City Lights, Hidden Hearts

In the city that never sleeps, secrets burn brightest under the lights. Ava Sinclair has it all—glamour, fame, and the kind of career others only dream about. But behind the polished red-carpet smiles lies a truth she's never dared to share. When a scandal threatens to shatter her carefully constructed image, Ava finds herself in the last place anyone would expect: a quiet Brooklyn bar run by a woman who doesn't play by anyone's rules. Emma Brooks has no time for drama, especially not from movie stars who've lived their whole lives in the spotlight. But when Ava walks into The Hollow, fragile and furious, Emma sees something the cameras never capture—a woman desperate to be real. What begins as an unexpected friendship soon ignites into something undeniable. Yet with tabloids circling and Ava's career on the line, their love becomes a dangerous act of defiance. In a city where everyone's watching, will Ava choose the world that built her—or the woman who might finally set her free? City Lights, Hidden Hearts is a slow-burn, sapphic romance about truth, courage, and the price of living authentically in a world full of masks. Perfect for fans of heartfelt, emotional love stories with a New York edge.