexpected absence. Claire’s heart is aflutter. Jamie stirs up feelings Claire never knew possible, but how close can she get without having to admit that she’s been lying to herself about her dreams all along?
What starts as a simple fib soon snowballs as Jamie fabricates increasingly ridiculous tales to keep her identity as Jay under wraps, until a comedy of errors threatens to topple the whole charade to the ground. Can true love prevail when it’s founded on a lie?
Telling Lies Online is best selling lesbian romance author Miranda MacLeod’s debut novel. It is a screwball romantic comedy that explores love and the importance of being honest. It’s what would happen if an episode of I Love Lucy morphed into a lesbian romance.