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Falling Slowly by Laura Conway
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Burning Desire
Rachel Maldonado - 2016
In a harrowing rescue during an apartment fire, she meets young Candace Beacon. Candi becomes displaced when everything she owns is ruined and her apartment is deemed a hazard by the fire department.In an attempt to help Candi, Suzanne invites her to move in with her until she can find a place of her own. What ensues is a push and pull relationship when the two women discover that they are at odds with one another. Will Suzanne find that she is in over her head? Or will they discover they had more in common than they initially thought?
Remember Me
Bryce Taylor - 2017
She might be more than successful, her body more than sinful and enough offers from the right kind of girls to satisfy anyone, yet there has always been something missing. Until Jo re-appears one day. In need of a friend. --------------------------------------- A short story I wrote earlier this year after catching sight of someone I hadn't seen in fifteen years, the instant recognition that makes you question your sanity.
Stone Walls
Kate Sweeney - 2012
She had everything—fame, endorsements, and any woman she wanted. All was good until a tragic accident put everything in perspective. Tyler was forced to do some serious soul searching, and she was never forced to do anything.RN Rachel Whitaker was no stranger to disastrous circumstances. She left England because of them, hoping to hide in obscurity behind the stone wall she had quietly constructed brick by brick, but taking care of the convalescing arrogant skier was not helping.They annoy each other, help each other, and fight each other on a daily basis and hopefully, find love—before they kill each other.
Sweat Equity
Monica McCallan - 2018
As the co-founder and creator of a lesbian dating app meant to help people find love, or at least a fun fling, the irony isn’t lost on her. Her girlfriend broke up with her, she can’t fit into her favorite jeans, and to top it off, she’s getting a new roommate who will be privy to her depressing pity party. Personal trainer Charlie Grant wants nothing more than a clean slate and a fresh start from her old life in New York City. One of her oldest friends offers an extra room in her San Francisco duplex, but Charlie quickly finds out that it comes at an unforeseen cost. A sullen, misanthropic storm cloud of a woman already lives there, and Charlie has to wonder if cheap rent is worth her sanity. Avery wants to hide from her feelings, and Charlie wants to run from hers. Can they both survive living together? But more than that, can they finally help one another break down their walls along the way? This is the first book in the LadyLuck Startups Romance series but also acts as a standalone novel.
The Reef
Lois Kay - 2003
Just as fast, something deeper develops, but circumstances beyond their control cause a separation and they are forced to split up. Eight years later, Sam Stevens, who works for her father's company, is sent back to Australia after her father has received information that business at 'The Reef', a resort the company owns, is not as it should be. On her first day back, Sam runs into Jody and, immediately, both their worlds are turned upside down. As they try to make sense of the past, they also have to deal with theft, arson, murder, kidnapping and betrayal. While Sam fights to keep herself, Jody and her family safe, will they be able to find a way back to each other?
To Boldly Go
Em Stevens - 2018
Taryn's trip of a lifetime is finally happening. She's saved money, researched, planned, and created an itinerary that will allow her to travel Italy...and finally tell her best friend that she's in love with her. But those plans are ruined when she wakes up alone, her crush gone. Her plans did not include being alone and stranded in Milan. Now Taryn's dream vacation is a nightmare. Enter Holly, a fellow traveler: young, full of life, and comfortable traipsing off the beaten path. Holly feels a connection with Taryn and wants to salvage her trip. After all, they're in freaking Italy! But their radically different travel styles and age differences make for rough terrain. Together, they boldly go into unexplored territories of the heart, and may just discover love.
Love On the Run
Ellie Spark - 2018
She can't commit herself to a man when in her heart she knows it is relationships with women that she really wants to explore. Café owner Steph McKenzie inherited Anna's Place from her grandmother, but her ex-girlfriend’s betrayal has left her struggling both financially and emotionally. First Larissa stole her heart. Then she stole her money. Is Steph’s luck beginning to turn when a visiting stranger says she’s a business coach specializing in re-energizing flailing businesses and offers her help? The timing couldn’t be worse for either of them, but the attraction is undeniable. When ghosts from their pasts return to intrude on their fragile, budding relationship, hidden secrets may destroy any chance of a future together. Will Kara and Steph have the courage to stop running from love, and run toward it together?
Novel Love
Harper Logan - 2017
In his struggle to stay positive about love, he spends all his time reading about it, finding books at the bookstore where he works. He hopes to one day find a romance like the ones in the stories he devours—but is it really possible? “Could I give up my independence? Would it be worth it?” Jacob has always been a lone wolf, content to be gay—only as long as he can stay in the closet. Growing up with only his mother, he doesn’t have much of anyone else in his life—and he doesn’t need anyone else, either. Until he meets Nate. “…all I could think about was you, and I needed to get my mind straight.” Nate and Jacob soon have a beautiful new relationship… but it isn’t long before Jacob finds himself questioning if he’s ready for love to take over his life or not. Can Jacob cope with someone else being in his life? And will Nate get his fairy-tale romance? Novel Love is a 30,000 word steamy MM standalone romance. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a guaranteed happily ever after.
