The Next Best Fling (Librarians in Love, #1)

by Gabriella Gamez

For all the readers, educators, and librarians fighting the good fight to get diverse books into the hands of those who need them the most. I hope we win.

Hiding your true feelings is easy when the person you’re hiding from has never really seen you to begin with.

“You cannot put an obscure quote from An Ember in the Ashes in your Tinder bio.” She rolls her eyes at my pout. “Read the room, Marcela.”

“There are two kinds of guilt: the kind that drowns you until you’re useless, and the kind that fires your soul to purpose.”

“Sabaa Tahir is too wise for this world,” I say, almost wistfully. Then I glance over my shoulder at my friend with an innocent look. “Too deep for Tinder?”

“For someone so small, you can be so violent.” “Don’t test me,”

I’m in the middle of the CW’s most overused subplot—a familial love triangle.

I know what it’s like to be overlooked. To continuously stand in the shadow of a better choice. Despite knowing what that feels like too, Ben did it to me anyway. Maybe he didn’t realize that’s what he did, but it doesn’t matter.

The new, sudden realization hits me with the force of a brick wall. Theo. I didn’t want to kiss him because he isn’t Theo, the only person I want to kiss. I blow out a breath between my teeth. What have I done?

“Does this mean I get to call you my girlfriend?” “I don’t know.” I melt into him when his hand lifts to cup my cheek. “Does this mean I get to call you my boyfriend?” “Call me whatever you want,” he says against my lips. “As long as I get to call you mine.”