Cover of Just A Touch Away

Just A Touch Away

Jae

Just a Touch Away #1

contemporary romance(2k)

A professional cuddler and an ice-queen workaholic must live together 92 days to inherit a building.

Content Warnings
death of loved onegrief

Description

Hannah Martin has an unusual job: she’s a professional cuddler. While she has a big heart for her clients, she hasn’t found someone special to snuggle up to in her personal life.Winter Sullivan isn’t looking for love. She’s an aloof workaholic who’s built walls of ice around herself. She would rather drive toothpicks under her fingernails than cuddle, and she certainly doesn’t want to share her space with anyone.When Winter’s estranged father dies, he leaves her one last surprise: she and Hannah, a perfect stranger, will inherit a building together. But there’s a catch: first, they have to live together for ninety-two days.Winter is determined to dislike her rival, but soon finds Hannah isn’t what she expected at all. Thanks to a hilarious doormat war, a cuddle dare from Winter’s half sister, and a kiss in the most unusual of places, the frosty fortress around her heart begins to melt.Will she be able to accept that love might be just a touch away? 120,000 wordsTags: enemies to lovers romance, forced proximity romance, ice queen romance, opposites attract romance, roommate romance

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