The U-Haul Ultimatum: A Fake Engagement Sapphic Romance

Sixty days to fake a relationship. Or lose the only home that matters.Miri Sloane is a brilliant, buttoned-up estate attorney who treats feelings like legal liabilities. When her beloved aunt passes away, Miri inherits the historic Elodie House on one non-negotiable condition: she must prove she is capable of sharing her life by establishing a committed domestic partnership within sixty days. If she fails, the beloved Hudson Valley property will be sold to a corporate developer.Pippa Quill is chaotic, fiercely compassionate, and the best relocation specialist in town. She is also suddenly homeless after a catastrophic pipe burst ruins her apartment. Pippa happens to be the one woman Miri can't stand-and the only one she can't stop watching.The solution is practical, mutually beneficial, and completely insane: a fake engagement. Pippa gets a roof over her head, and Miri secures her inheritance. To protect their sanity, Miri drafts a strict contract. No emotional entanglements. No public slip-ups. And absolutely no sex.But playing house quickly blurs the lines between professional performance and undeniable attraction. As late-night renovation projects turn into intimate shared mornings, and carefully staged public kisses ignite very private desires, Miri and Pippa realize the hardest part isn't convincing the town they're in love. It's convincing themselves they aren't.The U-Haul Ultimatum is a steamy, grumpy-meets-sunshine, forced-proximity sapphic romance featuring witty banter, emotional depth, and a spectacularly futile pillow barrier