Tomato Tomato

TOMATO TOMATO

A Farmers Market Rom-Com

Standalone • Dual POV • HEA

She says to-MAY-to. He says to-MAH-to. They’re both about to say a lot of things they can’t take back.

Ivy Calloway arrived in Millbrook with a plan: win the Harvest Festival recipe competition, save her failing food blog, and prove her ex-boss wrong. What she didn’t plan for? The only available market space belonging to Finn Hargrove — six feet of surly, stupidly handsome farmer who communicates exclusively in scowls and award-winning produce.

Finn Hargrove has spent years building his reputation at the Millbrook market. The last thing he needs is a city food blogger taking over half his stall with her cameras and hashtags. But when a candid video of their very public argument goes viral — the internet convinced it’s the most romantic thing they’ve ever seen — ignoring her stops being an option.

Fake-partnered by the festival committee, their bickering becomes a local institution, and their chemistry increasingly, inconveniently real. Between the tomato tastings, the late nights in the farm kitchen, and one unforgettable evening in an old barn, the fake part stopped being entirely true.

What happens when the festival ends, the cameras stop rolling, and two people who started out fighting over a market stall have to decide if what they built together is worth the risk?

Primary Tropes

Enemies to Lovers (from market stall warfare to midnight confessions)
Grumpy / Sunshine (surly farmer meets optimistic food blogger)
Forced Proximity (sharing a market stall all festival long)
He Falls First (Finn’s walls crumble before he’ll admit it)
Fake Relationship / Viral Fake Partnership (the internet ships them first)

Emotional Themes

Authenticity vs. Performance — Learning to be real when the camera is always on
Roots and Risk — The tension between staying safe and leaping into the unknown
Two People, One Thing, Completely Different Perspectives — Finding common ground through tomatoes, trust, and stubbornness

Book Details

Genre: Contemporary Romance / Small-Town Romantic Comedy
POV: Dual Third Person Limited (Ivy / Finn, alternating)
Ending: HEA (Happily Ever After)
Series: Book 1 of The Millbrook Market Series (standalone readable)
Setting: Millbrook — A charming small town and its famous Harvest Festival

Heat Level

High-heat, open-door romance with explicit intimate scenes that develop naturally in Act Three. The physical chemistry between Ivy and Finn builds slowly through tension-filled encounters, culminating in scenes that are steamy, emotionally grounded, and integral to their arc.

What You Get

A complete, professionally crafted book outline ready for you to write or use with your favourite AI writing tool.
Perfect for romance authors who want a proven, reader-tested framework they can make entirely their own.

About This Outline

Tomato Tomato is a contemporary romantic comedy outline exploring what happens when two people who see the world completely differently are thrown together and forced to find common ground. With dual POV, witty banter, and a guaranteed happily ever after, this standalone outline is a fresh take on the opposites-attract trope. The complete AI-ready outline includes full character profiles, chapter-by-chapter breakdown, emotional arc mapping, and trope execution notes.

What You’ll Get

A complete, professionally crafted AI-ready book outline designed to be your creative launchpad. Each kit includes a detailed chapter-by-chapter breakdown, full character profiles, emotional arc mapping, trope execution notes, and a beat sheet — everything you need to start writing (or prompting) with confidence.

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