Cirrus@Austlit

'A fake date … a real secret

'An invitation to her ex's wedding is the icing on a crappy cake for burlesque dancer Yolande. Her ex ghosted her just as they were about to take the stage for their neo-burlesque act. Yolande's friends at Seraph's Burlesque Club persuade her that attending will show her ex that she's moved on. She just needs a date.

'Shy bartender Reiko has a secret, or two. She can't risk anyone discovering that her life as a penniless PhD student and bartender is a sham. And even though she's been in love with Yolande since forever, when Yolande needs a plus-one to save face at her ex's wedding, Reiko knows any fantasy of romance is just that — fantasy. Yolande will never notice the way Reiko looks at her.

'When the drama of the wedding reveals a spark of attraction between them, Reiko will have to risk her fake identity for the hope of real love.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'From casual hook up … to something more?

'Burlesque dancer Charlie Kent should be happy performing and hooking up with sexy people now the pandemic is over, just like before. Instead it feels empty. The audience is always missing Elle, her friend-with-benefits. They were just casual, but Charlie now realises she wants more. Much more. When Elle arrives at the Seraph's Burlesque Club for business only, Charlie is not going to let this second chance go to waste.

'Elle's interior design business has boomed since the pandemic with so much work she's barely thought of the sexy-as-sin burlesque dancer who she used to hook up with… Except when she's lonely all night. But she can't be just friends anymore, so she stays away. When she is commissioned to refit Seraph's Burlesque Club, Elle bumps into Charlie, and all her best intentions go out of the perfectly dressed window.

'Elle must keep her professional reputation intact, and can't allow her attraction to Charlie to derail her work and her need for love. . . Unless she can have it all?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'They're real life enemies, but online they're besties. . .

'Stubborn disabled dance club owner meets demisexual property tycoon in this ff enemies to lovers romance.

'Seraph's Burlesque Club owner Beth Zendeli takes no nonsense. She hustled to keep her club afloat through lean years and a pandemic, and she doesn't let her disability define her. But her perfect location has been sold, and the club is being evicted. The new owner is unreasonable, immovable, and irritating. In desperation, she turns to the online friends she talks about plants with. . .

'Property investor Liz Whitten has plans for the old building she's just purchased, and she's used to getting her way. But when she meets the leaseholder in real life, a chance statement reveals Beth to be Liz's online friend QueenB. Can she really evict a friend? Especially a friend who is so unexpected and fascinating in real life.

'Liz must decide if profits and ideals matter more than friendship, or if it's worth taking a risk on love.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Best friends for years, Jack and Ace both dance around their feelings until one day Ace's mother asks if they'd admitted their love to each other yet.

'The revelation leads to kisses, sex, happiness. Ace's design for a costume for Jack's latest burlesque show is the ultimate visualisation of their love.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.