Hi friends,
I've been dying to share this one with you.
Maya and Julian never actually said what they were to each other after the chalet. That was the deal, unspoken but understood, until a twelve day travel advisory locks them into one apartment together and the deal stops working.
A forty eight hour deadline is about to surface the one thing Julian's never told her. And Maya, who has spent her whole career keeping other people's secrets safe, finds herself living with the one person she can't file away and forget about.
No emergency left to hide behind. Just twelve days, one apartment, and two people finally choosing each other on purpose.
This is a direct continuation of Book One, so read The Alpine Pitch first if you haven't already.
Quick details
* Format: EPUB
* Length: Novella, approximately 152 pages
* Publishing: 8 September 2026
* Point of view: Multiple
* Tropes: Slow burn, forced proximity
* Heat level: 4 out of 5
* Trigger warning: Mild workplace and legal conflict
Want early access?
If The Alpine Pitch had you holding your breath, I'd love for you to be one of the first to read The Quarantine Clause. Here's what being an ARC reader looks like:
Download and read the EPUB whenever suits you
* Leave an honest review once you finish
* Post that review on one platform: Goodreads or Amazon,
Applications close 1 September 2026.
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Thank you for reading along with me. This series means a lot, and I can't wait for you to meet Maya and Julian again.
Ayla F. Xx
