"Daisuki." "Hatsukoi." "Seikou." (Lesbian Romance)

Author: Hildred Billings
Publisher: Barachou Press
Total Pages: 718
Release: 2013-03-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

The REN'AI RENSAI (Serial of Love) series is an ongoing look into one lesbian relationship over the span of decades, told in non-chronological order in novel, novella, novelette and short story formats. "DAISUKI." Approximately 43,000 words Aiko and Reina have been together for almost 20 years, yet one thing remains unsaid between them: "Daisuki," or, "I love you." As they approach their anniversary, their relationship comes to an impasse as Aiko the Japanese housewife begins demanding "I love you" with a side of marriage and romance. But Reina doesn't understand complex concepts like "love" or other heavy emotions. She's spent years supporting her girlfriend via a soul-sucking salary job and tending to their mutual needs in the bedroom. Isn't that sufficient? In a culture demanding Reina choose between the "feminine" and the "masculine" worlds, it's bad enough she's trying to find her role without Aiko adding extra pressure. Some words need not saying, but "I love you" is about to destroy a relationship already surviving strange side-lovers and even stranger exploits. "DAISUKI." takes place from December, 2011 - July, 2012. "HATSUKOI." Approximately 83,500 words If society has taught Aiko anything, it's that one day she will marry a man. Not until she meets Reina, a lesbian with a knack for flirting, does she decide she wants to experience a different kind of sexual liberation - assuming she can overcome her insecurities and nosy family. As she succumbs more and more to Reina's charms, however, Aiko wonders if she can really abandon everyone's expectations. Reina has met plenty of girls like Aiko before: cute, naive, and ready to screw the status quo. After being burned by countless young women who go on to marry men and forget their lesbian lives, how can Reina trust yet another "good girl" following her around? Especially when she thinks she may be having those foreign feelings for her best friend instead. Time will only tell if Hatsukoi, or "first love," has really come to two such different people. Is their relationship genuine or just another footnote amongst flirting, lying, and sneaking around love hotels? "HATSUKOI." takes place from December, 1992 - April, 1993. "SEIKOU." Approximately 70,000 words For over twenty years Reina has sexually celebrated the women around her with a reverence only tolerated by her wife, Aiko. But when Reina misinterprets the fluidity of their open relationship, she's backed into a corner where her gender dysphoria reigns supreme. In order to salvage her marriage, she may have to reanalyze the way she views the world, her life, and her experiences. Just when she thinks she's figured her spouse out, Aiko faces an unexpected transgression. Can she forgive her? Or will love finally give way to the fatigue that accompanies being with someone like Reina? A sick mother and unsympathetic sister are not helping Aiko's dilemma. Even the most passionate relationships sometimes fall asunder to "seikou," the sexual character at the core of one's identity. Will Reina and Aiko reunite with stronger hearts, or is it finally time to go their separate ways? And if they do split up, who will help them pick up the pieces - the stoic therapist, the desperate socialite, or the young couple who initiated this mess to begin with? "SEIKOU." takes place from March - April 2013 NOTE - These books contains the following: Graphic language Sexual situations Polyamory / Open relationships Gender dysphoria Infidelity A lot of love for women who love women. Intended for mature audiences only.

"Daisuki." (Lesbian Romance)

Author: Hildred Billings
Publisher: Barachou Press
Total Pages: 157
Release: 2012-09-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

The REN'AI RENSAI (Serial of Love) series is an ongoing look into one lesbian relationship over the span of decades, told in non-chronological order in novel, novella, novelette and short story formats. "DAISUKI." Approximately 43,000 words, or 170 pages. Aiko and Reina have been together for almost 20 years, yet one thing remains unsaid between them: "Daisuki," or, "I love you." As they approach their anniversary, their relationship comes to an impasse as Aiko the Japanese housewife begins demanding "I love you" with a side of marriage and romance. But Reina doesn't understand complex concepts like "love" or other heavy emotions. She's spent years supporting her girlfriend via a soul-sucking salary job and tending to their mutual needs in the bedroom. Isn't that sufficient? In a culture demanding Reina choose between the "feminine" and the "masculine" worlds, it's bad enough she's trying to find her role without Aiko adding extra pressure. Some words need not saying, but "I love you" is about to destroy a relationship already surviving strange side-lovers and even stranger exploits. "DAISUKI." takes place from December, 2011 - July, 2012. All copies now come with a first scene preview of book 2, "HATSUKOI." at the end of the book. NOTE - This book contains the following: • Graphic language • Sexual situations • Polyamory / Open relationships • Gender dysphoria • A lot of love for women who love women. Intended for mature audiences only.

Queer Japanese

Queer Japanese
Author: H. Abe
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 205
Release: 2010-03-29
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0230106161

Abe presents a comprehensive picture of the linguistic strategies employed by Japanese sexual minorities in various social contexts, from magazine advice columns to bars to text messaging on cell phones to private homes.

