Amber Gill’s new guide One Summer time In Miami is a lesbian romance novel. (Getty/Canva/Amazon)
Amber Gill, who shot to fame within the UK by profitable ITV courting present Love Island in 2019, has a brand new steamy lesbian romance novel set to be printed subsequent month.
One Summer time in Miami is an “enemies-to-lovers” vacation romance comedy which follows tech engineer and Silicon Valley boss Kya who’s sacked from her high-flying job whereas on a flight to Florida.
Quickly after the aircraft touches down, she heads to a classy bar to drown her sorrows and runs into extraordinarily cool, extraordinarily sizzling” DJ Jade Quinn, and so their love affair begins.
It’s Gill’s second romance novel, following 2022’s heterosexual providing Till I Met You, however her first since formally popping out as queer in August that 12 months.
The duvet of One Summer time in Miami alludes to how their love affair progresses, with the 2 ladies lounging on a seashore of their bikinis at sundown. Apparently, the guide is ideal for followers of “queer pleasure” and “spice”.
In July 2022, the TV star cryptically alluded to “switching groups” in a submit on X/Twitter, and clarified the next month that the submit was her “unintentionally” popping out as LGBTQ+.
Final 12 months, she additional addressed how she defines her sexuality. “I’m figuring it out,” she advised OK! journal. “I would do some kind of TV or documentary round that as a result of I believe it’s essential… to have a narrative [about] popping out late.”
Gill was in a relationship with former Scottish worldwide footballer Jen Beattie, however the pair reportedly cut up in November.
“I guess a great deal of folks really feel in the event that they’ve bought to a sure age, they will’t come out,” Gill added. “[But] you may, everytime you need. You possibly can determine no matter you need for your self, everytime you need.
“I really like individuals who have paved the way in which and recognized since they had been younger and advocated for us, however the individuals who haven’t finished which might be nonetheless legitimate and a part of the neighborhood.”
Gill was a agency favorite to win the fifth season of on Love Island, occurring to be topped together with her rugby union participant companion Greg O’Shea. However the couple cut up shortly after the collection ended.
Since then, Gill has stated she isn’t certain whether or not she knew she was queer whereas on Love Island, however there was a “sure level” the place she realised she wished to “pursue critical relationships” with ladies.
One Summer time in Miami is printed on 15 August and is out there to pre-order now.