Cue the nervous flop sweat.In a tiny town on the coast of Rhode Island, Maggie has built a quiet life running her family’s bookshop. But as much as she loves her work—and the eclectic town she calls home—something is missing. Then one day, an absolute smoke show walks through the front door and throws Maggie off her (arguably, very small and unreliable) game.Parker’s entire life blew up a few months back when she walked away from her home, job, and longtime girlfriend, all in a single day.When a new job presents itself in the next state over, she jumps at the chance for a fresh start, determined to avoid romance this time around. But, because life always has a way of knocking Parker on her ass, she finds the most alluring, adorably nervous woman standing behind the register of a local bookshop.Add in that Maggie’s over a decade younger than Parker and has a really hard time finishing a sentence around her, and everyone ends up flustered.WarningThis book contains snark, lesbian age gap butterflies, husbands you’ll fall in love with, and just so much gay panic. Please read at your own risk.

    Lauren Evans loves her job as an instructor at Fitness Zone, and she wants to guide him. Unfortunately, Hugo paid for his membership by stealing his mother’s credit card, and it doesn’t take his mother long to track down her wayward son.In a courtroom, shrewd barrister Allegra Whittaker is unstoppable, but when it comes to her son Hugo, she’s afraid she’s losing her touch. She reluctantly allows him to continue using the gym as long as she can keep an eye on him—and his undeniably intriguing instructor.As each encounter leaves them wanting more, Lauren and Allegra learn love and happiness are right where they least expect it. There’s just one little problem: Lauren has a huge secret she absolutely cannot tell anyone, and Allegra knows she’s hiding something.

    

    Her coffee shop, Haze, is thriving, and she has a great group of friends. There’s just one thing missing: love. Despite past betrayals, Abby hasn’t given up on finding the one, waiting with increasing impatience to experience the sparks she’s always dreamed of.Lexi Finn lives for her career. At least her job won’t break her heart. Unlike Abby, she’s most definitely not searching for the one or anyone for that matter. Avoiding relationships isn’t all that difficult when she’s become so skilled at keeping people at a distance.So imagine Lexi’s shock when, walking into Haze, she feels instant attraction and an unshakeable connection with Abby. Abby has a picture of her perfect woman in her mind, and it certainly isn’t the intolerable Lexi Finn. When a hopeless romantic meets a tough-as-nails cynic, they’ll need to overcome the wounds of the past to discover that their hearts are the most important business of all.

    With the Sanctuary's phoenix eggs about to hatch, the staff's main goal is to stop the hatchlings from burning down their own enclosure.-The Phoenix Nest is book two in the modern fantasy Griffin Sanctuary series. It is packed full of adventure, mythical creatures, and an f/f romantic sub-plot.

    When she asks her wife if she would like to attend, Carol is all for it. It's not just any party, though. It's exclusively for women, and all guests must be screened first...A short story set in New Zealand, featuring women-loving women.

    Worse, Ruby had some grand, beautiful dream to turn it into an animal shelter.Claire couldn’t look more like a villain in her new town if she tried. Now she has to find a way to make peace with the locals, as Ruby furiously works out a Plan B for her animal shelter.But even as the hot-headed women keep clashing, it’s hard not to notice their sizzling chemistry, and how attractive they find each other.It seems unlikely they’ll even manage to be friends at this rate. And being more than friends…that would be just ridiculous! Right?

    How did working-class Carol Baxter find herself in a (dysfunctional) relationship with the daughter of an Earl, years before she even met Tina? And then there's that most unlikely of couples, Penny and Hazel Clearwater, Martine Fauld's two business partners. How did loud, brash and beautiful Penny fall for her shy little wife? Aleyse and Ruth Guptah are another unlikely pair. How did an East End beautician even meet a would-be Rock musician from the fringes of Dartmoor? And what was the role of a disturbing childhood dream? Then there's thuggish Yvonne Wright, one-time St. Ann's School bully. What really happened between her and the evil but beautiful Zara and how did she find herself the girlfriend of a mother called Julie and the adoring stepmother of her little girl? There are the parallel tales of teenage sweethearts Tina and Rosie as they leave school and drift apart. Then finally we have Chantel Barham, or the 'Skipper' as so many call her. She's the middle aged Sappho's 'Docker': a cockney Miss Haversham, still determined never to love again twenty years after her heart was broken. That is until seeing Hazel Fauld's devotion to a desperately ill Annie inspires her to re-think her life. The seven shorter tales in this book answer these and other questions as a few of my favourite characters finally get their own voices heard.

    Her life is structured and clear of emotional entanglements until an old friend requests she provide protection for an industry whistle blower.Jana Elliott had found her ideal career and a second home within the corporate environment of Alumicor until a coworker dies and Jana suspects the company is covering up a deadly secret. When she starts investigating, her boss quickly shuts her down. Jana is determined to uncover the truth even if it means risking her life. Her friend’s suggestion of a bodyguard seems like overkill, but then Rafe Silva shows up and their irresistible attraction changes everything.

    Relegated to the always underfunded, often ignored cold case desk, she’s biding her time until she can escape long-forgotten lost causes and get back in the field.Journalist Macy Moran digs deep on every story, but when her usually objective reporting turns into an unrelenting hunt for a serial killer, she risks losing her relationships, her career, and her reputation. Haunted by the memory of her best friend’s death, Macy is willing to put everything on the line until she meets the infuriating and captivating Beck Ramsey and somehow convinces her to reopen the coldest case on her desk.As their plans and their hearts careen out of control, Macy’s obsession with a murderer will either bring her closer to Beck or rob her of a chance at true love.

    Clarke contacts Fran to warn her that the game her company is developing was stolen from Clarke’s computer by an ex-girlfriend after an acrimonious breakup. As Clarke is swept into a torrid affair with the fascinating woman, she covets their time together, hoping Fran may someday return the love Clarke harbors for her.