More than a Best Friend

The swoon-worthy queer friends-to-lovers regency romance, the perfect sapphic love story for fans of Bridgerton’s Francesca and Michaela! 
 
‘Top tier wit, spice, and swoons!' Evie Dunmore, bestselling author of Bringing Down the Duke 
 
‘A sapphic romance set within the Victorian-Era, with a fun parent trap twist. I genuinely could not put the book down!’ 5-star reader review----- 
 
Love is more than just a game for two. 
 
It’s 1857, and anxious debutante Beth has just one season to snag a wealthy husband, or she and her mother will be out on the street. 
 
Gwen, on the other hand, is on her fourth season and counting, with absolutely no intention of finding a husband, possibly ever. She has plenty of security as the only daughter of a rakish earl, from whom she’s inherited her penchant for drinking too much and dancing ‘til dawn. 
 
Beth and Gwen are enchanted with each other on sight. And it doesn’t take long for Gwen to hatch her latest scheme: rather than join the husband hunt, they should set up Gwen’s father and Beth’s newly-widowed mother. 
 
They had a fling years ago, after all… 
 
Can Beth and Gwen find a way to defy convention and be together? And will their parents find love along the way too? 
 
Readers LOVE More Than a Best Friend: 
 
‘Sweet and angsty… A delightfully refreshing historical romance!’ Amalie Howard, bestselling author of The Starlight Heir 
 
‘Whip-smart banter, and a cast of characters that are so easy to love’ Carlyn Greenwald, author of Sizzle Reel 
 
‘This book promised sapphic, parent-trapping debutantes and it delivers!’ 5-star reader review 
 
‘The characters are perfect!’ 5-star reader review 
 
‘full of tension, heartbreak, humour…I LOVED THIS!!!!!’ 5-star reader review

Gives us all the top tier wit, spice, and swoons.... One to watch!

Evie Dunmore, USA Today bestselling author of Bringing Down the Duke

Sweet, angsty, and ingeniously subversive. A delightfully refreshing historical romance!

Amalie Howard, USA Today bestselling author

A beautifully rendered setting, whip-smart banter, and a cast of characters that are so easy to love&hellip; an instant voice to watch

Emma R. Alban is the author of two heart-melting (and spicy) queer, regency romances – More than a Best Friend and You're The Problem, It's You. Raised in the Hudson Valley, she now lives in Los Angeles, enjoying the eternal sunshine, ocean, and mountains. When she isn't writing books or screenplays, she can usually be found stress baking with the AC on full blast, skiing late into the spring, singing showtunes at the top of her lungs on the freeway, and reading anywhere there’s somewhere to lean.

Love is more than just a game for two. 
 
It’s 1857, and anxious debutante Beth has just one season to snag a wealthy husband, or she and her mother will be out on the street. 
 
Gwen, on the other hand, is on her fourth season and counting, with absolutely no intention of finding a husband, possibly ever. She has plenty of security as the only daughter of a rakish earl, from whom she’s inherited her penchant for drinking too much and dancing ‘til dawn. 
 
Beth and Gwen are enchanted with each other on sight. And it doesn’t take long for Gwen to hatch her latest scheme: rather than join the husband hunt, they should set up Gwen’s father and Beth’s newly-widowed mother. 
 
They had a fling years ago, after all… 
 
Can Beth and Gwen find a way to defy convention and be together? And will their parents find love along the way too?

Emma R. Alban

There&rsquo;s a fine line between love and hate. 
 
Bobby Mason is sick of being second best: born the spare with the personality of the heir. 
 
James Demeroven, is a Viscount who wishes he wasn&rsquo;t one. His title brings far too much attention. 
 
They can barely get through a single conversation without tensions boiling over. Neither Bobby nor James has ever met a more intriguing, infuriating, infatuating man. 
 
If only they could avoid each other entirely. 
 
But when an extortionist starts targeting their families, Bobby and James must find a way to work together, without pushing each other&rsquo;s buttons (or tearing them off) in the process. . .

Emma R. Alban

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Series by Emma R. Alban

Mischief and Matchmaking

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