Off Script for Love by Lauren Hart

Safari heat, reality TV, lesbian longing… which wins?

Sienna McKenzie signs on as the new bachelorette of The Sapphic Match and immediately regrets choosing a season full of snakes, hippos, and high-definition humiliation. The cameras follow her through luxury tents, river safaris, and awkward dates as she tries to remember who she’s supposed to flirt with and who she’s supposed to send home. She just has to stay upright and choose love on scripted cue while millions of viewers are ready to crucify her for every misstep.
Vivian Michaels is the unflappable host who makes the reality show look real. Her job is simple: guide the bachelorette, protect the show, and never, ever cross the line with any woman on camera. The last thing she needs is a crush on the woman at the center of the season, especially when every producer, drone, and hidden microphone is ready to catch the slightest slip.
Out in the African bush, where the nights are hot and the lodge walls are thin, the line between “on camera” and “off limits” starts to blur in ways neither woman can ignore. Dates with eager contestants begin to feel hollow next to stolen moments in Vivian’s villa. When the final episode looms and the world expects a perfect pick, Sienna and Vivian have to decide if they will protect the show or risk it all for the type of sapphic love story that refuses to stay on script.