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The Good Girl
Madeleine Taylor - 2019
I work hard, look like your average girl, do everything in moderation, and I certainly don’t make a habit of going into strangers' hotel rooms dressed in sexy lingerie and killer heels. That is, until I meet her. When a mysterious woman buys me a drink at a hotel bar in New York, I never expect her to impact my life the way she does. From the moment she lays eyes on me there’s little point fighting my desires because she seems to know them better than I do... The Good Girl is the naughty debut novella by Madeleine Taylor, author of lesbian erotica.
Solve for i
A.E. Dooland - 2017
Not only is she not straight, but she’s developed feelings for her best friend Sarah.Sarah and Gemma go way back—since they met at university, they've been completely inseparable. They've travelled together, got jobs at the same company, and shared each other's triumphs and sorrows. There was even that one memorable time when Sarah, completely drunk, told Gemma she couldn't live without her. A relationship seems like the perfect solution. There's just one teensy little problem with this whole equation: Sarah is straight.Gemma knows the logical thing to do is to get over Sarah. She wants to be in her own happy relationship and not caught up on her straight best friend. But how is she supposed to get over Sarah when, despite all those advanced problem-solving skills, she can’t even work out who she’s attracted to anymore?
Still Not Over You
Jenny Frame - 2020
Stories by award winning authors Jenny Frame, Carsen Taite, and Ali Vali.In My Forever Girl by Jenny Frame, when tragedy tore their family apart, Brayden and Faith’s marriage ended in divorce. Four years later, they’re thrown together on a cruise by their friends. Can the spark that refused to die reignite the fire of their love?In Double Jeopardy by Carsen Taite, Katie James didn’t plan on being a runaway bride. Twice. But when the gorgeous, accomplished, former love of her life, Emma Reed, reappears in her life the week of her wedding, will Katie risk everything for another chance with the woman who might be her soul mate?In On the Rocks by Ali Vali, whiskey distiller Preston Maxwell still has no idea why her college sweetheart, Hayley Wyatt, disappeared from her life right after collecting her diploma. But when Hayley shows up to work on the advertising campaign that will take her business to the next level, Preston isn’t letting her get away a second time.Cover Artist: Tammy SeidickGenres: Contemporary / RomanceTags: Lawyers, Reunion Romance
One Fine Morn
Natalie Debrabandere - 2020
Determined to get back on track, she leaves Los Angeles and heads home to her native Scotland.Snowboarding instructor Logan Mackenzie is a loner with a difference. As the leader of the mountain rescue team, she often puts her life on the line for strangers. As a physiotherapist, she takes away their aches and pains. Privately, Logan is a lone wolf who keeps her heart under lock and key.Cue Emily Fraser; fragile, intriguing, beautiful... She threatens Logan’s carefully established life. As for Emily, Logan reminds her of the sort of woman she can never hope to have again. As they both wrestle with their emotions, and undeniable attraction, secrets are revealed and life events threaten to destroy their delicate connection... Will their flame survive?“Tender, heart-warming, with action and drama in all the right places… A powerful Lesfic novel!
Finding Eden
Chloe Peterson - 2018
As wounded as she is brave.This small town writer has been burned one too many times. Her first girlfriend dumping her right after she came out was the last blow she could take. The last thing she wants to do is jump into another relationship.Lauren Edwards. As impulsive as she is romantic.She left the frantic pace of city life, hoping to find love and stability in small town living. Two years on, and this high school teacher has nothing to show for it. She's finally ready to buckle down and find love.When Eden makes a new friend, she knows she's in trouble. Lauren is beautiful and energetic and totally single. She only wishes she'd met her before she got burned. Each day that passes pulls them deeper into enchantment. But with external forces at play, obstacles are bound to arise. Caught in a whirlwind of hurt, fear, and bad decisions, Eden must make a choice. Will she allow the past to rule or will she take the chance...-----Finding Eden is a 60,000 word lesbian romance novel. It features compelling drama, realistic characters, and second chances. It's the first book in the Small Town Romances series, but can absolutely be read as a standalone novel.
Bliss
Fiona Zedde - 2005
It's a world Bliss wanders through with blinders on, all the while craving more. And she finds it in the most unlikely of places.Embarking on a series of carnal adventures with a notorious bad girl as her guide, Bliss opens herself to every new experience and every taboo. In abandoned warehouses, private fetish clubs, even her own office, Bliss is skating on the thin ice of desire--until her world comes crashing in.Now, broken and wanting, Bliss decides to spend a summer in her birthplace, Jamaica, where she hopes to reconcile with her estranged father and rediscover herself. There, in a land of lush ripeness, of heat, warm breezes, easy smiles, and the family she left behind, Bliss will discover what she didn't know was missing. It's a journey that will awaken every one of her senses and take her to the edge of known pleasure and far beyond it, to a love that is as sexy as it gets, as real as can be, and more surprising than she can imagine--a place of total bliss.
