Romance by Olivia Ray

   Heartbeats Between Us A Short Story by Olivia Ray © 2025 Olivia Ray. All rights reserved. Heartbeats Between Us A Sapphic Slow-Burn Romance by Olivia Ray Emma Stevens never meant to fall for her gorgeous, maddening coworker. As a nurse on the night shift, she’s used to late hours, quiet halls, and keeping her heart guarded. But when Ava Martinez — sharp, magnetic, and impossible to ignore — transfers to her floor, Emma’s carefully built walls start to crumble. One accidental touch, one stolen glance, and suddenly their workplace is charged with unspoken tension. What begins as teasing brushes and forbidden kisses soon spirals into something deeper, something hotter — something neither of them can walk away from. But love behind hospital doors isn’t easy. Between late-night shifts, Ava’s complicated past, Emma’s family fears, and the messy, raw vulnerability of falling hard, they’ll have to decide: is this just a fling, or is it the kind of love worth risking everything for?...

Stacks & Secrets A Novelette by Olivia Ray Copyright © 2025 Olivia Ray All rights reserved. This book contains the following tropes: slow burn, nerd/jock vibes, forced proximity, mutual pining, opposites attract, cinnamon roll MMC, emotionally guarded MMC, hidden softness, library love, coming of age, first love, bookish boys, late-night confessions, dual POV, found family. For fans of Red, White & Royal Blue and Aristotle and Dante , this slow-burn queer romance delivers soft jock/nerd tension, emotional healing, and tender, bookish love. 💫 Tropes featured in this romance: This story is a delicious slow burn, packed with mutual pining where both boys are crushing hard but too shy to admit it. There’s forced proximity when they get locked in the library overnight, and a sweet nerd/jock energy — though Mason is a soft jock, not the alpha type. Opposites attract here, with Eliot the meticulous librarian assistant and Mason the messy, part-time janitor. Mason is the ultimate ...