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Her best friend’s sister is strictly off-limits, especially when her friend has no idea that her little sister is a lesbian. Jewel is back from a long stint in the Peace Corps and ready to start her new life back in her hometown. She’s ready to come out to her family and live life without apology. A chance encounter with her sister’s best friend Alice brings back memories of her childhood crush. Alice still sees her as the pesky kid sister, but Jewel is all grown up now and knows exactly how to take what she wants – and she wants Alice. Can Jewel convince Alice to take a chance on ...

She has a tiny little shopping problem that may need some special intervention... Eliza and her sweet husband Davis really want to save up for a house so they can get out of their crappy little apartment and finally start a family. After meeting with a financial planner, she promises that she will stop spending money, but when Black Friday comes, it’s impossible to resist all those awesome deals! Davis is frustrated with his younger wife’s spoiled and selfish behavior. Talking about it isn’t helping, so when their financial planner suggests a little old-fashioned discipline, he ...

They’re destined to love each other from afar, until their worlds collide… Barista Camille has a secret: she’s got a crush. An all-encompassing crush on the glamorous older woman who comes into her coffee shop every single day at precisely seven thirty a.m. It’s crazy. Madison doesn’t even know she’s alive, but that doesn’t keep Camille from dreaming about her every night. Billionaire Madison has the weight of the world on her shoulders. The CEO of one of Seattle’s largest software firms doesn’t have time for dating, fun, or any type of a personal life. Too many people are...

Her new roommate is down on her luck…and easy on the eyes. When Ashley’s roommate moves out unexpectedly, she needs to find a new one fast. There’s no way she can afford Seattle rent by herself on a receptionist’s salary, so when her friend recommends the new barista at their local coffee shop, Ashley jumps at the opportunity. Hannah is new in town. She’s looking for a fresh start after getting fired, dumped, and evicted all in one week. By a stroke of luck, she lands a job and an apartment in one visit to the funky little coffee shop she visits to use the free Wi-Fi. She and ...

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, ...

She divorced her husband, and now it's time for her best friend to take a shot. When Jennifer goes out with her best friend Susan to celebrate her divorce, she gets more than she bargained for. The dominant older woman gives Jennifer her first-time lesbian experience and changes things forever. Will it be a one-time thing, or will their hot and steamy night lead to love? “The Divorcee's First Time” is book one in the “Friends to Lovers” contemporary romantic novella series. Each book in the series is a steamy standalone featuring an LGBTQ couple making the leap from friends to ...

Previously published as "Coming Out in Ten Dates" episodes 1-25 on Kindle Vella. Who knew coming out as a lesbian in midlife would be such a challenge? After eighteen years of marriage, Rebecca finally admits the truth: she likes women. Tired of living a lie, she divorces her befuddled husband and sets out to explore life as a newly single lesbian woman. Concerned that Rebecca will fall for the first sweet-talking sapphic sister she meets, her sister Alice challenges Rebecca to go on ten dates with ten different women to explore Seattle’s lesbian dating scene. And she’s recruited all of...

It was supposed to be a vacation romance…until the woman she fell in love with becomes her new nanny! Margo isn’t normally one for flings. Between being a single mother and running the marketing department at a large corporation, she’s too busy to breathe let alone take time for herself. But when her seven-year-old daughter goes to stay at her father’s for Spring Break, she decides to do something she’s never done before – take a solo vacation. Amelia just finished grad school and to celebrate, she visits an all-inclusive adults-only resort in Mexico. She was planning to ...

Chloe loves the sun, but she hates those pesky tan lines. Sometimes she slathers on some tanning oil and sunbathes on her apartment balcony while strategically removing her clothes. It’s OK, she lives on the top floor. No one can see her up there, right? Well…it turns out that her neighbor in the next building can see her just fine. Oops. He’s watching her from his own balcony, and clearly he likes what he sees. She’s never done anything like this before, but when the mysterious older guy starts sending her messages she has no choice but to lower her inhibitions and comply with his ...

