Love and Other Tropes - SIGNED WITH BOOKISH EXTRAS! Flower Crowns & Fiction

Love and Other Tropes by Kayla McGrath - signed copies

A summer romance. A mistaken identity. An awkward problem.

On the upcoming anniversary of a career-ending accident, Illiana Hastings, a formerly gifted ballerina is encouraged by her best friend to join her on vacation to the west coast. Upon arriving, Illiana meets Emmett King and feels an instant attraction through banter about romance books and their tropes.

As Emmett and Illiana begin seeing each other, they agree it’s just for the summer, but shortly after Emmett realizes a fling is not enough—and he’s pretty sure he’s falling in love with her.

To make matters worse, he realizes they made an error with a miscommunicated identity, and it begins to affect some of his closest relationships.

All the while, Illiana is struggling, because she’s not supposed to stay, and she never meant to fall in love.

🔥 — Closed Door

Fade-to-black scenes with little to no on-page detail. Romance-focused.

(We currently don’t carry books at this level.)

🔥🔥 — Mild Spice

Light heat with 1–3 intimate scenes. Some detail, but still story-driven.

(About one-third of our collection.)

🔥🔥🔥 — Medium Spice

More frequent and explicit scenes (4+), with detailed descriptions and some kink exploration.

(Most of our collection falls here.)

🔥🔥🔥🔥 — Very Spicy

A strong balance of plot and spice. Highly descriptive scenes with more adventurous or taboo-leaning elements.

(Only a small number of titles.)

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 — Extra Spicy

Spice-forward reads with minimal plot—intensity is the main focus.

(We don’t currently carry books at this level.)