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Better to be Lucky with Lynn Ames 

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Lynn Ames is a superstar. She’s done a lot, she’s met interesting people, and this week she returns to talk about lesbian books that center on politics. She writes ‘em, she reads ‘em. Hope you enjoy. 

Topics and Works Discussed: 

46 by Lynn Ames 

The Value of Valor (The Kate & Jay Series Book Three) by Lynn Ames

Secrets Well Kept by Lynn Ames  

Eyes on the Stars by Lynn Ames 

Above All, Honor (Honor Series Book One) by Radclyffe 

Tara is a reviewer for The Lesbian Review, find her favourite books here. The Lesbian Review is a website dedicated to bringing you the best in lesbian fiction, movies, TV, fanfic and music.

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On the Beach with Kris Bryant 

Les Do Books with Tara and guest Kris Bryant 

Kris Bryant returns to the podcast along with the summer, which is perfect because this week Tara and Kris are bringing the beach reads to you in this Time of Covid. They even get a chance to play Lesbian Cliché Bingo! Stay safe out there. 

Topics and Works Discussed: 

• Entangled (A Tangle Valley Romance) by Melissa Brayden 
• In Her Court: A Camp Firefly Falls Lesbian Romance Novel by Tamsen Parker 
• The Roommate Arrangement by Jae 
• Breaking Character by Lee Winter 
• Once Ghosted, Twice Shy: A Reluctant Royals Novella by Alyssa Cole 
• Queerleaders: A Love Story by M.B. Guel

Tara is a reviewer for The Lesbian Review, find her favourite books here. The Lesbian Review is a website dedicated to bringing you the best in lesbian fiction, movies, TV, fanfic and music.

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A Wee Chat with Jenny Frame 

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This week, Tara sits down to have a wee chat with author Jenny Frame who tells a story about how a bad injury put her into a dark place before she was rescued by the twin sirens of lesfic: Xena Warrior Princess and fan fiction. An author who has written a lot, Jenny also talks about the differences between writing series vs. stand alone novels.   

Topics and Works Discussed: 

Charming the Vicar by Jenny Frame 

Cain Casey Series by Ali Vali 

The Lady’s Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite 

Longing for You by Jenny Frame  

Tara is a reviewer for The Lesbian Review, find her favourite books here. The Lesbian Review is a website dedicated to bringing you the best in lesbian fiction, movies, TV, fanfic and music.

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Angie Williams and the Emotionally Vulnerable Butch 

When Angie first joined the podcast she was but a humble reader, but now she has returned a seasoned author! Her first book, Mending Fences is out now from Bold Strokes Books and her second, Last Resort, is set to come out this September.   

This week, Tara and Angie talk about butch women in lesfic, how they are portrayed, and what they’d like to see going forward. 

For a treat, Tara grapples with the possibility of a cross-over dog character between series, something I think we can all agree on we need to see more of.   

Topics and Works Discussed: 

The Last Place You Look by Aurora Rey 

Blue Skies by Ali Vali 

Stormy Seas by Ali Vali 

Justice Served by Radclyffe (Book 4 of Justice Series) 

A Matter of Trust by Radclyffe (Prequel to Book 2 of Justice Series) 

Love at Cooper’s Creek by Missouri Vaun 

Her Best Friend’s Sister by (The) Meghan O’Brien 

Complex Dimensions by Brenda Murphy 

Tara is a reviewer for The Lesbian Review, find her favourite books here. The Lesbian Review is a website dedicated to bringing you the best in lesbian fiction, movies, TV, fanfic and music.

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Fangirlin’ on Meghan O’Brien with KD Williamson 

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This week, Tara and author KD Williamson welcome you to The Fangirl Zone. The subject of this visit to the zone? Meghan O’Brien. Enjoy a deep dive into their favorite books and a discussion into what really speaks to them across her books. For a bonus, KD breaks down the relationship structure of the Harlequin books of her youth. 

Topics and Works Discussed: 

Cops and Docs series by KD Williamson 

Big Girl Pill by KD Williamson 

Wild by Meghan O’Brien 

The Night Off by Meghan O’Brien 

Thirteen Hours by Meghan O’Brien 

The Sex Therapist Next Door by Meghan O’Brien 

Camp Rewind by Meghan O’Brien 

Battle Scars by Meghan O’Brien 

Her Best Friend’s Sister by Meghan O’Brien 

Truth and Measure: Devil Wears Prada Fanfic by Telanu (Roslyn Sinclair) 

The X Ingredient by Roslyn Sinclair 

Tara is a reviewer for The Lesbian Review, find her favourite books here. The Lesbian Review is a website dedicated to bringing you the best in lesbian fiction, movies, TV, fanfic and music.

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Military Lesfic with Jax Meyer 

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This week, Tara is joined by author Jax Meyer to talk about how she found her way into military lesfic. In addition to talking about her own work and the books she loves, Jax discusses the importance of exploring this part of our collective history. 

Topics and Works Discussed: 

• A Marine’s Discovery by Jax Meyer 
• A Marine’s Heart Series by Jax Meyer 
• Ask, Tell by E.J. Noyes 
• Don’t Call Me Hero by Eliza Lentzski 

Tara is a reviewer for The Lesbian Review, find her favourite books here. The Lesbian Review is a website dedicated to bringing you the best in lesbian fiction, movies, TV, fanfic and music.

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Research from The Trevor Project   

Where to go for help   

• UK contact Stonewall’s Information Service on 08000 502020 or email info@stonewall.org.uk 
• US http://www.nclrights.org/bornperfect-survivor-stories-and-survivor-network   

About The Guests 

Elana Joy 

Elena is an inspirational speaker and founder of the PRIDE and Joy Foundation. She grew up in a turbulent home, joined a conservative church as a teenager, put herself through college, married and birthed 4 beautiful children, and then....  Life 2.0 brought a divorce, leaving/getting kicked out of her church, a beautiful love story and a successful new career! Her viral TEDx talk has paved the way for speaking engagements around the country.  Audiences have included ABC, CBS and Fox news stations, the First Event in Boston, the Seacoast Wellness Series in New Hampshire, the THRIVE conference in Utah, as well as multiple print and online media stories, and podcasts.       