The Columbia Reader on Lesbians and Gay Men in Media, Society, and Politics

The Columbia Reader on Lesbians and Gay Men in Media, Society, and Politics
Author: Larry P. Gross
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 690
Release: 1999
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780231104470

More than 100 articles, essays, letters, and primary documents cover the formation of gay identity; religious, scientific, medical and legal perspectives; the mainstream media; lesbian and gay media; and community prospects and tactics.

"Hatsukoi." (Lesbian Romance)

Author: Hildred Billings
Publisher: Barachou Press
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2012-11-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

The REN'AI RENSAI (Serial of Love) series is an ongoing look into one lesbian relationship over the span of decades, told in non-chronological order in novel, novella, novelette and short story formats. "HATSUKOI." Approximately 83,500 words If society has taught Aiko anything, it's that one day she will marry a man. Not until she meets Reina, a lesbian with a knack for flirting, does she decide she wants to experience a different kind of sexual liberation - assuming she can overcome her insecurities and nosy family. As she succumbs more and more to Reina's charms, however, Aiko wonders if she can really abandon everyone's expectations. Reina has met plenty of girls like Aiko before: cute, naive, and ready to screw the status quo. After being burned by countless young women who go on to marry men and forget their lesbian lives, how can Reina trust yet another "good girl" following her around? Especially when she thinks she may be having those foreign feelings for her best friend instead. Time will only tell if Hatsukoi, or "first love," has really come to two such different people. Is their relationship genuine or just another footnote amongst flirting, lying, and sneaking around love hotels? "HATSUKOI." takes place from December, 1992 - April, 1993. NOTE - This book contains the following: Graphic language Sexual situations Hilarious '90s fashion A lot of love for women who love women. Intended for mature audiences only.

Idols and Celebrity in Japanese Media Culture

Idols and Celebrity in Japanese Media Culture
Author: P. W. Galbraith
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 317
Release: 2012-08-30
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1137283785

This is the most complete and compelling account of idols and celebrity in Japanese media culture to date. Engaging with the study of media, gender and celebrity, and sensitive to history and the contemporary scene, these interdisciplinary essays cover male and female idols, production and consumption, industrial structures and fan movements.

Dirty Japanese

Dirty Japanese
Author: Matt Fargo
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 153
Release: 2007-04-26
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 156975067X

Learn cool slang, funny insults and all the words they didn’t teach you in class with this comprehensive guide to dirty Japanese. You’ve taken Japanese lessons and learned all kinds of useful phrases. You know how to order dinner, get directions, and ask for the bathroom. But what happens when it’s time to drop the textbook formality? To really know a language, you need to know it’s bad words, too. You need Dirty Japanese. From common slang and insulting curses to explicit sexual expressions, this volume teaches the kind of Japanese heard heard every day on the streets from Tokyo to Kyoto from “What’s up?” (Ossu?) to “I’m smashed,” (Beron beron ni nattekita.).

Fault Lines

Fault Lines
Author: Anne Rivers Siddons
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 372
Release: 1995
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0061093343

Approaching exhaustion after years of caring for her family, Merrit Fowler joins her daughter and sister in California, where an earthquake brings them closer together.

The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You Vol. 1

The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You Vol. 1
Author: Rikito Nakamura
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022-02-22
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1638581363

A hilariously over-the-top harem romcom! After 100 rejections, one young man must make his 100 soulmates happy--or else! Aijo Rentaro has asked a hundred girls out and struck out every time. In desperation, he prays for guidance, only to be told by a god that his rejections were due to a cosmic mishap! Now this god will set things right by making sure Aijo gets one hundred dates. Except, as things often go with gods, there’s a catch: each of his one hundred dates is Aijo’s destined soulmate! Worse, if he doesn’t return their feelings, they’ll all die in horrible—and hilarious—accidents!

The Other Woman

The Other Woman
Author: Hildred Billings
Publisher:
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2021-06-23
Genre:
ISBN:

Evelyn is a woman scorned when she meets enchanting Keira - and it's all by design. The most captivating woman in the city has walked into my office. Hair as red as carnal passion and a body I can't stop fantasizing about. She doesn't know it yet, but I'm about to ask her out. And she will say yes, because she won't have a reason to say no. When my conquest is complete, I intend to forget all about her. She is, after all, the reason for my pain. She is the source of my breakup and the woman my good-for-nothing ex seduced. I will consume the woman who wrecked my relationship. I will not fall for her, no matter how tempting she is. It's not becoming to be The Other Woman, after all. Good girls shouldn't cross me. But Keira isn't a good girl, is she? I'm no saint myself. In the end, we'll probably go down together. It'll be what we both deserve. THE OTHER WOMAN is a heated tale of revenge and scarred hearts. It has a HEA - but how Evelyn and Keira get there? You'll have to find out for yourself.