This mistaken identity sapphic rom-com delivers chaos, charm, and a whole lot of heat. Sign up now for an ARC, ahead of the release of Book 2!
Some people say opposites attractโbut in Vector City, opposites can also incinerate buildings, hijack minds, and fall deeply (and disastrously) in love.
In Secret Spark, Kelly Farmer flips the superhero trope on its head. What happens when a quirky coffee shop barista falls for her mysterious new neighborโbelieving sheโs a hero, when in fact, sheโs one of the cityโs most notorious villains?
This oneโs for the readers who love their rom-coms messy, their characters morally gray, and their queerness unapologetically front and center.
Dive into Secret Spark:
Blurb:
A hero? A villain? Maybe a little of both in this sapphic mistaken identity romance.Sadie Eagan lives a fairly humdrum life in Vector City. Working at a coffeehouse is much safer than opening her own cafรฉ. If only the local Superheroes and Villains would stop crashing through windows and driving up insurance rates. Then she meets her hot new neighbor: a fit woman with amber eyes, a disarming smile, and an air of mystery. Obviously, this means sheโs one of the cityโs Superheroes. And dating a literal hero would break the cycle of being with partners who take advantage of her.
Joan Malone does have a secret identityโonly sheโs Spark, a notorious Supervillain. Shooting fire has always made people afraid of her. Sheโs been trying to get out of villainy to open a food truck with her twin brother. When her cute and bubbly neighbor assumes Joanโs a Superhero, well, Joan doesnโt correct her. Sadie is the nice girl Joan has dreamt of being with. Though she hates hiding things from someone who understands wanting a better life.
Joan has to keep some rather inept Villains at bay while getting the Supers off her back. And oh yeah, while proving to Sadie not all bad guys are bad and not all heroes are heroic. Not that Sadieโs paying attentionโitโs too exciting hanging out with a Superhero.
Only sheโs fallen for the bad girl. Again.
A rift with the other Villains forces Joan to choose what she truly wants. Can she be the goodhearted person Sadie thinks she is?
๐ Format: Wide
๐ Length: 254 pages
Tropes Youโll Love
๐ Sapphic romance (Lesbian/Pansexual pairing)
๐ Rom-com
๐ญ Mistaken secret identity
๐ฆธ Superhero/Supervillain alternate reality
๐ First book in connected trilogy following same love interests
๐ Big city
๐ณ Cooking for each other
๐ฏ Twin siblings
๐คช Shenanigans!
๐ Quirky characters
Content Warnings
โ ๏ธ On-page sex
โ ๏ธ A nonviolent kidnapping
โ ๏ธ A lot of lying
โ ๏ธ Fire
โ ๏ธ References to family estrangement (not related to sexuality or gender)
โ ๏ธ People with superpowers mostly using them against each other, but occasionally on regular humans. One of them does mind control.
About the Author
Kelly Farmer (she/her) has been writing romance since junior high and never stopped believing everyone deserves a happy ending. Her stories blend snark, swoon, and softnessโwith a side of eighties movie references and dogs. Lots of dogs.
She writes queer contemporary romance full of heart, humor, and heatโand lives in the Chicago area, where winter is the real villain in her life.
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Donโt miss this chaotic, cozy, and completely queer ride through Vector City. Joan and Sadie will spark something in youโwhether itโs laughter, longing, or the sudden urge to fight crime in style.