Find Elena Online 

https://twitter.com/ThurstonElena 

https://www.facebook.com/ElenaJoyExperience/ 

https://www.elenajoyexperience.com/   

https://www.prideandjoyfoundation.com/   

Rae D Magdon 

Rae is an author of queer speculative fiction with over 10 published novels. She believes that lesbian, bi, queer, and trans women deserve to have adventures, fall in love, and become heroes. Her latest cyberpunk novel, Lucky 7, won the 2019 Goldie and Rainbow Awards for science fiction.   

Find Rae Online   

http://twitter.com/RaeDMagdon 

http://facebook.com/RaeDMagdon 

http://raedmagdon.tumblr.com 

http://raedmagdon.com     

About Sheena 

Sheena comes from a media background and in 2014 she started The Lesbian Review, a website dedicated to reviewing the best lesbian books and movies. In 2016 A podcast channel seemed like a natural progression and so she started The Lesbian Talkshow.  Sheena discovered lesbian fiction in her late teens and it helped her with her coming out process, something for which she will always be grateful. 

Research from The Trevor Project

Where to go for help

• UK contact Stonewall’s Information Service on 08000 502020 or email info@stonewall.org.uk
  
• US http://www.nclrights.org/bornperfect-survivor-stories-and-survivor-network
  

About The Guests

Elana Joy

Elena is an inspirational speaker and founder of the PRIDE and Joy Foundation. She grew up in a turbulent home, joined a conservative church as a teenager, put herself through college, married and birthed 4 beautiful children, and then....  Life 2.0 brought a divorce, leaving/getting kicked out of her church, a beautiful love story and a successful new career! Her viral TEDx talk has paved the way for speaking engagements around the country.  Audiences have included ABC, CBS and Fox news stations, the First Event in Boston, the Seacoast Wellness Series in New Hampshire, the THRIVE conference in Utah, as well as multiple print and online media stories, and podcasts.

Find Elena Online

https://twitter.com/ThurstonElena 

https://www.facebook.com/ElenaJoyExperience/ 

https://www.elenajoyexperience.com/   

https://www.prideandjoyfoundation.com/   

Rae D Magdon

Rae is an author of queer speculative fiction with over 10 published novels. She believes that lesbian, bi, queer, and trans women deserve to have adventures, fall in love, and become heroes. Her latest cyberpunk novel, Lucky 7, won the 2019 Goldie and Rainbow Awards for science fiction.

Find Rae Online

http://twitter.com/RaeDMagdon 

http://facebook.com/RaeDMagdon 

http://raedmagdon.tumblr.com 

http://raedmagdon.com     

About Sheena

Sheena comes from a media background and in 2014 she started The Lesbian Review, a website dedicated to reviewing the best lesbian books and movies. In 2016 A podcast channel seemed like a natural progression and so she started The Lesbian Talkshow.  Sheena discovered lesbian fiction in her late teens and it helped her with her coming out process, something for which she will always be grateful.

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Love in Small Towns with Andi Marquette 

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This week, Tara sits down with the omni-present and ever impressive Andi Marquette to talk about one of her favourite things: small towns in fiction. There’s lots of recommendations in this episode and some interesting questions are posed. Such as, is it an episode if Tara doesn’t bring up Ann McMan? Spoiler: no, it is not. Also be warned: Andi gets kinda deep. 

Topics and Works Discussed: 

Chaps by Jove Belle 

Bitterroot Queen by Jove Belle 

The Jericho Books by Ann McMan 

Idaho Code by Joan Opyr 

From Hell to Breakfast by Joan Opyr 

Beautiful Dreamer by Melissa Brayden 

Lizzo 

Not-So-Straight-Sue by Cheyenne Blue 

Welcome to the Wallops by Gill McKnight 

Borage by Gill McKnight 

If I Loved You Less by Tamsen Parker 

From the Boots Up by Andi Marquette 

From the Hat Down by Andi Marquette 

Tara is a reviewer for The Lesbian Review, find her favourite books here. The Lesbian Review is a website dedicated to bringing you the best in lesbian fiction, movies, TV, fanfic and music.

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https://twitter.com/ThurstonElena 

https://www.facebook.com/ElenaJoyExperience/ 

https://www.elenajoyexperience.com/   

https://www.prideandjoyfoundation.com/   

Rae D Magdon

Rae is an author of queer speculative fiction with over 10 published novels. She believes that lesbian, bi, queer, and trans women deserve to have adventures, fall in love, and become heroes. Her latest cyberpunk novel, Lucky 7, won the 2019 Goldie and Rainbow Awards for science fiction.

Find Rae Online

http://twitter.com/RaeDMagdon 

http://facebook.com/RaeDMagdon 

http://raedmagdon.tumblr.com 

http://raedmagdon.com     

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Haunting Love by KA Moll 

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Welcome to Book Clips, the mini podcast where authors and narrators give you a taste of a book with a short snippet.  In this episode we hear an excerpt from the audiobook for Haunting Love by KA Moll narrated by Emily Beresford   

Synopsis  

Anna Crestwood was raised in the strict beliefs of a religious sect that’s nestled in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains. She’s a lesbian with a ton of baggage, fearful, guilty, and alone. Few things would cause her to leave these familiar surroundings, the job offer of a lifetime being one of them.

So, against her better judgment, she packs her belongings and moves to the Land of Lincoln, a land without mountains, a land of corn fields, and soybeans. This event, traumatic as it was, would have been uneventful had her movers not been told to move a critical stone, a stone that blocked the fiery-breath of Hell, setting a dire chain of events in motion, and beginning the ultimate battle between good and evil.

Gabe Garst is a police officer, a powerful medium, and the daughter of Anna’s new landlord. Her work with juvenile delinquents and ghosts is all that keeps her going. Inside she’s dead, certain that her capacity to love is buried with her late wife, six feet under. Grieving, depressed, and alone, suicide seems like her best option.

When she stops by Anna’s to check out an electrical problem, she stumbles across hauntings; encounters a demon, old, dark, and dangerous; and senses the stirrings of mutual attraction. Unfortunately, both women must battle personal demons before anything can come of it.

And, they’ll wait almost too long.

