
Genre:
Contemporary Romance
Themes:
Dating Disaster
Enemies to Lovers
Forced Proximity / Stranded Together
Girl Next Door
Grumpy / Sunshine
Humor / Comedy
Ice Queen
Living Abroad / Expat
Opposites Attract
Pet / Wild Animal
Quirky Characters
Heat Level:
Medium (sex scenes are included and may use mildly graphic description)
Archetypes:
Chef / Caterer / Baker / Foodie
Student
Geographic Location:
United Kingdom
Setting:
Bakery / Sweet Shop / Cafe
Big City / Urban
Foreign Country
Sports Stadium / Gym
Sexual / Gender Identity:
Lesbian
The Date
By T.B. Markinson
What happens when a prickly cat lady runs into the new dog owner next door?
Brittny Parker, an American graduate student, is moving to London with her lovable Boston terrier, Cooper, in time for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the 2012 Olympics. Could life get any better? How about adding a super-sexy woman next door? The problem is her snooty neighbor is not a dog person. In fact, she despises Cooper from the moment he knocks her over and sends her groceries spilling all over the ground.
Prin Jones is a native-born Londoner whose most successful relationship is with Francesca, her Persian cat. With a bakery to run and an unpleasant ex-girlfriend to dodge, the last thing Prin needs in her life is an obnoxious American and her poorly trained dog. But it becomes almost impossible not to run into Brit at every turn.
When Francesca and Cooper decide to become balcony friends and Prin’s twin sister takes on the role of enthusiastic matchmaker, Brit and Prin decide to give each other a second chance. All they need is one date to see if there might be something more between them.
It should be easy, right? But somehow, everything keeps going hilariously and disastrously wrong.
Can two women from different worlds meet in the middle to become more than neighbors?