WLW Book Recs: Great Beginnings Pt. 13

How about giving an older book a chance?

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Read with your ears: House of Agnes by Fiona Zedde

A lesbian romance filled with intrigue and sizzling sexual tension as enemies discover that the other side of hatred…is desire.

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Agnes Noble is private, mysterious, and untouchable. She rules House of Agnes, the most exclusive escort agency on the East Coast, with a diamond fist. Crossing her is a mistake no one makes twice.

Investigative reporter Lola Osbourne is not afraid. She’s gunning for the House and its so-called queen. She’ll make sure no other innocent gets dragged into Agnes’s alluring web, to be used and discarded the way Lola’s sister was.

But her plan to get close to the elusive madam shatters the moment her eyes meet the Queen’s. One look and everything’s different. More complicated. Dangerous.

Now, Lola’s not just fighting to topple a queen from her throne, she’s also scrambling to escape their explosive collision with her suddenly vulnerable heart intact-

WLW Book Recs: Ice Queen Romance Pt. 2

WLW Book Recs: Great Beginnings Pt. 12

Coming in October: Reaction Time by Australian author Emily O'Beirne.

A contemporary coming-of-age lesbian novel about discovering who you want to be and finding how to live with your past—without repeating it.

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City girl Luce May’s first year out of high school has been the worst. When she escapes her turbulent life in Sydney to start over at a university in the middle of nowhere, the last thing she wants is anyone in her new life to know of her past. Especially that to escape her chaotic, alcoholic mother, Luce also had to abandon her teenage sister.

As Luce slowly starts to find another version of herself in this place, she also finds a new family in her eclectic group of friends. She even begins to find solace and possibility in her budding relationship with Eva, the girl who loves trees so much she travelled across the world to live among them.

But when Luce’s sister back home starts to follow Luce’s own wild footsteps, and Luce’s guilt starts to grow, she finds it harder to keep her old and new worlds apart. Can Luce find a way to embrace this new life and take care of her family without returning to her old destructive ways?

My body hair and me

When society decided body hair was dirty and ugly, Élisabeth Chevillet nodded and got rid of hers. Now the French blogger and basketballer is rethinking everything. After all, to hair is human!

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Power, ambition and burning desire in “The Music and the Mirror”

The Music and the Mirror is about ballet, but most importantly, it’s about an intimidating ice queen, fierce rivalries and emotions, and healing. In honor of the novel’s translation into German, Lola Keeley talks to us about her stunning debut novel.

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WLW Book Rec from our Team Pt.1

A tiny look behind the scenes of a publishing house - translations and quality control

From CEO Astrid Ohletz:

I’m doing quality control of the editing of the German version of House of Agnes by Fiona Zedde, which will be out in German February 2023.

Often readers don’t understand why it takes so long to publish or translate books. But quality is of the highest importance for us. So, for translations for example - we’ll have them translated, then edited (are the correct words used as well as the intention behind the words), then we’ll have them copy-edited and formatted. And then we’ll have a proofreader read them one more time - and always find more mistakes.

All of this takes a while. Often I’ll check the quality of the editing or the translation, the editing, or/and copy-editing, which again takes time. And all of this costs money as well. But lesbian fiction deserves love and authors deserve that their stories get the best of everything. And readers deserve to have fun while reading stories.

I want lesbian fiction to shine!

At Ylva we’re not about publishing stories as they are and making as much money with them as we can. We pay attention to details and we aim to produce quality. Be it in the original English language or with a translation.

Oh, and donuts do help with our work. Absolutely!

If you’ve ever wanted to read my series starring a nonbinary assassin, the books are on sale for Pride! Which means it’s a great time to start reading before #3 comes out at the end of the month ;)

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Get a little fantasy with your enemies-to-lovers story. On the Subject of Griffons by Lindsey Byrd is currently on Kindle Unlimited!

Summary:

They’ll do anything to save their children’s lives, even if it means working together.

Kera Montgomery is still mourning the sudden death of her husband, Morpheus, when her youngest son falls victim to a mysterious plague. With no medicinal cure, Kera must travel to the Long Lakes, where magical griffons capable of healing any ailment reside.

As an heiress unused to grueling travel, Kera struggles with the immense emotional and physical strain of her journey—one made more complex when she crosses paths with her husband’s former mistress, Aurora. Aurora’s daughter is afflicted with the same plague as Kera’s son, so despite their incendiary history, the two women agree to set aside their differences and travel together.

The road is fraught with dangers, both living and dead. Each night, old battlegrounds reanimate with ghosts who don’t know they’ve died, and murderous wraiths hunt for stray travelers caught out after dark. If Kera, Aurora, and their children are going to survive, they’ll need to confront the past that’s been haunting them since their journey began. And perhaps in the process, discover that old friends may not be as trustworthy as they once thought—and old enemies may become so much more.

On the Subject of Griffons is FREE for subscribers until it leaves KU at the end of February. Non-subscribers can snag it for $4.99.

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Craving something HOT for your Valentine’s Day? Check out Too Hot! by Avery Giles. It’s currently FREE for KU subscribers and just $3.99 to non-subscribers.

Summary:

Sparks aren’t just flying … they’re catching.

Eli Johnson is not a hero. He’s just a guy who’s doing his best. His mother was a hero, though, and when she died, he dropped out of college to become a firefighter—a vocation she would have been proud of. He might not be able to save everyone, but he can do what she taught him: put more good out than bad.

Charlie Kinnear is definitely not a hero. When he ran into a burning building to save a trapped child, he was acting on instinct. He’s not expecting a medal, or for a handsome firefighter with a stunning smile to give him his oxygen mask. Charlie’s light-headed, and not from smoke inhalation.

Right as their romance begins, a serial arsonist terrorizes the city. As if that weren’t bad enough, Charlie appears at the scene of every fire. Eli hates to think it, but if someone wanted to get a firefighter’s attention—say, a certain sexy someone who coincidentally wandered into Eli’s life—what better way than by starting fires? Sparks are flying all right, and things may get too hot for Eli and Charlie to handle.

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Get something fun and flirty to heat you up with Cutie Pies by Barbara Bell. 

Summary:

Joey works at Cutie Pies, the smallest adult store in Sydney. After his parents kicked him out years ago, the haphazard shop became his home away from home and is the only place where he can embrace his queer, quirky, and—okay—sometimes a little awkward self.

When Mick, a new-to-town customer, walks in asking for a dildo, Joey thinks it’s all a part of the day’s work. Except Mick’s large dark eyes, shy smile, and kissable lips—along with the ten-inch dildo he bought—quickly win him a starring role in Joey’s nightly fantasies.

Joey can’t stop thinking about him, and Mick’s continued visits to the store make him even harder to forget. Mick is shy and sweet, but also secretive and uncertain. As the two grow closer together, Joey starts to wonder what Mick really wants from him, and whether he can risk falling in love with someone who might not be free to love him back.

Cutie Pies is FREE for subscribers until it leaves KU at the end of February. Non-subscribers can snag it for $2.99.

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