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Research from The Trevor Project

Where to go for help

• UK contact Stonewall’s Information Service on 08000 502020 or email info@stonewall.org.uk
• US http://www.nclrights.org/bornperfect-survivor-stories-and-survivor-network
  

About The Guests

Elana Joy

Elena is an inspirational speaker and founder of the PRIDE and Joy Foundation. She grew up in a turbulent home, joined a conservative church as a teenager, put herself through college, married and birthed 4 beautiful children, and then....  Life 2.0 brought a divorce, leaving/getting kicked out of her church, a beautiful love story and a successful new career! Her viral TEDx talk has paved the way for speaking engagements around the country.  Audiences have included ABC, CBS and Fox news stations, the First Event in Boston, the Seacoast Wellness Series in New Hampshire, the THRIVE conference in Utah, as well as multiple print and online media stories, and podcasts.

Find Elena Online

https://twitter.com/ThurstonElena 

https://www.facebook.com/ElenaJoyExperience/ 

https://www.elenajoyexperience.com/   

https://www.prideandjoyfoundation.com/   

Rae D Magdon

Rae is an author of queer speculative fiction with over 10 published novels. She believes that lesbian, bi, queer, and trans women deserve to have adventures, fall in love, and become heroes. Her latest cyberpunk novel, Lucky 7, won the 2019 Goldie and Rainbow Awards for science fiction.

Find Rae Online

http://twitter.com/RaeDMagdon 

http://facebook.com/RaeDMagdon 

http://raedmagdon.tumblr.com 

http://raedmagdon.com     

About Sheena

Sheena comes from a media background and in 2014 she started The Lesbian Review, a website dedicated to reviewing the best lesbian books and movies. In 2016 A podcast channel seemed like a natural progression and so she started The Lesbian Talkshow.  Sheena discovered lesbian fiction in her late teens and it helped her with her coming out process, something for which she will always be grateful.

If you like what we do then buy us a Ko-Fi 

The Possibility and the Promise with Radclyffe 

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“Everything with me is a long story because I always back up to the beginning.”

* laughs* “No one will mind.” 

This week, Tara sits down with Radclyffe (Love on the Night Shift) to talk about her personal history as a reader, a writer, and publisher of lesbian literature. Also, Tara asks a question she’s afraid she won’t like the answer to. 

Topics and Works Discussed: 

Beebo Brinker by Ann Bannon 

The Latecomer by Sarah Aldridge 

The Honor Series by Radclyffe 

Tara is a reviewer for The Lesbian Review, find her favourite books here. The Lesbian Review is a website dedicated to bringing you the best in lesbian fiction, movies, TV, fanfic and music.

Follow Tara on Twitter for more recommendations

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Coming To Terms by KA Moll 

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Welcome to Book Clips, the mini podcast where authors and narrators give you a taste of a book with a short snippet.  In this episode we hear the an excerpt from the audiobook for Coming To Terms by KA Moll narrated by Emily Beresford Synopsis 

Synopsis

Coming to Terms tells the story of Sawyer James, a cop, angry and alone, an alcoholic. Sexually abused by her father when she was a child, she keeps secrets with her twin sister, and numbs past trauma with the bottle. When her twin is psychiatrically hospitalized, she’ll work with the hospital social worker, and in doing so, will be offered no choice but to deal with past horrors.

Sage Carson is a clinical social worker, a divorced woman who has no desire for a relationship, one man being enough for a lifetime. When she meets Sawyer, questions about her own sexuality will be awakened, and she’ll have no choice but to deal with them.

And, with this backdrop, as these two women begin a new relationship, Sawyer must perform at the top of her game, engaging in a desperate hunt for a serial rapist-murderer, a hunt that will become all too personal.

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Research from The Trevor Project

Where to go for help

• UK contact Stonewall’s Information Service on 08000 502020 or email info@stonewall.org.uk
• US http://www.nclrights.org/bornperfect-survivor-stories-and-survivor-network

About The Guests

Elana Joy

Elena is an inspirational speaker and founder of the PRIDE and Joy Foundation. She grew up in a turbulent home, joined a conservative church as a teenager, put herself through college, married and birthed 4 beautiful children, and then....  Life 2.0 brought a divorce, leaving/getting kicked out of her church, a beautiful love story and a successful new career! Her viral TEDx talk has paved the way for speaking engagements around the country.  Audiences have included ABC, CBS and Fox news stations, the First Event in Boston, the Seacoast Wellness Series in New Hampshire, the THRIVE conference in Utah, as well as multiple print and online media stories, and podcasts.

Find Elena Online

https://twitter.com/ThurstonElena 

https://www.facebook.com/ElenaJoyExperience/ 

https://www.elenajoyexperience.com/   

https://www.prideandjoyfoundation.com/   

Rae D Magdon

Rae is an author of queer speculative fiction with over 10 published novels. She believes that lesbian, bi, queer, and trans women deserve to have adventures, fall in love, and become heroes. Her latest cyberpunk novel, Lucky 7, won the 2019 Goldie and Rainbow Awards for science fiction.

Find Rae Online

http://twitter.com/RaeDMagdon 

http://facebook.com/RaeDMagdon 

http://raedmagdon.tumblr.com 

http://raedmagdon.com     

About Sheena

Sheena comes from a media background and in 2014 she started The Lesbian Review, a website dedicated to reviewing the best lesbian books and movies. In 2016 A podcast channel seemed like a natural progression and so she started The Lesbian Talkshow.  Sheena discovered lesbian fiction in her late teens and it helped her with her coming out process, something for which she will always be grateful.

If you like what we do then buy us a Ko-Fi 

Whispers Of The Heart by KA Moll 

Book Clips  

Welcome to Book Clips, the mini podcast where authors and narrators give you a taste of a book with a short snippet.  In this episode we hear the first chapter of the audiobook for Whispers Of The Heart by KA Moll narrated by Emily Beresford.   

Synopsis  

Days after completing her fellowship in pediatric ophthalmology, 35-year-old Aki Williams travels from her home in Los Angeles to a small town in Illinois, interviewing for a job that she doesn’t want. What she does want is to meet her biological sister, Jack Camdon, a sister whom she didn’t know existed until she dreamt of her. Upon their meeting, many things surprise her - that Jack’s a lesbian with a wife and children, that she’s a dreamer who dreams in spirit animals, and that she’s a medicine woman, deeply rooted in the Ojibwe culture.

Three years ago on Sunday, 43-year-old professor of archaeology Carsyn Lyndon lost her parents and her wife in a tragic accident. Since then, she’s suffered from PTSD and loneliness. She’s kind-hearted and handsome but dates no one. When she meets Aki at her four-year-old godson’s birthday party, they’re incredibly attracted to one another, and those feelings intensify during a family camping trip - a particularly interesting development for Aki, since prior to that, she’d never considered that she might be a lesbian.

