Ari Veyra writes happy endings for a living, but she has no idea how to admit that her own life is falling apart.
After collapsing at a public book fair, Ari receives simple medical advice: rest, reduce her workload, and find real support. But when her worried mother asks what the doctor said, Ari panics and turns the truth into a joke.
She says the doctor told her she needs a girlfriend.
Dr. Renita Savelin never meant to become part of anyone’s love story. Careful, private, and painfully honest, Ren only wants to correct the misunderstanding before it spreads. But Ari’s family, her readers, and her publisher all begin to turn one careless sentence into something bigger than either woman expected.
As a fake girlfriend arrangement becomes harder to define, Ari must learn the difference between being loved and being used as proof of a love story. Ren must decide whether being careful means staying distant, or choosing to stay anyway.
My Doctor Said I Need a Girlfriend is a tender sapphic romance about burnout, privacy, family pressure, fake dating, and the courage to ask before turning someone’s heart into a story.