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Down to a Science

Haley Cass · I Heart Sapphfic Pride Collection #1

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A socially avoidant biomedical engineer discovers she might want people after all — specifically one person.

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Ellie Beckett’s life is simple and uncomplicated; she’s on track to become a leading expert in biomedical engineering, she has a pub where she feels comfortable enough to hang out multiple times a week, and, so what if she doesn’t have time for... people? She doesn’t need or want them.Until she meets Mia Sharpe.As it it turns out, maybe Ellie does want at least one person.This book is part of the I Heart SapphFic Pride Collection, which contains eight standalone books from some of the top authors in sapphic fiction today. Each one promises a Pride theme and a happy ending. The collection was organized by I Heart SapphFic, which is a website for authors and readers of sapphic fiction to stay up to date on all the latest sapphic fiction news.

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