As Aki comes to terms with her sexuality, Carsyn renews a vow to not make the same mistake twice - a mistake that had devastating consequences. With seemingly no middle ground, an accident will bring them together, forcing them to re-examine their priorities. But will love, even love at first sight, be enough for them to move forward as a couple?

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Why Not? With Rae D. Magdon 

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Tara is joined by Rae D. Magdon this week to talk fan fiction, bisexuality and what drives her to write speculative fiction. Rae is a prolific writer, with 11 novels and 10 novelettes featuring women loving other women, the latest of which is Fur and Fangs. Make sure you stay till the end where they are joined by a surprise celebrity guest!   

Topics and Works Discussed: 

• The Best Entertainment by Rae D. Magdon (Mass Effect fan-fiction) 
• She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (Netflix) Noelle Stevenson (She-Ra Showrunner, creator of Lumberjanes) 
• Ask A Bisexual Podcast 
• The Tiger’s Daughter by K Arsenault Rivera 
• Compass Rose by Anna Burke 
• Thorn by Anna Burke 
• In the Silences by Rachel Gold 

Tara is a reviewer for The Lesbian Review, find her favourite books here. The Lesbian Review is a website dedicated to bringing you the best in lesbian fiction, movies, TV, fanfic and music.

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Dare to Love by A. L. Brooks 

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Welcome to Book Clips, the mini podcast where authors and narrators give you a taste of a book with a short snippet.  In this episode we hear the author doing a reading from Dare to Love by A. L. Brooks   

Synopsis

Investment banker Ash Taylor left her cut-throat world to set up a cool, cutting-edge tattoo studio. Her love life's been a lot bumpier, though. Ever since a heart-breaking affair with a straight colleague, she's vowed to steer clear of women unsure of their sexuality.

Talent-agency executive Carmen Lyttleton is straight, career focused, and not prone to distraction from her occasional casual relationships. When her best friend gets a tattoo at Ash's studio, Carmen finds herself unexpectedly impressed by Ash and her business.

When they accidentally meet again, Carmen is shocked by the sparks between them and the realization that she feels a lot more than just admiration for Ash's work ethic. It can't possibly mean what it seems...can it?

The pull between the women is powerful but so are their fears, old baggage, and stubbornness. Can they dare to love?

Contains mature themes.

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Hidden Histories with Paula Martinac 

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This week, Tara sits down to talk historical fiction with author Paula Martinac (Clio Rising). As both an author and a reader, Paula is deeply interested in history and historical fiction, especially how it intersects with lesbian literature. Lesbian history is a hidden history, and through fiction we get the chance to see ourselves revealed in a world written by others. Some of Paula’s recommendations are YA. Others aren’t. They’re all historicals and they all have romantic aspects, but they’re not dedicated romances. After listening to Paula describe these books, you’ll end up with more on your list than you’d bargained for. Enjoy! 

Paula Recommends: 

Silhouette of a Sparrow by Molly Beth Griffin 

Two Wings to Fly Away by Penny Mickelbury 

White Houses by Amy Bloom 

She Rises by Kate Worsley 

An Impossible Distance to Fall by Miriam McNamara 

The Best Bad Things by Katrina Carrasco 

Tara is a reviewer for The Lesbian Review, find her favourite books here. The Lesbian Review is a website dedicated to bringing you the best in lesbian fiction, movies, TV, fanfic and music.

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Back To The Start by Monica McCallan 

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Welcome to Book Clips, the mini podcast where authors and narrators give you a taste of a book with a short snippet.  In this episode we hear a reading from the author of Back To The Start by Monica McCallan

Synopsis

When Remy’s grandmother dies, it means leaving her life in San Francisco and returning to a town she swore she'd never revisit, forced to confront a world she'd worked hard to put behind her over the last twelve years.

She's not expecting that the first girl to ever steal her heart, the pretty, popular Fallon Lewis is still around, and in a town this small, their paths continue to cross much to Remy’s dismay. It's hard enough seeing her first love, but it's exponentially more difficult when she can barely stand to look at the woman.

Remy's trip back has the possibility to open up doors she believed were shut long ago, but she's never planned on staying, and she definitely never planned on letting Fallon back into her life.

If she thought being a teenager in a small town was hard, she's about to find out how much harder life is when there's no one but herself to blame for her problems.

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Poppy Jenkins by Clare Ashton

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Welcome to Book Clips, the mini podcast where authors and narrators give you a taste of a book with a short snippet.  In this episode we hear the first chapter of Poppy Jenkins by Clare Ashton

Synopsis

Two old friends, one hot summer, a whole load of confusion.

Poppy Jenkins makes everyone smile. She’s the heart of Wells, a beautiful village in mid-Wales, leaving light and laughter in her wake. She has a doting family, an errant dog and a little sister with a nose for mischief. But she’s the only gay in the village and it’s a long time since she kissed a girl: the chance of romance in sleepy Wells is rarer than a barking sheep.

If she doesn’t think too hard, life is cosy, until a smart sports car barrels into town with the last woman Poppy wants to see behind the wheel. Beautiful Rosalyn Thorn was once Poppy’s high school BFF even though she was trouble. Then one day she abandoned Wells and Poppy without explanation. Now the highflier is back and bound to cause fresh havoc in the village and with Poppy’s heart; folk are not happy.

Wells needs to wake up to the 21st century and Rosalyn can help, but old prejudices die hard. If they can be friends it could be the chance to make everyone’s happy ever after. Couldn’t it?

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Les Talk About It Series: Dating

Dating is not just a fun exploration of yourself and your partner but it is an important step in your life. In this series we break down lesbian dating and talk about it.

About The Hosts

Sheena comes from a media background and in 2014 she started The Lesbian Review, a website dedicated to reviewing the best lesbian books and movies. In 2016 A podcast channel seemed like a natural progression and so she started The Lesbian Talkshow.

Sheena discovered lesbian fiction in her late teens and it helped her with her coming out process, something for which she will always be grateful.

Tamara is a marketing professional and has branched out into design and photography. Her natural love for research and learning meant that she was the perfect podcast partner when Sheena wanted to start Les Talk About It. (Well, that and the fact that Tamara is married to Sheena.)

