Jump to ratings and reviews
Rate this book

Beneath the Surface: WLW enemies to lovers romance | Queer small town second chance

Rate this book
She left to forget.
She came back to remember.
But the one person she can't outrun… is her.


When marine biologist Eira Solheim returns to her icy Norwegian hometown after a decade away, she expects isolation, quiet, and cold. What she doesn't expect is to be forced onto the same boat—and into the same oxygen-thin air—as Liv Strand, the tough, infuriating woman she once called a friend… before everything fell apart.

Liv hasn’t forgiven. Eira hasn’t forgotten.
But the sea has a way of surfacing what you bury.

Each wave they ride together brings them closer to something unspoken—something darker, deeper, and burning beneath the surface. Hate turns to tension. Tension to heat. And when a storm traps them together in a remote fishing cabin, years of silence break in a single, devastating kiss.

Enemies to lovers.
Slow burn.
One bed.
And a tension so sharp it could crack ice.


If you're craving sapphic desire tangled with old wounds and explosive longing, Beneath the Surface is your next late-night obsession.

37 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 28, 2025

1 person is currently reading
3 people want to read

About the author

Riley Loren

38 books1 follower

Ratings & Reviews

What do you think?
Rate this book

Friends & Following

Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!

Community Reviews

5 stars
3 (75%)
4 stars
1 (25%)
3 stars
0 (0%)
2 stars
0 (0%)
1 star
0 (0%)
No one has reviewed this book yet.

Can't find what you're looking for?

Get help and learn more about the design.