Amid Our Lines (A Witty MM Small-Town Romance)

Realising your new boss is the adult star you fancied as a teenager? Awkward.

In the snow-kissed Swiss Alps, Adrian's world is a high-wire act of old-world charm and new-world problems at the Gletscherhaus Hotel. Enter Eric, an undercover London songwriter, seeking a mental break in a place where the Wi-Fi is as patchy as his past relationships. Waiting tables at a mountain hotel-well, why not?

But it's one thing to meet your new boss; it's another to recognise him as the star of your teenage daydreams. Talk about an awkwardly comedic meet-cute!

Their solution? A friends-with-benefits arrangement that's as wobbly as a flat-pack wardrobe with a few screws loose. As Adrian grapples with the hotel's impending financial doom (and the occasional wood rot), Eric's secret status as a hitmaker could be the missing piece-or the final twist of the hex wrench.

This lighthearted romp through the Alps is a slow burn of snark, charm, and the kind of romance that proves love can be the ultimate life hack. It's a small-town tale of opposites attracting, of a fish out of water finding his stream, and of a found family that extends beyond bloodlines. As Eric and Adrian's no-strings fling skids on the icy slopes of undefined love, they must decide whether to crash into the snowbank of fleeting passion or to build something that stands as tall as the mountains around them.

• "The setting has this fantastic cozy vibe, like it's snowing outside and you're inside with a cup of hot cocoa and a candy cane (and a book, obvs)."
• "Zarah is one of my favorite authors and her books are auto-reads for me."
• "Is this a book I will recommend to friends? Yes. And is it a book I want to re-read? Also yes."
• "This is full of fun, snark and sexy times and of course some misunderstandings. (...) It is a slow burn but the timing is perfect and when they finally get together it sexy and hot yet still so romantic."
• "Zarah Detand creates a complete world with wonderful secondary characters also. The love story is a sexy slow burn and it was a joy to watch them fall in love."
• "This was a really sweet book! It's a small town romance with plenty of plot. (...) So good!"
• "Clever, cute, delightfully funny MM romance"