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Writing Lesbian Fiction from the Grave with Paige Braddock 

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This week, Tara goes all over the map with Paige Braddock. Paige is possibly best known as the creator of  Jane’s World, the first gay-themed comic work to receive online distribution by a national syndicate. Or you might know her by another name: Missouri Vaun. After working at comics for many years, Paige turned to novels to get all the other stories inside of her out, the latest being Chasing Sunset. Tara and Paige cover a lot of ground, including how self-publishing and fan fiction have led the way to the lesfic we all know and love of today. If you stay till the end, you’ll even find out how a woman can write lesbian fiction from the grave. 

Topics Discussed: 

• Kim Baldwin
• Radclyffe’s Provincetown Tales 
• Doc Savage 
• Ann Bannon’s Beebo Brinker series 
• “Jane’s World” 
• Marriage in the New York Times 
• Celina De Leon 
• Stinky Cecil 
• Andrea Colvin 
• Cindy Cresap 
• Sheila Keenan 
• Peanut, Butter, & Crackers 
• Backwards to Oregon by Jae 
• Casting Lacey by Elle Spencer 
• Beautiful Accidents by Erin Zak 
• Falling into Her by Erin Zak 
• Ornament and Silence: Essays on Women’s Lives from Edith Wharton to Germaine Greer by Kennedy Fraser 
• Thorn by Anna Burke 
• This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone 

Tara is a reviewer for The Lesbian Review, find her favourite books here. The Lesbian Review is a website dedicated to bringing you the best in lesbian fiction, movies, TV, fanfic and music.

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Blue Ice Landing by KA Moll

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Welcome to Book Clips, the mini podcast where authors and narrators give you a taste of a book with a short snippet.  In this episode we hear an excerpt from the audiobook for Blue Ice Landing by KA Moll narrated by Emily Beresford. 

Synopsis

At 33, Coy Davidson is a beautiful blonde with a southern accent and a successful practice as a physician assistant. She has a comfortable home, good friends, and a loving family. She's also a widow, carrying a burden of responsibility for her wife's untimely death. She lost her footing that day, gave up her dream to be a doctor, and swore off relationships. Now, three years later, she's ready to turn her life on end in an effort to regain what she lost.

At 29, Coby O'Brien is a woman with secrets. She's estranged from her family, a recovering alcoholic, and alone because she's convinced that she's unlovable. When she loses her job as a heavy equipment operator, she'll accept one that'll force her to step way outside her comfort zone into a life where nothing is, as it seems. Having caught next to no breaks in life, it may turn out to be her break of a lifetime.

When Coy quits her job to accept a position in Antarctica, her path will cross with Coby's. Their attraction to one another will be immediate, and despite their differences, it won't be long before they fall in love. But for these two, with all their baggage, will love be enough?

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Sheena comes from a media background and in 2014 she started The Lesbian Review, a website dedicated to reviewing the best lesbian books and movies. In 2016 A podcast channel seemed like a natural progression and so she started The Lesbian Talkshow.

Sheena discovered lesbian fiction in her late teens and it helped her with her coming out process, something for which she will always be grateful.

Tamara is a marketing professional and has branched out into design and photography. Her natural love for research and learning meant that she was the perfect podcast partner when Sheena wanted to start Les Talk About It. (Well, that and the fact that Tamara is married to Sheena.)

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Uprooting by Suzie Carr 

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Welcome to Book Clips, the mini podcast where authors and narrators give you a taste of a book with a short snippet.  In this episode we hear a reading from Uprooting by Suzie Carr 

Synopsis

On a fateful spring afternoon, two strangers meet at a musical event, and a spark of an idea brings them both the opportunity to right some wrongs.

Meet Harper Ray, an undiscovered musician, who’s willing to dig weeds, clean houses, and give guitar lessons to stay afloat. A childhood tragedy has kept her blocked and has limited her ability to see and live her potential.

Ivy Homestead is a green witch and life coach. Her life purpose has always been to help people live their best lives. But after hurting her best friend over a year ago, Ivy has struggled with feelings of inadequacy.

What they both discover will test their strength and have them questioning what they're willing to risk to find their way back home within themselves and each other.

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About The Hosts

Sheena comes from a media background and in 2014 she started The Lesbian Review, a website dedicated to reviewing the best lesbian books and movies. In 2016 A podcast channel seemed like a natural progression and so she started The Lesbian Talkshow.

Sheena discovered lesbian fiction in her late teens and it helped her with her coming out process, something for which she will always be grateful.

Tamara is a marketing professional and has branched out into design and photography. Her natural love for research and learning meant that she was the perfect podcast partner when Sheena wanted to start Les Talk About It. (Well, that and the fact that Tamara is married to Sheena.)

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What’s Your Series with A.L. Brooks

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This week, Tara’s joined by A.L. Brooks (Never Too Late for Heroes), a self-confessed “bit of a geek” who has created a Grand Classification for Romance Series (GCRS). Is your favourite series a pure, shared universe (which sub-divides further into closely and loosely shared universes) or an evolving universe series? Get comfortable — unless you’re stuck in your lesbian cave, in which case come on and join us — and find out!  

Angela’s Recommendations (as sanctioned by the GCRS)

Shaken Series by KG MacGregor 

Soho Loft Series by Melissa Brayden 

Puppy Love Series by Georgia Beers 

LA. Metro Series by RJ Nolan 

London Romance Series by Clare Lydon 

Jericho series Ann McMan 

The Hollywood Series by Jae 

Tara’s Recommendations (unsanctioned by the GCRS) 

Honor Series by Radclyffe 

Seven Shores Series by Melissa Brayden 

A Pine Cone Romance Series by Missouri Vaun/D. Jackson Leigh/VK Powell 

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Donning The Beard by EA Kafkalas 

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Welcome to Book Clips, the mini podcast where authors and narrators give you a taste of a book with a short snippet.  In this episode we hear a reading from Donning The Beard by EA Kafkalas read by Katelyn Pekrul  

Synopsis  

A gender-bending, historical romance.

In 1777, when Gabrielle’s mother dies in childbirth she is left to be raised by her father Lord Guillemot, a soldier in the King’s Army.

Orphaned Madeline is sent to live with her aunt Aimée, the lord’s housekeeper, and work for Lord Guillemot. She is assigned to care for the lord's daughter, Gabrielle, and finds her best friend and the love of her life.

