The Girl Who Was Always There (A Sapphic Romance Novel): 3

Everyone in Alder Grove thinks Sophie Bennett and Olivia Hart already know each other.They're wrong.For years they've shared the same streets, the same festivals, the same familiar faces, and the same quiet routines of small-town life. They've crossed paths hundreds of times without ever truly meeting.When Olivia launches the Alder Grove Living History Archive, Sophie volunteers to help preserve the town's forgotten stories-old letters, family photographs, journals, and memories that deserve to be remembered.Working side by side, the woman Sophie thought she knew from a distance becomes someone entirely different: thoughtful, quietly funny, fiercely compassionate, and impossible to stop thinking about.As they uncover the lives of generations before them, they begin revealing pieces of themselves they have spent years hiding.Because being seen isn't the same thing as being known.And love doesn't begin with a grand gesture.Sometimes it begins with a conversation that lasts a little longer than expected.A shared cup of coffee.A quiet walk through the rain.A story finally told.The Girl Who Was Always There is a warm, slow-burn sapphic romance about vulnerability, belonging, community, and discovering that the person you've been searching for may have been beside you all along.Perfect for readers who love: - Friends-to-lovers romance- Slow-burn sapphic romance- Cozy small-town settings- Bookstores and coffee shops- Emotional intimacy- Community-centered stories- Mutual pining- Feel-good happily-ever-afters- Character-driven contemporary romanceReturn to Alder Grove, where every story matters-and sometimes the greatest love story is the one that was waiting to be written all along.

Pagina's: 310, Paperback, Independently published