You're Not from Around Here, Are You?

You're Not from Around Here, Are You?
Author: Louise A. Blum
Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2001-03-13
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0299170934

This is a funny, moving story about life in a small town, from the point of view of a pregnant lesbian. Louise A. Blum, author of the critically acclaimed novel Amnesty, now tells the story of her own life and her decision to be out, loud, and pregnant. Mixing humor with memorable prose, Blum recounts how a quiet, conservative town in an impoverished stretch of Appalachia reacts as she and a local woman, Connie, fall in love, move in together, and determine to live their life together openly and truthfully. The town responds in radically different ways to the couple’s presence, from prayer vigils on the village green to a feature article in the family section of the local newspaper. This is a cautionary, wise, and celebratory tale about what it’s like to be different in America—both the good and the bad. A depiction of small town life with all its comforts and its terrors, this memoir speaks to anyone who has ever felt like an outsider in America. Blum tells her story with a razor wit and deft precision, a story about two "girls with grit," and the child they decide to raise, right where they are, in small town America.

All This Could Be Different

All This Could Be Different
Author: Sarah Thankam Mathews
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2023-08-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0593489144

2022 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST ONE OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES' TOP 5 FICTION BOOKS OF THE YEAR ONE OF TIME AND SLATE'S TOP 10 BOOKS OF THE YEAR Named one of the BEST BOOKS OF 2022 by NPR, Vogue, Vulture, BuzzFeed, Harper's Bazaar, and more “One of the buzziest, most human novels of the year…breathless, dizzying, and completely beautiful.” —Vogue “Dazzling and wholly original...[written] with such mordant wit, insight, and specificity, it feels like watching a new literary star being born in real time.” —Entertainment Weekly From a brilliant new voice comes an electrifying novel of a young immigrant building a life for herself—a warm, dazzling, and profound saga of queer love, friendship, work, and precarity in twenty-first century America Graduating into the long maw of an American recession, Sneha is one of the fortunate ones. She’s moved to Milwaukee for an entry-level corporate job that, grueling as it may be, is the key that unlocks every door: she can pick up the tab at dinner with her new friend Tig, get her college buddy Thom hired alongside her, and send money to her parents back in India. She begins dating women—soon developing a burning crush on Marina, a beguiling and beautiful dancer who always seems just out of reach. But before long, trouble arrives. Painful secrets rear their heads; jobs go off the rails; evictions loom. Sneha struggles to be truly close and open with anybody, even as her friendships deepen, even as she throws herself headlong into a dizzying romance with Marina. It’s then that Tig begins to draw up a radical solution to their problems, hoping to save them all. A beautiful and capacious novel rendered in singular, unforgettable prose, All This Could Be Different is a wise, tender, and riveting group portrait of young people forging love and community amidst struggle, and a moving story of one immigrant’s journey to make her home in the world.

My College Crush: A Steamy Second Chance Lesbian Romance

My College Crush: A Steamy Second Chance Lesbian Romance
Author: Reba Bale
Publisher: Reba Bale
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2022-04-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

She kissed a girl…and then the girl married a man. Miranda and Elizabeth were best friends throughout college. They shared everything: the same dorm room, the same group of friends, the same major. Until the night that their friendship became something more, and they shared their first lesbian experience. The next morning Elizabeth was gone, leaving only a note. She transferred schools and married the “perfect” man her rich parents picked out for her. Other than glimpses in the society pages, Miranda never heard from her again. Fifteen years later Miranda walks into a Lesbian Spirituality Retreat in the mountains and to her complete shock, one of the other participants is Elizabeth, the woman who broke her heart all those years ago. Elizabeth spent ten years of her life married to a man she didn’t love and keeping up appearances for her controlling parents. When she finally broke away, they disowned her. But now she’s living life on her own terms: reading tarot cards, doing yoga, eating vegetarian, and dating women. Seeing Miranda again is like finding the missing piece of her soul. But after the way she broke her friend’s heart, she’s going to have to work hard to convince the other woman that she’s changed and ready to commit to a long-term love with her college crush. “My College Crush” is part of the “Friends to Lovers” WLW romantic novella series. Each book in the series is a steamy standalone featuring an LGBTQ couple making the leap from friends to lovers and looking for their "happily ever after".

Two Days (A Sensual & Steamy Lesbian Romance)

Two Days (A Sensual & Steamy Lesbian Romance)
Author: Colleen Cooper
Publisher: Colleen Cooper
Total Pages: 231
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

What is there to celebrate when you’re stuck in a rut in both love and life? But as Lindsey contemplates her life, a confused woman who thinks she should desire men, but doesn't, a beautiful beacon lights the way in the night. Her name is Melina, and she’s a gorgeous German model in town for only two days. And, for some reason, Lindsey can't stop staring at her. A chance encounter turns to conversation, and Lindsey is enraptured. Two days is all she has to get to know Melina. Two days is all she has to figure out what this new yearning is she's feeling for Melina. Questions burn in Lindsey's scrambled mind... Why is she turned on by this admittedly sexy-as-sin woman? Why does her stomach tighten at the sight of her? And is it possible to find out you’re actually a lesbian, *and* fall in love with a woman... ...in just Two Days? Rebound is a steamy and sensual full-length lesbian romance from Colleen Cooper, author of the bestselling ‘Rebound’, telling the story of a young woman experiencing her first lesbian experience, and falling in love. This F/F romance novel contains graphic descriptions of explicit lesbian situations.

