Ivy L. James

In the United States… Mariana Mitogo is struggling to make ends meet. Then, out of the blue, she learns she’s to receive a huge inheritance that would erase all her debt. The problem: she has to be married for six months to receive it, and her dating life is nonexistent. In Spain… Santiago de los Reyes, Mariana’s Internet friend, has drained his bank account to support his family. Desperate to get his mom the heart surgery she needs, he interviews for a better-paying job that would take him from Madrid to Virginia. When he’s offered the position but can’t get a work visa, Mariana offers a solution that benefits both of them—a fiancé visa and a quick wedding. If anyone finds out it’s a green-card marriage, Santiago will be deported. Mariana would face a colossal fine and jail time. Good thing they’re committed actors. But as Santiago and Mariana pretend to build a life together, the lines blur between charade and reality. Will they dare to choose the love that feels more honest every day? Border Ctrl+Esc is a lighthearted friends-to-lovers marriage of convenience between LGBTQ+ Internet friends (a demisexual woman and a bisexual man).

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Make the Yuletide Gay

In the United States, Mariana Mitogo is struggling to make ends meet. Then she’s named to receive a huge inheritance that would erase all her debt. The she has to be married for six months to receive it, and her dating life is nonexistent.

In the small European kingdom of Ìovoria, her Internet friend Silvina de los Reyes has drained her bank account to support her family. Desperate to get her mom the heart surgery she needs, Silvi interviews for a better-paying job that would take her from Àverness to Hartsville, Virginia. When she’s offered the position but can’t get a work visa, Mariana offers a solution that benefits both of them—a fiancé visa and a quick wedding.

If anyone finds out it’s a green card marriage, Silvina will be deported. Mariana faces a colossal fine and jail time. Good thing they’re committed actors.

But as they pretend to build a life together, the lines blur between charade and reality. Will they dare to choose the love that feels more honest every day?

Conveniently Hers is a lighthearted sapphic friends-to-lovers marriage of convenience romance set in a small town. It is book 1 in the Hearts in Hartsville series.

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