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1. Sweet Shanghai Summer (Working title) by pixiepojmansky

   Fandoms: Original Work  

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • F/F, F/M
   • Work in Progress

   03 Jun 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Brian/Rachel
   • Rachel/Maya
   • Coming Out
   • Developing Relationship
   • Cheating
   • Coming of Age
   • Self-Discovery
   • Past Infidelity
   • Enemies to Friends to Lovers
   • Expats in China
   • Shanghai - Freeform
   • wlw
   • Lesbian Character
   • Bisexuality
   • Sexual Orientation
   • Lesbian Sex
   • Original WLW Fiction
   • Yuri
   • rich people problems
   • Queer awakening
   • Queer Themes
   • Romance
   • Forbidden Love
   • Teacher-Student Relationship
   • Slow Burn
   • Original work - Freeform
   • f/f - Freeform
   • Lesbian Romance
   • Bisexual Female Character
   • Late Bloomer
   • Married Woman
   • failing marriage
   • Emotional Infidelity
   • Chef Character
   • Cooking Class
   • Food Porn
   • expat life
   • Expat Wives
   • Culture Shock
   • Class Differences
   • Womaniser
   • Sexual Tension
   • Jealousy
   • Female Friendship
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Happy Ending
   • no beta we die like men

   Summary

   An original WLW/yuri novel.

   Rachel moves to Shanghai with her husband, Brian, hoping to start over and give their marriage a second chance. She puts her own career on hold to support a highly profitable move for his, only to find herself adrift in an unfamiliar world: the circle of expat wives.

   Looking for something to fill her days, she enrols in a cooking class led by Maya Theroux, a celebrated chef whose reputation as a womaniser is as notorious as her talent.

   A coming out, coming-of-age, alternating storyline novel.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   58,795

   Chapters:

   17/30

   Comments:

   112

   Kudos:

   9

   Bookmarks:

   3

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