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Read My Lips

A Queer MM Romance

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Pub Date Sep 18 2026 | Archive Date Sep 10 2026


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Description

One (unrequited) crush. One (fake) relationship. It's a matter of interpretation…

British Sign Language interpreter Ben Cooper excels at sticking to the background. Keeping quiet is literally the gig. And he loves it. The only problem is his unwieldy, unethical, entirely unrequited crush on his sole client, Simon Azie.

Overachieving Simon is everything Ben's not. Career-forward and composed, the deaf PR agent sparkles through life, reversing celebrity scandals with a wink and a grin – until, that is, his insta-perfect image glitches.

Tagged in an anonymous sex tape filmed in a closeted client's country pile, the agency cues Simon for cancellation before their reputation gets as muddy as a music festival. Panicked they'll never work together again, Ben blunders in with the worst idea he's ever had.

No celebrity; no scandal. What if the unidentified other man is him?

Either they fake the relationship or their intertwined careers are toast. So, commitment-averse Azie boyfriending better than Ben ever daydreamed doesn't mean anything…right?

One (unrequited) crush. One (fake) relationship. It's a matter of interpretation…

British Sign Language interpreter Ben Cooper excels at sticking to the background. Keeping quiet is literally the gig...


A Note From the Publisher

The ebook will be enrolled in KU from the publication date, and is also available to pre-order through Amazon. The paperback (ISBN:9781918877014) is available wide, and can also be pre-ordered. Booksellers can purchase through Ingram Spark's channels, or can contact me via my website for sale-on-commission, or direct orders.

The ebook will be enrolled in KU from the publication date, and is also available to pre-order through Amazon. The paperback (ISBN:9781918877014) is available wide, and can also be pre-ordered...


Advance Praise

"The representation was fantastic."

"Immersive, rich, and unapologetically British."

"I have never seen sign language handled with such ease in a book, and I loved it."

"Three chapters in and I'm laughing like a dying chicken."

"It's beautiful to see how both characters have found their place and give each other the space to be themselves."

"I'm enjoying it so much I'm still awake reading at 2.50am and underlining sentences just because they make me laugh out loud."

"The representation was fantastic."

"Immersive, rich, and unapologetically British."

"I have never seen sign language handled with such ease in a book, and I loved it."

"Three chapters in and I'm...


Available Editions

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ISBN 9781918877007
PRICE $4.99 (USD)
PAGES 332

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BISAC Codes

FIC027190 FICTION / Romance / LGBTQ+ / Gay
FIC027680 FICTION / Romance / Disability
FIC027020 FICTION / Romance / Contemporary
FIC027580 FICTION / Romance / Fake Dating