The Bibliophile and the Beekeeper by Chloe Parker
She was his best friend. He was her safe place. And then she kissed him.
Iris has spent her life surrounded by stories. The Grand Library of M’mir—a city where books breathe—should feel like home. Instead, even among scholars and shelves that stretch forever, she’s never felt more alone.
Garrik thought he’d found peace. Retired from war, he tends his hives in the golden calm of the Arborium, where days are quiet and predictable. But peace doesn’t quiet the ache in his chest.
It doesn’t fill the space she left behind.
When a not-so-chance reunion pulls them back into each other’s orbit, ten years of unspoken words come rushing to the surface. Iris is still reckless. Garrik is still steady. And when a drunken confession turns into a kiss that nearly cracks a doorframe, neither of them can pretend nothing has changed.
Some friendships don’t survive longing. Some hearts aren’t built for distance. And sometimes love was never the risk at all.
Losing each other was.
THE BIBLIOPHILE AND THE BEEKEEPER is a friends to lovers giant romance featuring size difference, spice, and a heck of a lot of sweetness. Fly in for a soft-hearted mountain of a man and the lush surroundings of a library planet.