Presidential
Lola Keeley - 2020
Her disastrous first day in her new job puts her on a collision course with the most powerful woman in America, President Calvin. Constance “Connie” Calvin’s first term is proving turbulent thanks to trying to juggle work and life as a widowed single mother to a 12-year-old boy. Running for re-election is imminent, and the critics are gunning for her. Worse, her famed icy cool is in danger of melting in the face of Emily’s passion, commitment, and charm. Admitting the rising sexual tension between the women is just the start. How can they act on it while in the public glare? Giving into temptation comes with such risk. In a world that lives and dies on opinion polls, what will the country make of them? A charged, age-gap, lesbian romance that puts the power in power couple.84,000 words
Admissible Affair
Adrian J. Smith - 2021
When Bellamy finds her limit of abuse and a young, cute waitress offers an opportunity, she seizes the moment, knowing she’ll never see Payton again. But months later, Bellamy comes face-to-face with the one-night stand she can’t forget and the failed marriage she has yet to escape.Payton knows she can’t be the normal twenty-something when she ends up with custody of her nephew. Leaping at the opportunity for a full-time job, she has instant regrets when in walks the woman of her dreams. Bellamy. Her one-night stand from the waitress job she just quit. Not willing to risk stability for love, Payton is determined to stand by Bellamy as she fights for her law firm and reclaims her life.Neither are prepared for what lies ahead or just how much they will have to risk to protect the ones they love.If you want an epic love story that will pull your heartstrings, this angsty ice queen, age gap, lesbian romance is just for you.
Some Part of Me is You
Adrienne Marsh - 2018
Right as she's about to graduate college and will have to start making real decisions about her future, there comes an offer for them to go on a small tour with pop-country sensation Kristen Nichols, who is looking to make serious changes to her sound and image and believes touring with indie darlings Right Turn will give the new 'her' credibility. Kristen Nichols is the embodiment of everything about the music industry that Ali scoffs at, but she's offering them an affordable, real tour, and that's very hard to say no to. Putting up with a pop princess for a summer is a price worth paying--or so Ali thinks before she actually meets Kristen. 'K-Nic' does absolutely nothing for her, but Kristen Nichols in person? Yeah, that's a different story...
On the Square
Brenda Murphy - 2020
So what if twenty years of neglect has left the building in need of a major renovation?Seduced by Mai’s charm and determination, hard-edged contractor Dale Miller agrees to take on her renovation project.After a spring storm causes significant damage to the building and renovation costs exceed Mai’s budget, Dale offers her a deal, but is it a price Mai is willing to pay?
Beautiful Accidents
Erin Zak - 2019
Now twenty-eight and a star in the Chicago improv scene, Stevie puts career first. No one’s going to get in the way of her New York City dreams. When her friends beg her to tag along to go see Constance Russo, a deaf psychic, Stevie begrudgingly agrees, as long as no one makes her get a reading. American Sign Language interpreter Bernadette Thompson has two priorities: caring for her mother and working with her best friend, Constance Russo. But when the headstrong Stevie Adams accidentally stumbles into her life, Bernadette feels an instant connection that’s so intense it frightens her. They can’t seem to stop bumping into each other, or deny their attraction. When Stevie’s goal of starring in New York becomes more than a pipe dream, will competing desires prove their love to be everlasting or a fleeting act?Cover Artist: Jeanine HenningGenres: Contemporary / Romance Tags: Children / Families, Big City, Age Gap, CelebrityWords: 86,000
Separate Like Stars
Diana Kane - 2018
With numerous bestsellers under her belt, a number of blockbuster movie adaptations to her credit, and a high profile relationship with one of Hollywood’s most prominent stars, what more could she possibly ask for? Maybe for Olivia Bradley, the only woman to ever break her heart, to exit her life as quickly as she’d re-entered it. When an ongoing case of writer’s block triggers a series of unforeseeable events, Jordan is forced to face the tragedies of her past and reevaluate the life she has been contentedly coasting through. As she reaches a crossroads, she must decide if she’ll be able to forgive her former best friend, and just how much is she willing to sacrifice in the name of happiness. 137,000 words
In the Black
L. Dreamer - 2020
She did love a girl once, but that girl left their small town, taking Mitch's heart with her. Lilly never meant to hurt Mitch. She just wanted some time to figure out who she was. Now ten years later, she's back in her hometown dealing with an ailing aunt, a failing family bar, and a girlfriend she can't seem to fall in love with. When grief brings Mitch and Lilly together, secrets are revealed, old wounds are reopened and long-smoldering feelings reignited. Will they be able to forgive past mistakes and start over?
Second Season
Ali Vali - 2007
Jessica Badeaux, and their children are falling apart.In one life-changing moment precipitated by a spilled cup of coffee, the world Tully had so carefully constructed comes to an end. As Tully struggles to pick up the pieces, two women add to the complications—Dr. Kara Nicolas, the woman who stole her wife, and Libby Dexter, the young woman who moves in to assist Tully with the kids. Kara becomes her focus in the courtroom, and Libby offers more than a helping hand around the house.
It's Complicated
Evelyn Dar - 2018
And who could blame her? Caitlyn is smart, generous and the kind of beautiful that makes Bailey’s stomach do backflips, then front flips, then somersaults. Needless to say, Caitlyn’s perfect in every way…well, she would be if she wasn’t Bailey’s high school English teacher. On graduation night, fueled by liquid courage, Bailey does the unthinkable and confesses her love to her former teacher. She’s all in and hopes Caitlyn will be too. Who cares if there’s an obstacle…or two…or ten in their path? True love conquers all, doesn’t it?