Gabrielle's father discovers that she has taught Madeline to read and write, and tries to put an end to their friendship. They thwart his plans only to find that he has arranged a marriage for Gabrielle to Damien. Her fiancé proves to be a vile man, and unbeknownst to Gabrielle, Madeline poses as Alexandre, a new suitor. Alexandre challenges Damien to a duel of swords.

When Gabrielle discovers her new love’s true identity, the fall out sends them on a journey that takes them out of the rising French Revolution into a magical theatrical world in England. There, with the help of an actor and their father’s paramour –the grand dame of theatre– Mademoiselle Babcock, they think their dreams of have come true.

When Gabrielle’s father is rescued from imprisonment and makes his way back to England, will their dreams be dashed or will they finally get their happily ever after?

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About The Hosts

Sheena comes from a media background and in 2014 she started The Lesbian Review, a website dedicated to reviewing the best lesbian books and movies. In 2016 A podcast channel seemed like a natural progression and so she started The Lesbian Talkshow.

Sheena discovered lesbian fiction in her late teens and it helped her with her coming out process, something for which she will always be grateful.

Tamara is a marketing professional and has branched out into design and photography. Her natural love for research and learning meant that she was the perfect podcast partner when Sheena wanted to start Les Talk About It. (Well, that and the fact that Tamara is married to Sheena.)

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Haunting Love by KA Moll

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Welcome to Book Clips, the mini podcast where authors and narrators give you a taste of a book with a short snippet.  In this episode we hear an excerpt from the audiobook for Haunting Love by KA Moll narrated by Emily Beresford

Synopsis

Anna Crestwood was raised in the strict beliefs of a religious sect that’s nestled in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains. She’s a lesbian with a ton of baggage, fearful, guilty, and alone. Few things would cause her to leave these familiar surroundings, the job offer of a lifetime being one of them.

So, against her better judgment, she packs her belongings and moves to the Land of Lincoln, a land without mountains, a land of corn fields, and soybeans. This event, traumatic as it was, would have been uneventful had her movers not been told to move a critical stone, a stone that blocked the fiery-breath of Hell, setting a dire chain of events in motion, and beginning the ultimate battle between good and evil.

Gabe Garst is a police officer, a powerful medium, and the daughter of Anna’s new landlord. Her work with juvenile delinquents and ghosts is all that keeps her going. Inside she’s dead, certain that her capacity to love is buried with her late wife, six feet under. Grieving, depressed, and alone, suicide seems like her best option.

When she stops by Anna’s to check out an electrical problem, she stumbles across hauntings; encounters a demon, old, dark, and dangerous; and senses the stirrings of mutual attraction. Unfortunately, both women must battle personal demons before anything can come of it.

And, they’ll wait almost too long.

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Sheena comes from a media background and in 2014 she started The Lesbian Review, a website dedicated to reviewing the best lesbian books and movies. In 2016 A podcast channel seemed like a natural progression and so she started The Lesbian Talkshow.

Sheena discovered lesbian fiction in her late teens and it helped her with her coming out process, something for which she will always be grateful.

Tamara is a marketing professional and has branched out into design and photography. Her natural love for research and learning meant that she was the perfect podcast partner when Sheena wanted to start Les Talk About It. (Well, that and the fact that Tamara is married to Sheena.)

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5 Character Driven F/F Books Charley Clarke Recommends 

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This week, Tara’s joined by Charley Clarke (debut novel Always a Love Song) who has brought her favorite character driven romances to talk about. 

Charley’s Recommendations: 

Kiss the Girl by Melissa Brayden 

The Cybernetic Tea Shop by Meredith Katz 

Run in the Blood by A.E. Ross 

It’s Not a Date by Heather Blackmore 

Who’d Have Thought by G Benson 

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For A Moment’s Indiscretion by KA Moll

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Welcome to Book Clips, the mini podcast where authors and narrators give you a taste of a book with a short snippet. In this episode we hear the first chapter of the audiobook for For A Moment’s Indiscretion by KA Moll narrated by Emily Beresford.

Synopsis

With 10 years of marriage under their belt, Zane and Jaina are coasting. The little things they used to do for one another have fallen by the wayside. They've gotten busy with life. They've forgotten to nurture their love and relationship. Even soul mates can stumble on hard times and have marital difficulties.

At 47, both are successful professionals. Jaina is an associate professor in a renowned school of social work. Zane is the pastor of a large congregation. They have two kids, one in juvenile detention, and the other anxious. When Zane joins the faculty of a seminary, in addition to her full-time job responsibilities, she's short on time, and neglects Jaina.

Enter Amelia, a new faculty member in Jaina's building. She's new in town, young, and very pretty. She's also not at all how she seems. Oh, and she's very interested in Jaina. When an argument with Zane causes Jaina to storm out angry, she reaches out to Amelia. Of course, she seizes the opportunity. And for a moment of indiscretion, Jaina could lose everything.

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Sheena comes from a media background and in 2014 she started The Lesbian Review, a website dedicated to reviewing the best lesbian books and movies. In 2016 A podcast channel seemed like a natural progression and so she started The Lesbian Talkshow.

Sheena discovered lesbian fiction in her late teens and it helped her with her coming out process, something for which she will always be grateful.

Tamara is a marketing professional and has branched out into design and photography. Her natural love for research and learning meant that she was the perfect podcast partner when Sheena wanted to start Les Talk About It. (Well, that and the fact that Tamara is married to Sheena.)

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Darkness United by KC Luck 

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Welcome to Book Clips, the mini podcast where authors and narrators give you a taste of a book with a short snippet. In this episode we hear the first chapter of the audiobook for Darkness United by KC Luck narrated by Violet Dixon.

Synopsis

If the lights go out forever, can love survive?

Twice now, Taylor, Jackie, Lexi, and Anna have faced the darkness brought on by a catastrophic solar storm. With the help of Sam, Laura, and a group of faithful friends, they have rebuilt their lives in a world without power. But when new threats arise, each must find a way to survive against the odds as well as continue to rely on each other.

If you like a story with romance and adventure, mixed with conflict and heroism, then you will love KC Luck’s pause-resisting audiobook. Don’t miss this exciting conclusion to The Darkness Trilogy.

Note: This is a full-length novel, which can be listened to as a stand-alone audiobook, however, it is closely tied to the previous two stories Darkness Falls and Darkness Remains. These books have an end-of-the-world theme but are significantly more focused on strong female characters in loving lesbian relationships.

