The Lover Clause

By Aimee Laney

Clara Reed has ink on her fingers, stories in her soul, and exactly sixty days to save the one place she calls home: The Dusty Jacket, her family's beloved used bookstore nestled in the heart of a rapidly gentrifying neighborhood. When a development firm swoops in with plans to demolish her block in favor of a "smart community," Clara is ready to fight tooth and nail even if that means storming into the lion's den with a fury-fueled speech.

Eli Devlin is used to solving problems with spreadsheets and charm. But the passionate woman challenging his project is neither a line item nor easily ignored. What begins as a public feud made viral by a nosy camera phone and the hashtag #BookStoreClair quickly turns into something else. Something inconvenient. Something real.

Forced into the spotlight by curious journalists and nosy townsfolk, Clara and Eli find themselves tangled in debates, bookstore events, and unexpected attraction. But when loyalties are tested and secrets surface, they'll have to decide if love can survive in the space between progress and preservation.

A grumpy/sunshine, enemies-to-lovers romance brimming with sharp banter, quiet yearning, and the kind of small-town love that refuses to be bulldozed.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FCPXJ375
• ISBN13: 9798287367138
• Release Date: June 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 78 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.5" x 11.0"