Two Hearts Across an Ocean: A Kansas City Love Story

five-word-plus long keywords, one per line: german architect falls in love kansas city lesbian romance story kansas city missouri enemies to lovers wlw architect illustrator love story sapphic love story crossroads arts district kansas city overcoming fear love second chance romance story Corvin, a reserved German architect, arrives alone in Kansas City, Missouri to lead a major redesign project in the Crossroads Arts District. Blythe, a warm and free-spirited local illustrator, becomes her neighbor almost by accident. What starts as a small favor — an IKEA bookshelf neither can fully assemble alone — grows into coffee dates, quiet confessions, and a connection neither expected. But an unresolved past threatens to pull Corvin away just as she starts to believe she could belong somewhere again. Set against the streets of Westport, the Missouri River, and the warmth of a neighborhood bar called The Copper Nail, this is a story about fear, honesty, and choosing to stay. A complete original fictional romance.