29TH ANNUAL LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FINALISTS Jacqueline Woodson and Jeanette Winterson were also honored for their lifetime achievements. Lesbian sections – winners in bold Lesbian Fiction A Thin Bright Line, Lucy Jane Bledsoe, University of Wisconsin Press Another Brooklyn, Jacqueline Woodson, Amistad Bull & Other Stories, Kathy Anderson, Autumn House Press The Day After Death, Lynn […]
Thrown together in school when Courtney arrives mid semester and sits next to Maggie in History class, these two polar opposites form a strong friendship that deepens into more. But time and life have a way of forcing hard decisions and not all is well in paradise. Jump forward and Margaret is a successful realtor […]
This is the sixth book of the Devil Series, following the ongoing mafioso saga of Cain and Emma’s family and business life in the now Katrina-ravaged New Orleans. The threat of Juan Luis and his mother are gone but rogue FBI agent Anthony Curtis has disappeared. While trying to juggle friends, allies and family, a […]
We first meat Drew aged 11 running down a street as if she has been transported there from outer space, with no memory of who she is or where she came from. Unusually her amnesia doesn’t fade, although the nightmares do after years of therapy. Jump to Drew aged 26, working as a Ranger and […]
Well this was different. Gerri Hill’s latest takes her supernatural series to a whole new level mixing paranormal, 1950’s scifi and a gentle romance which is definitely not the main storyline. Dana has run home to her parents’ farm in Western Colorado to escape an extremely premature marriage proposal. When everybody feels the earth tremble […]
The Chasing Game is hot, steamy and fun. It contains mild BDSM and some amusing roleplay, and carries a warning to that affect – so don’t read and be offended. If you like something a bit different from a standard erotic short, this is an excellent addition to your bookshelves. Ms O’Brien plays with a […]
Pioneer Award: – Eileen Myles Lesbian Fiction: – Under the Udala Trees – Chinelo Okparanta Lesbian romance: – Making A Comeback – Julie Blair Lesbian mystery: – Tarnished Gold – Ann Aptaker – Ordinary Mayhem – Victoria B Brownworth Lesbian erotica: – The Muse – Meghan O’Brien Lesbian poetry: – Life In a Box is […]
The Circle Dance is Jen Silver’s first stand-alone novel after completing her Starling Hill Trilogy. Once again set in the hills of West Yorkshire and infused with wit and realism, it is a classic British romance. Each of Ms Silver’s characters are familiar, realistic, lightly but well drawn and all of them are on a […]
In The Touch of a Woman KG MacGregor has gone for the very traditional lesbian romance – mature women finding herself, the ‘will she wont she’, the slow burn and the out lesbian who knows she should run a mile. What makes this an interesting read beyond the standard plotline are unusual back-histories. Ellis and […]
I didnt read as much as normal over the spring and summer and missed some excellent titles. I also realised I had done Melissa Brayden a huge dis-service by not reviewing Just Three Words. So apologies for being behind the times. I loved this book. It is well written, has excellent and endearing characters, a charming […]