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Dating is not just a fun exploration of yourself and your partner but it is an important step in your life. In this series we break down lesbian dating and talk about it.

About The Hosts

Sheena comes from a media background and in 2014 she started The Lesbian Review, a website dedicated to reviewing the best lesbian books and movies. In 2016 A podcast channel seemed like a natural progression and so she started The Lesbian Talkshow.

Sheena discovered lesbian fiction in her late teens and it helped her with her coming out process, something for which she will always be grateful.

Tamara is a marketing professional and has branched out into design and photography. Her natural love for research and learning meant that she was the perfect podcast partner when Sheena wanted to start Les Talk About It. (Well, that and the fact that Tamara is married to Sheena.)

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Everything is Not As it Seems with Cass Sellars 

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You can’t tell a reader just by looking at them. They could be anyone, anywhere. Authors are the same. And they come from all walks of life, too. Some have been lawyers and doctors before they wrote lesfic, and this week she’s talking to Cass Sellars, who, before writing her own books, investigated criminal, corporate and financial fraud. What inspired the change? Listen and find out. Among other things, Tara and Cass talk about the books where we find ourselves between the pages, the pairings that surprise authors that readers latch onto, and their hopes for the future. 

Cass’ Recommendations: 

Rubyfruit Jungle by Rita Mae Brown 

Honor Series by Radclyffe 

Books Discussed: 

Not Dead Enough by J.M. Redmann 

Tennessee Whiskey by Donna K. Ford 

Taking a Shot at Love by KC Richardson 

Line of Duty by VK Powell 

The Red Files by Lee Winter 

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Darkness Remains by KC Luck 

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Welcome to Book Clips, the mini podcast where authors and narrators give you a taste of a book with a short snippet.  In this episode we hear the first chapter of the audiobook for Darkness Remains by KC Luck narrated by Violet Dixon

Synopsis

If the lights go out forever, can love survive?

When a group of women from different walks of life are brought together by fate during the end of the world as they know it, each must find a way to survive against the odds, as well as learn to rely on each other.

Laura Kennedy finds herself without a home when part of the city of Astoria, Oregon, burns after a solar storm causes a worldwide blackout. Left with few options, she resigns to living with her brother’s family and trying to get by while food and resources quickly diminish. As she begins to despair about the fate of the world, a handsome, young stranger rides into her life, and suddenly, she finds herself attracted to a woman in a way she never expected.

Sam Quinn is a veterinarian student. When the power goes out everywhere and believing everything happens for a reason, she decides to ride Northwest on her horse to explore the rapidly changing landscape in hopes of finding a place where she belongs. Instead, she encounters nothing but fear and unrest, or at least until she has an accident and wakes up to meet a woman named Laura. Sam can't stop thinking about her, but Laura nothing to do with Sam.

Taylor Barnes is an Army veteran, who is happy to simply work on a farm she shares with her close friends outside of town. However, when the city of Astoria struggles to maintain order after the world goes dark, she suddenly she finds herself thrust into a leadership role she never wanted. The only reason she agrees is so she can keep the world safe for Jackie, the woman she loves.

Jackie Scott, once a powerful CEO, had the world at her fingertips but is now adrift in a new reality without any of the modern conveniences she once relied on. Living on her sister’s farm near the small town of Astoria, the only stability she can rely on is Taylor, the one person who she is slowly learning to trust and, if she is willing to listen to her heart, maybe even love. The end of the world is only the beginning.

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On Second Thought by C Spencer 

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Welcome to Book Clips, the mini podcast where authors and narrators give you a taste of a book with a short snippet.  In this episode we hear the author reading from On Second Thought by C Spencer

Synopsis

Love is never easy.

But once you add a complicated ex-wife and eight-year-old daughter, you’re playing with a new set of rules. Madisen’s just beginning to figure out those rules when she meets Rae in what becomes an all-consuming affair filled with late nights and exhausted euphoria. Rae is charming. Madisen is smitten. And life couldn’t feel more perfect.

At least, that is, until her ex-wife begins to have second thoughts.

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Frustration and Fan Fiction with Lola Keeley 

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This week, Lola Keeley (Music in the Mirror, Slammed) joins Tara to share her journey with f/f fiction. Listen to hear how frustration at not seeing herself in the media she loved drove Lola to write fanfic, how Lee Winter was the fairy godmother who helped her transition to original fiction, and her musings on the bigger and brighter future awaiting lesfic. It’s a great conversation. Come along for the ride. 

Lola’s Recommendations: 

The Brutal Truth by Lee Winter 

Backwards to Oregon by Jae 

Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language by Gretchen McCulloch 

Daughter of Fire: Conspiracy of the Dark by Karen Frost 

The X Ingredient by Roslyn Sinclair 

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Soul Burn by Brenda Murphy and Megan Hart 

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Welcome to Book Clips, the mini podcast where authors and narrators give you a taste of a book with a short snippet.  In this episode we hear Brenda Murphy reading from her story Shifting Flames that appears in the book, Soul Burn, which is co-written with Megan Hart.   

Synopsis

A mistress, a werewolf, a screenwriter and a shapeshifter walk into your heart in these two sexy paranormal stories of love and redemption.

Shifting Flames
Shunned screenwriter Eve Perez has something to prove. Shut out of the industry after a scandal, she’s ready to do whatever it takes to climb back to the top, even if it means working with notoriously difficult author Celeste Quon.

Reclusive best-selling author Celeste Quon is adored by a generation of fans, but would they love her if they knew her truth? Under pressure from her fans, Celeste agrees to bring her best-selling novel to the screen but on her terms.

After a freak spring snowstorm strands Eve at Celeste’s home she discovers Celeste’s incredible secret. Amid their fiery attraction should she let their relationship burn out, or surrender to the flames of their desire?

The Fire Inside
For Clara, crafting pain into pleasure is her job. For Selena, it’s her salvation. When submissive Selena hires Clara as her Domina, it seems like the best of business arrangements. But when their emotions infiltrate what was meant to be only professional, both women are rocked by the possibilities that their relationship might be changing into something… more.

Selena has given her submission to Clara for months, but faced with the idea of giving her heart, she runs. Loving Clara means revealing her secret, the one that sent her seeking pain in the first place, and it’s a risk Selena can’t take.

