Firsthand Research

A sweet and sensual friends-to-lovers erotic romance about finding self-love, overcoming childhood traumas, and learning to go after the future you want in this world.



They say you should write what you know, but popular romance novelist Alice has never had a problem writing about love when she herself has always been single. Yet her newest writing venture, an erotic romance, is proving to be more challenging than she expected. 



Enter Tony, the 'playboy' grandson of her publisher. After being kicked out 'for his own good', Tony's looking for a place to stay and a job where he can prove himself. And what better use of his skills is there than helping Alice as her erotica research assistance?



In an exchange that works in both of their favors, Tony agrees to work as Alice's writing assistant and Alice agrees not to tell his grandmother what he's up to. But once Tony gets a real job at a rival publishing firm, his grandmother's response threatens their newfound peace. If they want to preserve their futures, Tony and Alice have to come to terms with their feelings, both for each other and themselves. 



A true learning to love yourself story where friends-turned-lovers-turned-romantic partners find their own peace in a world that's designed to tear them down.