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Salacia Project by Elena Locatelli
Release Day: April 14th 2026
Tropes: Fake Dating, Black Cat x Golden Retriever, Pro-athlete, Woman in STEM, Armchair travel romance, Strong Female Friendship, Multilingual Characters, He takes care of her when she’s drunk, He doesn’t know what personal space is, He falls first and harder, European Summer Vibes, Double POV, Mirror Scene.
Series: This is a standalone.
POV: Dual POV, 3rd Person.
Content Warnings: Parental Illness (colon cancer), Grief, Academic Betrayal. For readers aged 18+.
Expected Page Count: 370
BLURB:
After a betrayal that shattered her career—and her faith in herself—marine biologist Sofia Moretti Gómez swore off men for good. Starting over in the surf town of Ericeira, Portugal, she pours everything into Salacia Project, a conservation-focused boat tour fighting to survive in a world that values profit over preservation.
Ilias Ríos El Idrissi is the last complication she needs. An Olympic gold medalist with a tarnished reputation. Sofia needs visibility and funding. Ilias needs a clean public image. Their solution? A fake romance designed to fool future sponsors and the press.
But as they travel to Italy, Morocco and Australia, pretending becomes impossible. When Sofia’s past resurfaces and the pressure mounts, she must decide whether guarding her heart is worth losing everything she’s rebuilt.
A sun-soaked, slow-burn romance about trust, grief, and choosing love—even when it terrifies you.