nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - What if everything you thought you wanted was exactly what you didn't need Investment banker Jessica Taylor has spent her entire life checking boxes:Ivy League education �Corner office �London promotion pending �The last thing on her list is inheriting seven cats and a crumbling Victorian house from the great-aunt her family considered an embarrassment.Dr. Ali Ritchie knows about starting over. After her own devastating breakdown, she's rebuilt her life around healing wounded animals and keeping humans at arm's length. But there's something about the controlled banker slowly melting under the influence of seven demanding cats that makes Ali want to risk everything including her guarded heart.As litter boxes replace boardrooms and cat hair ruins designer suits, Jessica discovers that some of life's best gifts come with claws attached. But when the career opportunity she's worked toward her entire life finally arrives, she'll have to choose between the future she planned and the love she never saw coming.Because sometimes the family you inherit is exactly the one you need.

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Title: Curious Hearts
Publisher: Ruby Scott
Publication Date: 2025
Language: English
ISBN 13: 9798231394357
Binding: Taschenbuch
Condition: Neu
Dimensions: 203 millimeters width by 127 millimeters height by 21 millimeters depth
Weight: 417 grams

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ROMANCES OF STOLEN GLANCES, ACHING HEARTS AND EXPLOSIVE RELEASE.

What if everything you thought you wanted was exactly what you didn't need?

When uptight investment banker Jessica inherits seven cats and a creaking Victorian house, she never expects to fall for the animal behaviourist hired to help. Yet some hearts refuse to be tamed by spreadsheets. This is slow burn lesbian romance with claws and charm, a piece of lesbian fiction where chemistry purrs first, then pounces.

This captivating lesbian fiction follows Jessica Taylor and Dr Ali Ritchie as they navigate family expectations, career ambitions, and seven scheming cats determined to play matchmaker. Between late-night emergencies and the slow rebuilding of trust, Jessica learns that control is not the same as safety, and Ali discovers that even the fiercest strays can choose home.

Expect the tenderness and tension of slow burn lesbian romance: lingering glances, careful boundaries, and a steady climb from wary allies to something undeniable. Found family threads through every chapter as neighbours, friends, and four-legged meddlers close ranks around two women who deserve a soft landing. With humour that sparkles and emotional stakes that feel earned, this is lesbian fiction for readers who love character-led stories and a genuine romantic payoff.

From kitchen-table confessions to vet-clinic disasters, every moment nudges them closer. As Jessica confronts a legacy of fear and Ali risks her guarded heart, they must decide if bravery looks like staying. Because sometimes the family you inherit is exactly the one you need, and sometimes slow burn lesbian romance is the surest way to forever.

Thousands of readers say this is slow-burn romance at its best.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "New comfort read unlocked - I don't usually read contemporary romance but the cat premise sucked me in and I am SO glad it did. This has everything - laugh-out-loud moments (the magpie scene!!!), swoon-worthy romance, family drama that feels real, and characters you want to be best friends with.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Yaya is a treasure and I would die for all seven cats. Already planning my reread because I need these comfort vibes again ASAP."

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