“I like your face,” I told him in good humor, and before I could stop myself, I reached up and cupped his cheek, my thumb tracing over the laughter lines around his mouth. A blush rushed up his throat to his cheeks, but instead of leaning away, he closed his eyes and leaned into the palm of my hand.”

Clementine & Iwan. She’s a senior publicist. He’s a chef. And they’re connected through her late aunts magical apartment. But he’s seven years in the past and she’s the present. A romance across time and it is just LOVELY. So good. Like the kind of good that sticks to your bones.

Iwan is on a mission to make the perfect meal but I think HE is the perfect meal. (Eyebrow wag). I’m going to just melt into the ground. 🫠 tender and soft.

”You can dance, Lemon. You can take the lead.” “And you’ll follow?” “To the moon and back,” he replied.”

🌙 THINGS AND STUFF 🌙
-friends to lovers
-a magical, time bending apartment
-Jeff Goldblum’s face
-forced proximity (temp sublet roommates)
-wine (rosé) & cheese & travel guides
-emotional support toothbrush
-🍋🥹🫠
-pommes frites 🍟
-finger guns 👉🏼👉🏼
-yo mama’s fajitas
-off limits
-#IsThisAKissingBook: open door. “The one who had kissed me over a lemon pie.” “… I think you’re brave,” I corrected and kissed his nose.”

Thank you Berkley Romance for the free book! I devoured it! Totally obsessed!

Song: The Great Unknown by Jukebox the Ghost