Love in the Time of Chapped Lips

Story Description:

Love in the Time of Chapped Lips is a hilariously awkward, heart-tugging adult romantic comedy about two beautifully flawed humans who stumble, trip, and snark their way into love.

Julian is the kind of guy who overthinks texts, burns toast, and gets emotional watching shampoo commercials. Mira is sharp, sarcastic, and emotionally allergic to cliché romance—especially the kind Julian seems to trip into every time he opens his mouth. Their journey starts with a botched lunch date, a near-death experience with a cat, and a fart that may or may not have ruined the moment.

In Part 1, we watch their bumpy friendship spiral into something deeper, through messy confessions, passive-aggressive flirting, and emotional accidents that feel too real to ignore. They fight. They miscommunicate. They fall anyway. It's chaotic. It's charming. It's exactly how real love feels—imperfect and undeniable.

 kicks off after their love confession turns into something bigger—marriage. But not the dream-like, photo-filtered kind. This is the real deal: insane wedding mishaps, jealous relatives, dance-floor injuries, and a honeymoon in Thailand that starts with the wrong suitcase and ends with an unexpected pregnancy.

Between a bed that collapses mid-kiss, missing passports (stored in the hotel fridge), and one badly spelled firework confession, Julian and Mira find themselves growing not just as a couple, but as accidental adults, about to raise a child in a world where they still don't know how to fold a fitted sheet.

Their love story isn't perfect—but it's painfully honest, wildly funny, and full of the kind of magic only chaos can create.

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Love in the Time of Chapped Lips

Story Description:

Love in the Time of Chapped Lips is a hilariously awkward, heart-tugging adult romantic comedy about two beautifully flawed humans who stumble, trip, and snark their way into love.

Julian is the kind of guy who overthinks texts, burns toast, and gets emotional watching shampoo commercials. Mira is sharp, sarcastic, and emotionally allergic to cliché romance—especially the kind Julian seems to trip into every time he opens his mouth. Their journey starts with a botched lunch date, a near-death experience with a cat, and a fart that may or may not have ruined the moment.

In Part 1, we watch their bumpy friendship spiral into something deeper, through messy confessions, passive-aggressive flirting, and emotional accidents that feel too real to ignore. They fight. They miscommunicate. They fall anyway. It's chaotic. It's charming. It's exactly how real love feels—imperfect and undeniable.

 kicks off after their love confession turns into something bigger—marriage. But not the dream-like, photo-filtered kind. This is the real deal: insane wedding mishaps, jealous relatives, dance-floor injuries, and a honeymoon in Thailand that starts with the wrong suitcase and ends with an unexpected pregnancy.

Between a bed that collapses mid-kiss, missing passports (stored in the hotel fridge), and one badly spelled firework confession, Julian and Mira find themselves growing not just as a couple, but as accidental adults, about to raise a child in a world where they still don't know how to fold a fitted sheet.

Their love story isn't perfect—but it's painfully honest, wildly funny, and full of the kind of magic only chaos can create.

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Love in the Time of Chapped Lips

Love in the Time of Chapped Lips

by Mr.X
Love in the Time of Chapped Lips

Love in the Time of Chapped Lips

by Mr.X

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Story Description:

Love in the Time of Chapped Lips is a hilariously awkward, heart-tugging adult romantic comedy about two beautifully flawed humans who stumble, trip, and snark their way into love.

Julian is the kind of guy who overthinks texts, burns toast, and gets emotional watching shampoo commercials. Mira is sharp, sarcastic, and emotionally allergic to cliché romance—especially the kind Julian seems to trip into every time he opens his mouth. Their journey starts with a botched lunch date, a near-death experience with a cat, and a fart that may or may not have ruined the moment.

In Part 1, we watch their bumpy friendship spiral into something deeper, through messy confessions, passive-aggressive flirting, and emotional accidents that feel too real to ignore. They fight. They miscommunicate. They fall anyway. It's chaotic. It's charming. It's exactly how real love feels—imperfect and undeniable.

 kicks off after their love confession turns into something bigger—marriage. But not the dream-like, photo-filtered kind. This is the real deal: insane wedding mishaps, jealous relatives, dance-floor injuries, and a honeymoon in Thailand that starts with the wrong suitcase and ends with an unexpected pregnancy.

Between a bed that collapses mid-kiss, missing passports (stored in the hotel fridge), and one badly spelled firework confession, Julian and Mira find themselves growing not just as a couple, but as accidental adults, about to raise a child in a world where they still don't know how to fold a fitted sheet.

Their love story isn't perfect—but it's painfully honest, wildly funny, and full of the kind of magic only chaos can create.


Product Details

BN ID: 2940181258433
Publisher: Mr.X
Publication date: 05/04/2025
Series: Love in the Time of Chapped Lips
Sold by: Draft2Digital
Format: eBook
File size: 132 KB

About the Author

Mr. X is a passionate storyteller with a love for humor, heart, and human chaos. Known for blending awkward romance with real-life emotion, Mr. X writes characters that feel like people you've met—and probably embarrassed yourself in front of. With a writing style that's casual, witty, and deeply relatable, Mr. X brings out the beauty in life's messy moments.

When not writing stories filled with accidental kisses, broken furniture, and deeply confused emotions, Mr. X enjoys long walks to the fridge, eavesdropping on strangers for "inspiration," and pretending to be organized. Love in the Time of Chapped Lips – Part 1 is a reflection of his belief that love isn't perfect—it's funny, flawed, and absolutely worth it.

This is just the beginning. Mr. X is just getting warmed up.

 

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