They’re here to build a business, not fall for each other.
Kate Tucker can hardly believe it when her beauty app, Glamster, is accepted into an exclusive startup accelerator. Even better? Her close friend and biggest supporter, Trevor, scores a spot as well. They might be an odd pairing—Trevor’s a charming jock, Kate’s a tattooed cynic—but they only made it this far because of each other.
Eight weeks of co-housing and business-building lead to Demo Day, where VCs make life-changing investments into the companies of deserving founders; Kate's determined to prove she's one of them.
What she didn't count on was Trevor's unwavering support starting to feel like something more than friendship. Or those stupid butterflies that have taken up residence in her stomach. Maybe a casual arrangement will scratch that itch—because she might be new to the startup game, but she knows better than to fall for a guy like Trevor.
And it’s not like she can afford the distraction: she’s juggling a possibly-evil ex, a potential investor who’s too good to be true, and a fresh crisis every morning. But when Demo Day arrives with the threat of sabotage, can Kate trust Trevor to put what they have over the success he’s dreamed of?
THE SIDE HUSTLE is a dual POV workplace rom-com featuring friends to lovers, golden retriever x black cat, forced proximity, he falls first, mutual pining, and open door spice. Reads as standalone.
