you x me

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YOU x ME is a series of modern entanglements: Noura swipes right on Luna with a little help from her group-chat, Maryam and Nilou fall for each other between shared playlists, while Paz and Ale reminisce about the sweat-soaked dance floor of their youth. Set in cosmopolitan settings from Los Angeles to Montreal, each chapter can be read as an independent love story, though the book has a unifying thread of characters. This hot and hopeful QTBIPOC contemporary romance offers space to lust, cry, laugh and make revolutionary love all at the same time.

As Maya Angelou encourages, this book calls readers to “have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time.”

about the author

Ayla Vejdani (she/her) is a storyteller, holder of space and curator of experience. Raised and educated all over the world, she has a master’s in human rights, is an inclusive leadership consultant, and the co-host of The SHIFT podcast. She speaks four languages and laughs in all. Ayla is a queer Iranian-Canadian from Tkaronto/Toronto living in Tiohtia:ke/Montréal, raising her two young children. She is an insatiably creative, romantic realist who believes in magic

tour

The book tour is currently being planned. As dates develop they will be updated here, on Instagram and in the newsletter. If you would like to co-create an event don’t hesitate to reach out.

TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2026 | 6 - 8 PM | MONTREAL | L'Euguélionne

TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2026 | 7 - 9 PM | TORONTO | HOPELESS ROMANTIC

SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 2026 | 1 - 3 PM | OTTAWA | Perfect Books

DETAILS TO COME | BROOKLYN

DETAILS TO COME | DC