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Meet Me in Madrid
Meet Me in Madrid: An LGBTQ Romance | Verity Lowell
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In this sexy, sophisticated romantic comedy, two women juggle romance and career across continents. Charlotte Hilaire has a love-hate relationship with her work as a museum courier. On the one hand, it takes her around the world. On the other, her plan to become a professor is veering dangerously off track. Yet once in a while, maybe every third trip or so, the job goes delightfully sideways When a blizzard strands Charlotte in Spain for a few extra days and shes left with glorious free time on her hands, the only question is: Dare she invite her grad school crush for an after-dinner drink on a snowy night? Accomplished, take-no-prisoners art historian Adrianna Coates has built an enviable career since Charlotte saw her last. Shes brilliant. Sophisticated. Impressive as hell and strikingly beautiful. Hospitable, too, as she absolutely insists Charlotte spend the night on her pullout sofa as the storm rages on. One night becomes three and three nights become a hot and adventurous long-distance relationship when Charlotte returns to the States. But when Adrianna plots her next career move just as Charlotte finally opens a door in academia, distance may not be the only thing that keeps them apart. Carina Adores is home to highly romantic contemporary love stories where LGBTQ+ characters find their happily-ever-afters. Discover a new Carina Adores book every month!
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2 women of color in academia/art world, traversing work, life, & a long distance relationship after seeing each other again for the first time in years post grad school. i loved the representation & the reality of queer, PoC in academia & the hardships they face. overall I didn‘t fully connect with the characters, might be me, not a huge fan of LDR books bc the characters aren‘t even together most of the book. sorta boring at times, maybe just me

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Friends, I loved this. Verity Lowell‘s characters lead fully realized lives. They cope with the realities of a long distance relationship, the stresses of being queer academics of colour in an Academy rife with systemic racism and homophobia, and the pressures of building and maintaining friendships while they lead their busy lives. It all makes for a gripping, nuanced romance that feels utterly lived in. I couldn‘t put it down.

xicanti One note: the jacket copy bills this as a romcom, but I didn‘t find it funny and I don‘t think I was meant to. 🤷‍♀️ 3y
BiblioLitten The jacket copy does feel rom-comy. 3y
xicanti @BiblioLitten and yet, there‘s very little comedy to it. It‘s odd billing. 3y
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Doing some pain day reading with my little buddy. This romance between two academics is off to a promising start! I really hope it keeps up. F/F stuff isn‘t exactly HARD to find anymore, but it definitely gets less attention than M/M work and I‘m always so pleased to find one that fits my interests.

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