Clara, confused and terrified by the glimpse she had of Selena’s true self, can’t keep herself from wanting more. And, as Selena’s Miss, she’s not afraid to demand she be given the chance to take it. Snowed in at Clara’s mountain cabin, the women must face the truth about themselves and about each other.

Can true love grow from a business relationship, and can it conquer even the darkest of fears?

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Knotted Legacy by Brenda Murphy

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Welcome to Book Clips, the mini podcast where authors and narrators give you a taste of a book with a short snippet.  In this episode we hear an excerpt from Knotted Legacy by Brenda Murphy.   

Synopsis

Martha McLeod, Head Mistress of Rowan House, Skye’s most exclusive pleasure house, is heartbroken.

Frustrated and lonely after a bitter split with her lover, she departs Rowan House for Lake Como, Italy to seek solace at the feet of Madam Givernay, keeper of Martha’s deepest secret. Lake Como and Madam’s attention is the perfect balm for Martha’s broken heart, until she meets Mistress Lucia Coruso.

Captivated by Lucia’s regal elegance and cool demeanor, Martha is torn between her desire for Lucia and the fear her secret will be revealed. When an extortionist threatens to destroy Rowan House, Martha and Lucia must join forces to save it.

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Cracking the Case with Ann Aptaker 

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This week is a little different. The game is afoot, and Tara’s guide through the dark alleys and crime scenes is author Ann Aptaker (Flesh and Gold). 

Writing about lesbians is a radical, political act, but it’s an act we primarily associate with romance. Ann makes the compelling pitch that different genres present different opportunities to see ourselves in and explore issues specific to us. 

Writing about crime, just like writing about love, through a lesbian lens is a way of staking claim in a world that often sees lesbians as illegitimate. And at the very least, Ann promises a world of adventure to any who answers the alluring siren’s song of crime fiction. 

Ann’s Recommendations: 

The Girl on the Edge of Summer (Micky Knight Mysteries) by J.M. Redmann 

Zero Sum Game (A Sid Rubin Silicon Alley Adventure) by Stefani Deoul 

The Devil Inside (Cain Casey Series) by Ali Vali 

Patricia Highsmith  

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Twice In A Lifetime by Clare Lydon 

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Welcome to Book Clips, the mini podcast where authors and narrators give you a taste of a book with a short snippet.  In this episode we hear the first chapter of the audiobook for Twice In A Lifetime by Clare Lydon narrated by TJ Richards   

Synopsis  

Once bitten, twice shy?

When her first love walks back into her life, Harriet Locke is thrown - because Sally McCall still looks as gorgeous as ever. The trouble is, Sally doesn't trust Harriet, and with good reason: she hasn't forgotten the past.

Sally loved her once, but 17 years later, is that still the case? And if it is, there's just the small matter of living in different states, as well as convincing Sally she's worth taking a chance on again.

Will Harriet and Sally be lucky enough to find love twice in a lifetime?

From the best-selling author of London Calling and Nothing to Lose comes a witty & wondrous story of second-chance romance!

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Deadly Deception by Cade Brogan

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Welcome to Book Clips, the mini podcast where authors and narrators give you a taste of a book with a short snippet.  In this episode we hear the first chapter of the audiobook for Deadly Deception by Cade Brogan narrated by Emily Beresford. 

Synopsis

Three die in a psychiatric hospital.
A triple homicide.
A contagion, deadly and mysterious, is the killer’s weapon of choice.

A dart flies.
A woman dies in the shower, her neck punctured.
A homicide, hours from Chicago.
Poison, deadly and concocted, is the killer’s weapon of choice.

As her city teeters on the verge of panic, Detective Rylee Hayes is forced to divide her attention between two killers - one whose actions could result in a global pandemic and the other, an old nemesis, whose next target is her fiancée.

And the clock ticks down....

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Answering the Big Questions with S.W. Andersen 

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This week, Tara sits down with author S.W. Andersen to ask some of the eternal questions, the questions that keep us up at night, the questions whose answers define not just a person, but perhaps a generation. 

Questions like…. "How big is your to-read list? Really?” And, “But seriously, who is the real ice queen in this book?” 

The answers, dear listeners, will shock you.  

S.W.’s Recommendations: 

Captain of Industry by Karin Kallmaker 

The Significant by Kyra Anderson 

Perfect Rhythm by Jae 

Breaking Character by Lee Winter 

All Things Rise by Missouri Vaun 

Tara’s Recommendations: 

Because I Said So by Karin Kallmaker 

Reintegration by Eden S. French

Reverb by Anna Zabo 

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Close Enough To Touch by Cade Brogan

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Welcome to Book Clips, the mini podcast where authors and narrators give you a taste of a book with a short snippet.  In this episode we hear the first chapter of the audiobook for Close Enough To Touch by Cade Brogan narrated by Emily Beresford. 

Synopsis

Joanna Grey injects the deadly poison into the chamber of the syringe - time after time. She's murdered before and she'll do it again. She's intelligent, educated, and beautiful.

At 35, Rylee Hayes is a respected homicide detective. Her best friends are her grandparents, her coonhound, and her partner - in that order. She's about ready to give up on the idea of a relationship. She hasn't seen the love of her life, Kenzie Bigham, since college.

At 34, Kenzie Bigham is the single mom of a 13 year old, a church secretary, and a woman who's struggled much of her adult life with her own sexuality.

Their paths will cross when Rylee's new investigation involves members of Kenzie's congregation. They'll discover that the passage of time may have offered them a second chance at love - just as Joanna sights her next target. Will Rylee have what it takes to meet the challenge of a serial killer who's proven herself to be a more than worthy opponent?

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Sum Of The Whole by Brenda Murphy

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Welcome to Book Clips, the mini podcast where authors and narrators give you a taste of a book with a short snippet.  In this episode we hear an excerpt from Sum Of The Whole by Brenda Murphy. 

Synopsis

Jaya Pomroy, security operative and mistress, falls desperately in love with Sarah Kerr while vacationing at Rowan House, Skye’s most exclusive and secretive resort. Unwilling to become Jaya’s possession, yearning for independence, Sarah refuses to leave with her and they part after a bitter fight.

Six years later they meet again. Fighting to leave her past behind, but unable to resist her attraction for Jaya, Sarah agrees to try again. Jaya has to cope with new rules and new roles. When a former client threatens to expose Sarah, Jaya risks everything to protect her.

Can their love survive in the real world filled with vengeful ex-lovers and deadly secrets?

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