The Lesbian Clause

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She put fake dating in the contract. No one said anything about falling in love.

Vera Ashford has built a career on making people believe in a story. She knows how to sell an idea, soothe an impossible client, and make her life look exactly the way it’s supposed to. What she doesn’t know is why one reckless kiss with creative director Indigo Marr — her older, sharper, openly queer workplace rival — has her rethinking every perfectly planned part of it.

Indigo doesn’t do messy. She doesn’t date coworkers, indulge straight-girl curiosity, or let an agency turn her identity into a marketing tool. But when a leaked photo puts a career-making account at risk, faking a relationship with Vera is the cleanest solution.

At least, it’s supposed to be.

Between staged hand-holding, one disastrous hotel booking, and a contract they keep rewriting, their fake romance starts feeling dangerously real. But when the truth threatens the campaign, Vera must decide whether she’s willing to lose the career she’s always wanted — or the woman who’s finally made her want something more.

You’ll love this book if you enjoy:

✅ Sapphic fake-dating with a literal contract
✅ Rivals to lovers in a high-stakes Manhattan ad agency
✅ Ice queen × sunshine strategist with a 7-year age gap
✅ Late-bloomer bisexual awakening that’s agentic, not passive
✅ Only one bed (hotel edition)
✅ “Touch her and die” energy (career-protective, devastatingly hot)
✅ Slow burn that EXPLODES (🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ — graphic, explicit, emotional)
✅ HEA guaranteed, no cheating