My Forbidden Love: An Enemies to Lovers Steamy Lesbian Romance

My Forbidden Love: An Enemies to Lovers Steamy Lesbian Romance
Author: Reba Bale
Publisher: Reba Bale
Total Pages: 88
Release: 2023-07-14
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

There are just some things you don’t do, like fall in love with your sister’s ex! Jolene never thought she’d fall for her sister’s ex-girlfriend, but when the new neighbor turns out to be the same woman who broke her sister’s heart, she can’t help but feel drawn to her. As she spends time with her new neighbor, they become friends. But can they ever be more? Anna always liked her ex’s sister, but now that they’re becoming friends, she’s realizing she feels a little more than like. Sparks fly every time they're together. Jolene doesn’t want to rock the boat with her sister, but when the passion erupts between them, they’re going to have to figure out how to make things work. Their love might be forbidden, but if feels so right…can they take their relationship to the next level without tearing Jolene’s family apart? “My Forbidden Love” is book ten in the “Friends to Lovers” romantic novella series. Each book in the series is a standalone story featuring an LGBT couple making the leap from friends to lovers and looking for their "happily ever after". If you like steamy but sweet romances with lots of snark, download this lesbian romance today.

My Fake Girlfriend: A Steamy Fake Relationship Lesbian Romance

My Fake Girlfriend: A Steamy Fake Relationship Lesbian Romance
Author: Reba Bale
Publisher: Reba Bale
Total Pages: 83
Release: 2022-07-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

The woman she’s had a crush on for years needs a fake girlfriend, and Elana is ready to volunteer for the job! Toya is in a bind. Her little sister is getting married, and her mother is insisting she bring her girlfriend to the wedding. She’d told a little white lie to get her mom off her back, but now it’s backfiring. Her mom thinks she’s in a committed relationship, so Toya needs to find a pretend girlfriend, and fast. Elana fell in love with Toya the minute she set eyes on her. Unfortunately, she somehow went right into the friend zone. Elana has been hesitant to rock the boat, especially when they have so many friends in common, but this wedding is a chance for her to finally show Toya how she feels. Pretending to be a couple and sharing a bed at the destination wedding, things start to heat up. Suddenly things between them aren’t so friendly… Can she convince Toya that she needs more than being a fake girlfriend? She needs forever. “My Fake Girlfriend” is part of the “Friends to Lovers” WLW romantic novella series. Each book in the series is a steamy standalone featuring an LGBTQ couple making the leap from friends to lovers and looking for their "happily ever after".

My Party Planner: A Steamy Friends to Lovers Lesbian Romance

My Party Planner: A Steamy Friends to Lovers Lesbian Romance
Author: Reba Bale
Publisher: Reba Bale
Total Pages: 91
Release: 2024-04-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

She agreed to plan the party, but she never planned for love! Joey is turning thirty soon and there’s one thing she wants for her birthday: a huge party to celebrate living past the age her doctors told her she’d never see when she was a kid. And she knows just the person to help plan the big event: her friend and party planner Kelsie. Kelsie is one of Seattle’s most in-demand party planners. She loves her job. She also has a huge crush on her friend Joey, but that’s her little secret. She’s been in the friend zone with Joey ever since they met. The two women couldn’t be more opposite. Kelsie is a light-hearted extrovert – a ray of sunshine wrapped up in cute dresses and well-chosen lipstick. Joey is serious and introverted, spending most of her time gaming or working in her construction business. But their attraction is undeniable… Long days planning the perfect event soon turn into long nights wrapped up in each other’s arms. But a secret from Kelsie’s past comes to light, will their love withstand its first test? “My Party Planner” is book thirteen in the “Friends to Lovers” romantic novella series. Each book in the series is a steamy standalone featuring an LGBTQ couple making the leap from friends to lovers and looking for their "happily ever after".

Captive in the Underworld

Captive in the Underworld
Author: Lianyu Tan
Publisher: Shattered Scepter Press
Total Pages: 327
Release: 2021-01-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0648994805

A dark lesbian romance retelling of the Hades/Persephone abduction story, set in mythological ancient Greece. In the land of the dead, Queen Hades’ word is law. Hades gets what she wants—always—and what she wants is a certain goddess of the springtime. Innocent Persephone chafes beneath her mother’s hawkish gaze and mercurial temper. Demeter has rebuffed all her daughter’s suitors, but she is not yet satisfied; she strives to crush Persephone’s spirit. Still, when Hades pulls her into the dark realm of the underworld, Persephone longs for the world above, even if it means an eternity under her mother’s thumb. With her tears and pleas for freedom ignored by pitiless Hades, Persephone must learn to satisfy her keeper in all ways, lest she suffer the consequences. And though she cannot deny that something blooms within her, something forbidden, Persephone despairs of ever feeling the sun upon her skin once more. No matter the cost, Hades intends to keep her. Forever. * * * Captive in the Underworld is a standalone dark lesbian romance novel set in mythological ancient Greece. It is rooted in the misogyny and cruelties of the Hades/Persephone myth and contains sensitive material. Due to mature content and dark themes, this book is intended for adult readers only. It contains scenes depicting non-consensual sex, death, abuse, kidnapping, assault, and other intimate partner violence. It is not recommended for readers sensitive to such content. PRAISE FOR CAPTIVE IN THE UNDERWORLD “A dark sapphic romance based on the myth of Persephone and Hades... entertaining, captivating, and exceptionally enjoyable... I read it twice in a row without stopping… if you like my work, I bet you’ll like this a whole lot!” ―Rae D. Magdon, author of Lucky 7 “I adored this brutally ruthless Hades... She was everything I wanted her to be... frightening and passionate all at once... a beautiful example of classic dark romance... Gorgeous novel, highly recommend.” ―Roses and Thorns Book Reviews “[The] best Hades/Persephone story I've ever read… such a gripping read I literally devoured it whole in one sitting like I was Kronos eating his kids… the world and the characters are so lush and compelling I'm tempted not to finish this review and just start rereading the book instead.”―Katarina, Goodreads reviewer