A Dance With Trust

For six years, Harper Lane and Riley Cross have been the definition of opposites attract. Harper, a radiant, femme hip-hop and ballet instructor in the heart of Boston, thrives on rhythm, grace, and discipline. Riley, a ruggedly charming, masc construction worker, prefers steel, sweat, and the dim neon glow of her favorite bar, The Gilded Crow.

But behind the easy smiles and shared apartment walls, their love is starting to crack. Every night Riley stumbles home reeking of whiskey and bad decisions, her temper sharper when the drinks keep coming. Harper’s patience wears thin—especially when the woman she adores starts twisting the truth, gaslighting her, and disappearing until sunrise.

Then one night, Riley’s worst secret slips through the shadows: a stranger from the bar… with her own girlfriend… and no shame about helping Riley cheat. What starts as a single betrayal spirals into two months of secret hookups, lies, and the slow unraveling of everything Harper thought they had.

When Harper finally tracks her down at The Gilded Crow, she finds Riley pressed against her lover on the dance floor, lips locked, hands wandering. The confrontation that follows leaves glass hearts shattered.

Riley begs for one more chance. Harper, against every instinct, agrees—on three conditions:
• No more bars.
• No more cheating.
• Couples therapy… or nothing.

From fiery arguments to raw therapy sessions, A Dance With Trust is a steamy, aching journey of love, lust, and the messy work of rebuilding trust. It’s about the heat that nearly burns everything down—and the kind that can light it all up again.