[Complete] [60k] [Romance] Welcome to Lilith's

Hi everyone! I'm looking for one beta reader for a completed romance novel of approximately 60,000 words. Here's a short synopsis: Eve Hawthorne’s life is already a juggling act—balancing mounting loans, a silent mother, and a struggling new bakery. Hope is the one ingredient she still has left… until her grand opening turns into a disaster. On day one, her dream bakery becomes the target of an armed robbery.

But before things spiral completely out of control, an unexpected saviour steps in—a stranger who takes down the thief in minutes and leaves Eve wondering if he’s her guardian angel or something far more dangerous. Kylian Hart is quiet, unsettlingly calm, and capable of things that defy explanation. When he offers to help Eve’s bakery succeed, she wants nothing to do with him. Yet, no matter how badly she wants him to leave, Kylian keeps showing up—with cryptic questions, unwavering loyalty, and a gaze that sees right through her defences. As their worlds tangle together, Eve can’t help but wonder: who exactly is Kylian Hart, and why does he care so much about her success?

Here's an excerpt: "Eve had never seen a gun before. She was a good girl, hung out with nice people, and lived in a country that didn't hand the things out like humanity once did with newspapers, so it was quite shocking when a man entered her humble little bakery with a gun peeking out of his unnecessarily low-waist pants and a smirk on his face. "

I am looking for honest developmental feedback from someone who reads romance seriously. I want to know whether the story and the plot are intriguing and if the relationship between characters feels natural. I'm not looking for line edits or copyediting, but if you feel compelled to provide them, then I will gratefully accept them.

I'll DM if you reply to this post with interest.