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Desperate Measures


P.J. Trebelhorn - 2014
    After assaulting him, she’s suspended from her job. She uses her unexpected time off to make some home improvements, but Kay has no idea Rayne is stalking her, and he’s hell-bent on revenge. Brenda Jansen owns Jansen Construction with her father. A routine job brings her to Kay’s doorstep, and Brenda is blissfully unaware of the twists and turns her life is about to take. The instant attraction she feels toward her newest client is something Brenda’s doing her best to ignore. Since her two previous girlfriends cheated on her, she’s having a hard time putting her trust in anyone. Brenda’s indifference toward her intrigues Kay, who does everything she can to get Brenda to admit their attraction is mutual. As they grow closer, so does Tommy Rayne, until he finally threatens everything Kay holds dear.

Eagle Ridge


Brooklyn Graham - 2018
    For one of these adventurers, the trip will hold consequences that may well shape the rest of her life. Allison Stern, an executive with a New York financial firm, finds her world turned upside down, when her manager puts her in charge of a character-building adventure, and things go terribly wrong. Cynthia Brooks, a ranger with the forestry service finds herself thrown in with Allison, as she attempts a rescue. Allison is floundering in a loveless marriage and Cynthia wants nothing to do with any sort of relationship, having left her heart on a mountainside in Colorado, years before. Can a city girl with an affinity for nature, find love with a devout mountain girl with a broken heart? Read Eagle Ridge, and find out if opposites really do attract.(Author's note: 2nd Edition of this book contains various corrections of grammatical and ease of reading problems that had been brought to my attention following the publication of the original manuscript.)

Wonder Girls


Catherine Jones - 2012
    In 1937, on the instructions of the matron, a nurse at a maternity hospital in London smuggles out an orphaned baby. Now, in Wales, an old lady pieces together these stories and is about to discover the surprising ways in which they link to her own.

The Art of Growing


Jacqueline Ramsden - 2021
    She owns a landscaping business, she tends her plants, lives alone, and secretly crushes on her favorite nonbinary garden center employee, Polly. Between anxiety and modesty, Sloane's never planning on telling Polly she likes them. She'll just be admiring from afar while she deals with her demanding family and fulfills her sister’s order.Polly Stanwick loves people. She has the best time working at Blooms, talking to customers, hanging out with the kids, and generally being a ray of sunshine. When they hear their regular, Sloane Abbott, is having a rough day, they naturally sweep in to help.What neither of them is expecting is for Polly's colleague to suggest her as a fake date for Sloane's weekend with her family. For Sloane, it’s the only way to avoid the heteronormative life her parents will push on her, so despite her misgivings, she agrees. It’s only one weekend, right?Fooling the Abbotts into thinking she and Polly are a couple is easy, but for Sloane, handling her own feelings is harder. Holding hands and sharing a bed doesn’t make things any easier—nor does Polly being there for her in all the ways she ever wished somebody would.Sometimes the hardest thing to face is our own potential to grow.The Art of Growing is a 75k-word slow-burn, friends-to-lovers, fake-dating romance over a weekend full of mutual pining and blurred lines. Content warnings for on-page sex scenes, abusive family dynamics, off-screen references to past abusive relationships, anxiety attacks, and useless sapphics.

Close Ups and F**k Ups


Natasha West - 2017
     Allie just wants to make movies. But that’s not so easy when distractions abound. Distractions like sexy set designer Ashley. Or for that matter, sensitive screenwriter Cameron. In the high pressure atmosphere of a top film school, can Allie hang on to who she is? And with two different love paths in front of her, will she choose the right one? Or will she fuck everything up? From the author of 'The Plus One' and 'Waiting for the Punchline', 'Close Ups and F**k Ups' is about risking everything for what (and who) you love.

Punk and Zen


J.D. Glass - 2007
    That? She saves for music, whether she's playing guitar or DJing...and everyone dances to her tune. But when the dreams Nina works so hard for start to fall into place, the past she thinks she's left behind returns. As she opens herself - to everything - Nina learns that being punk alone is not enough. She needs to love and be loved, to let go - without losing herself. Angst, sex, love, rock - 'Nuff said.

Pink Bean Series #1-3


Harper Bliss - 2018
    Beneath the Surface will take you back in time to follow their journey and discover the origin story of Sydney's pinkest coffee shop.Finally, get to know Josephine, long-time barista at the Pink Bean, as she attempts to get over her insecurities and opens herself up to love in Everything Between Us.Grab an espresso (or a flat white) and settle down for nearly 700 pages of heartwarming, dramatic and steamy lesbian romance, like only best-selling author Harper Bliss can craft.Sydney is full of coffeeshops, but none as exciting, and full of drama, as the Pink Bean..

The Third Act


Michele L. Rivera - 2020
    Nearly a decade ago, Sophie Chapman stepped into the newest bistro in Boston to see what the buzz was about. While alone at a table for two, the owner’s charming daughter, Brynne Wheeler, offered to keep her company. The two quickly became enamored with one another, their chemistry undeniable. Except Brynne never noticed the wedding ring on Sophie’s finger and Sophie made no mention of her wife. It only took that moment and their lives were changed forever. On the day that Sophie left Brynne in an attempt to save her troubled marriage, she made Brynne a promise. That was the last time they spoke. Years later, after a divorce and a journey of self-discovery, Sophie returns to Boston, now ready to honor her promise to Brynne. Hopeful that Brynne will take her back, Sophie is instead faced with the reality that Brynne has moved on. Or has she? Edited by Kira PlottsWords: 54,500