It was supposed to be one night, but when fate brings them back together, he wants to change the rules. Two strangers meet on Christmas Eve and united over their hatred of the holiday, they decide to have one night together. One night turns into a steamy twenty-four hours before they regretfully part ways. Until the day that they run into each other again and realize that their attraction is stronger than ever. She agrees to one more night together, but he wants forever. And he’s not above using every sensual tool at his disposal to make her change her mind… “One Night Like This” is...

She pretends to be pious, but she’s about to be corrupted. Hank: Maribel Andrews, aka “The Church Lady”, has fascinated me for as long as I can remember. I’ve always wondered if those prim outfits and severe hairstyles hid a secret passion. Little did I know that Maribel had a kinky side, one I longed to dominate… Maribel: For years I was the “good girl”, doing what was expected of me. I saved myself for marriage, turned a blind eye to my husband’s cheating, and faithfully went to church every week to pray for my salvation. But following the rules didn’t keep me from ...

The only thing worse than getting dumped on Valentine’s Day is having it happen in front of the mean girl who terrorized you all through school. Mia doesn’t know what’s wrong with her. Every time she thinks she’s found “the one” she gets her heart broken. But having her girlfriend announce that she’s bad in bed while publicly breaking up with her in a restaurant on Valentine’s Day seems like a new low. Especially with her old high school nemesis sitting at the next table. Colleen has two major regrets in life: not holding onto those Microsoft stocks she inherited from her ...

They went in for pie and left with something sweeter... Once upon a time Keri and Jeff were best friends -- and secretly in love with each other. They were inseparable during college, but they lost touch after graduation. When Keri is hired as the new Director of Student Affairs at Evermore University ten years later, she’s shocked to run into her old friend in a pie shop. He’s a bit…different now. Bigger. Stronger. Hotter. And also…dating a man? Jeff and Miguel are finally recovering from a bad break-up with the mercurial woman who they thought they’d spend the rest of their ...

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 ...

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 ...

It’s Friday night and Chloe has exciting plans: doing the laundry. Even though she’s got a boyfriend now, they can’t be together all the time. She needs to do some adulting now and then. Her boyfriend Kurt is working late, so it’s a perfect time to catch up on the piles of laundry she’s been neglecting. When her older boyfriend surprises her in the building’s public laundry room, Chloe realizes that doing laundry can be oh so satisfying. Turns out the spin cycle isn’t just for wet clothes… And when one of the neighbors walks in on them, things get even more interesting. “...

Last Christmas they fell in love. This Christmas can they do it again? Lucy When I parked my tow truck behind a disabled vehicle that winter night, I had no idea that the love of my life was waiting for me inside. I took one look at Kate and fell head over heels in love. But then she betrayed me. Or so I thought… Kate Growing up in foster care, I learned to rely only on myself. Protecting my heart was a defense mechanism, until a sexy mechanic slipped right past my walls and made me believe in Christmas and fairy tales. But when Lucy dumped me, I realized that our love was all an illusion...

This Valentine’s Day, Dan is going to give his wife the ultimate gift -- permission to sleep with as many men as she wants to over the course of one long weekend. There’s only one rule: he gets to pick them out. Last summer their anniversary trip took an unexpected turn when Sarah’s husband shared her with a passing hiker. The interlude reinvigorated their relationship and showed them that bringing a third person into their relationship was something they both desired. Dan is a powerful CEO, but despite all his billions of dollars, nothing makes him feel more powerful than sharing his...

Is thirty years too long to wait for a second chance? High school best friends Sara and Sofia had always been inseparable, but neither of them knew that they were hiding a secret attraction. The girls lost touch after graduation, but thirty years later, they run into each other in a coffee shop, and it’s love at first sight. Or second sight, anyway. They’re both too old to fall this fast, but they don’t want to waste any more time. After years of being single, Sara and Sofia are about to find out that true love was worth waiting for – and their first love can also be their last. “...

Her new assistant is strictly professional – at least until the night she lets her hair down. Rock superstar Lila never set out to be a lesbian icon. She’s adored by millions and plays to sold-out stadiums around the world, yet she longs for the quiet comfort of a wife and family. After a long string of crappy jobs, Christine is thrilled to get the chance to work as the personal assistant to a famous rockstar. Her last long-term relationship crashed and burned the week before the wedding, and she’s ready to have some adventures and escape the judgment of her small town. This job is ...