For realUpdated at Jul 10, 2025, 02:06
David Rosberg and his brother inherit their father's old school printing company after the old man's passing. But a lot of things changed in the meantime. There is internet. Printed books and Newspapers have disappeared. People now read online. Wedding invitations are now via e-mail. Rosberg and sons have to adjust their way of earning money or close their doors. So they start to publish online. Three genres, Suspense and murder, Romance and comedy.
Now there is a fourth genre, kicking off with a competition. That was David's sister-in-law, Chanelle Rosberg's brilliant idea. A short story competition online. - And the genre? Erotica, no less. And not under the Rosberg name. The website will be: For Real. They publish online and they pay for all the stories they use. But the winner of it all gets a grand price.
Renata Newman is an author of romance. She made her breakthrough at the Rosberg company with three of her romance stories, but the money is not exactly streaming in. So, she decided to try writing the erotica genre, and she is an instant hit. Under a pseudo name of course.
But she can't live from that money alone, she needs another job in order to stay in her garden flat.
But then there is a generous offer from the editor of For Real, Chanelle Rosberg. Go and stay on the family's holiday farm on the shores of a beautiful lake, for free, As long as she keeps writing her erotic stories.
David is not very happy with his sister in law's new venture. They often disagree about stuff and worst of all she still sees his ex-wife. Something he just can't handle, even though he forgave her for dropping him. After yet another clash, he decides to leave the city and go stay at the family's lakeside retreat, He can still work for the company, he's just not going to let them know where to find him.
And that is how David and Renata lands at the same remote place, not knowing how interweaved their lives actually are...