Ace of Hearts by Lucy Mason

Hesper Stalides and Felix Morlan have been best friends for as long as they can remember, bonding over their troubled home lives. When a horrible sports injury derails Felix’s promising career and results in the loss of his scholarship, Hesper offers a proposition: a year-long marriage of convenience so he can get free tuition at the college where she works. It isn’t supposed to be complicated…until they fall in love for real. When Hesper reveals that she’s asexual, Felix must reassess everything he thinks about love and ask himself what he’s willing to sacrifice for a future with Hesper—before the past she’s spent her life running from can take her away from him forever.

Adult • Diversity Representation/LGBTQ+/Own Voices • Diversity Representation/Mental Health/Own Voices • Romance/Contemporary

Content Warning: Acephobia, internalized acephobia, parental abuse, stalking, abduction, mentions of alcohol abuse, brief mention of emesis (stress reaction not described in detail), depression, anxiety