Too Close to Ignore: A Contemporary Literary Novella of Slow-Burn Romance

Too Close to Ignore is a slow-burn academic romance about ambition, timing, and the quiet moments that change everything.After completing his thesis, Liam Hart returns to work as Dr. Clara Verin's research assistant. They convince themselves that the rules are different now. They're colleagues, professionals, focused on the work ahead.But over the course of a year, long hours in shared offices, research archives, conferences, and everyday routines begin to blur the lines they thought they had carefully rebuilt.There is no dramatic confession. No grand gesture.Instead, feelings grow through the smallest moments-a cup of coffee waiting on a desk, books shared between them, conversations that linger a little too long, and silences that somehow say more than words ever could.When Liam receives an opportunity that could take him to another institution, Clara encourages him to go. It's exactly what a good supervisor should do.It just isn't what either of them wants to hear.Too Close to Ignore is the second novel in a heartfelt trilogy exploring love, ambition, emotional restraint, and the difficult distance between understanding your feelings and having the courage to speak them aloud.Perfect for readers who enjoy: - Slow-burn romance- Academic and workplace settings- Emotional tension- Intelligent, character-driven fiction- Forbidden attraction- "Will they, won't they?" relationships- Literary contemporary romance