Life Pushes You Along
Emma Sterner-Radley - 2017
Bored, but safe.Frequent customer, Rebecca Clare, makes Zoe's days a little brighter. But the beautiful, and impressive businesswoman in her forties seems unobtainable.Zoe's brother and her best friend are convinced that she is stuck in a rut. When they decide to meddle in Zoe's life, they manage to bring Zoe and Rebecca together. It soon becomes obvious that Rebecca is bored with her own uneventful life as well.Unfortunately, their meetings seem to remain all business. As they find the bravery and resolve to allow life to push them along, the question soon becomes - will it push them together or apart?Categories: Novella, Romance
Summer Fate
Emma Nichols - 2019
At least she did until a moment of indiscretion threatens to destroy her career. With everything in London at stake and her fate in the Board's hands, she escapes to her Aunt's house in the Lake District - the perfect place to hide from her secrets and to get some much-needed peace and quiet. But Duckton-by-Dale is nothing like she remembered and she certainly didn't expect to be attracted to her new neighbour, Harriet. But then she also didn't expect her world to be turned upside down by the quirky ensemble of villagers who plot to give love a helping hand. What could possibly go wrong? Laugh out loud as you immerse yourself in the antics of the Duckton-by-Dale villagers and watch Harriet & Grace’s romance blossom... Emma Nichols' lesbian romcom is the perfect summer read! Emma Nichols is the author of Summer 2018 No.1 Bestselling Lesbian Romance 'Ariana' and Summer 2017 No.1 Bestselling Lesbian Romance 'Finding You'.
At Her Service
Heidi Lowe - 2018
Her living expenses, however, are another thing entirely. With only two months to go before the course starts, she needs to earn money, and lots of it, fast. So when she sees an ad seeking an escort for a group of bored, rich housewives, it's an offer she simply can't refuse. The job is the easy part. Keeping her emotions out of it might be a little trickier. At Her Service is the first book in the Service Girl Chronicles.
Home
K.J . - 2017
Hanna, an English teacher at the local high school, falls for Jo. Literally. She falls over right in front of Jo one morning in the school's foyer.17,200 words; novelette
Forgotten Memories
Kat Smith - 2019
Investigative reporter Claire Weatherly assigned to write the in-depth article on Elise and Forest Ridge faces her own challenges. Her mother, a resident at Forest Ridge, is about to participate in a new clinical trial. As the interview gets underway, Claire’s partner, Detective Megan Wolfe, is injured in the line of duty. Elise rushes Claire to the hospital where she finds another woman has already arrived at Megan’s bedside. As Elise and Claire navigate the professional and personal challenges in their lives will they be able to forget the painful memories of their failed relationships and move forward to find love again?
Forbidden Fruit
Hildred Billings - 2018
When she's not dominating the luxury real estate market, she's enjoying the company of yet another young girlfriend. Because there's nothing that sates the appetite of the neighborhood cougar like the firm flesh of her twenty-something prey. But Raquel isn't immune to heartbreak. Her therapist believes she dates co-eds because she's attempting to recreate the great romance of her youth. The one that ended when her ex-girlfriend left her for someone else. Now she's met someone new. Someone young... but someone who is prepared to go toe-to-toe with the resident lesbian cougar. The taste of a forbidden fruit is more sinful when you close your eyes. Lisa has had her eyes on Raquel for a mighty long time. Fresh from college, she knows where she wants to take her life next: right into Raquel's bed and, maybe, down the aisle! First she must overcome the older woman's reservations about falling in love again. Even then, there is one big secret Lisa harbors in her young and naïve heart. A secret that would make her too forbidden to touch. Good thing Lisa doesn't let anything get in the way of her obsession for one older woman.
Rest and Relaxation
Rhavensfyre - 2015
She grudgingly agrees to get some medically ordered rest and relaxation. Leaving behind the comfort of glass, steel and concrete, she finds herself in the middle of nowhere, thrown together with a most unusual hostess—a woman who has her own way of doing things and has no respect for Allyse’s position. Dani Saxon is used to being alone. Life’s lessons has taught her that it’s less complicated and a lot less painful that way. She loves her horses and her farm and making her own schedule. She doesn’t like getting up early and she sure doesn’t worry about deadlines or dealing with people unless she wants to. When Allyse meets Dani, she’s intrigued with the quirky cowgirl. An attraction that flip-flops between frustration and desire. The woman is emotionally hard to peg and even more difficult to deal with at times. Dani isn’t the type of woman you can easily put in a box and label no matter how hard you try. She doesn’t understand why this woman is so important to her, but she’s willing to see where it all might go. There’s one problem. She only has thirty days. After that, Allyse has to go back to New York. Will that be enough time to determine if Dani is “the one” or will Allyse leave her behind and go on with her life?A lesbian romance you won't soon forget and will want to read over and over again.