...So why does working together feel so right?
At a masquerade ball, Princess Aurelie has a hot, steamy hook-up with a woman in a mask. She never catches her name. She doesn't know how to find her. And she can't stop thinking about her for days afterward.
Which is why it's so unfortunate when the mystery woman turns out to be Nour Belhouane, a tabloid journalist and gossip-mongering bane of the royal family. All of Aurelie's fantasies about a romantic reunion with her mystery woman are quickly dashed.
But something strange is going on in the Alstadian capital city: destruction of historic buildings, shady development contracts, and public money disappearing. Aurelie wants to investigate, but she has to do so quietly. She needs a reporter who can dig in deep and help her uncover the truth. A real reporter, not a tabloid gossiper.
She's shocked when she finds Nour sneaking around, working to uncover the same mystery. Celebrity gossip might pay the bills, but investigative journalism is Nour's true talent and passion. When a shady development project threatens to tear down her home neighborhood, Nour searches for answers. So Aurelie has a proposition for Nour: they team up and work together to stop the destruction of a historic district.
And along the way, they realize that the instant electricity they both felt is still there, sizzling.
Content Note: This book contains explicit sexual content and mature language. This book contains a scene that may be sensitive for some readers, in which police use tear gas against protesters.
Ellie Finch is a feline enthusiast, feminist, fangirl, and author. With a master's degree in International Conflict Resolution, she has a background in youth leadership, community-level peacebuilding, storytelling for social change, and social justice programming that empowers women and girls. As an author, Ellie independently publishes romance novels that celebrate humor in love, equal partnerships, and sexy consent. A proudly queer/bisexual woman, she writes both straight and queer love stories. She lives in Florida with her cinnamon-roll husband, and two snuggly cats.