Lesbian romance reviews.
Andrea Bramhall is the Alistair Maclean of lesbian romance. This trilogy (with more to come, I'm sure - no pun intended) needs readers with a hard stomach and a hard head. Ostensibly a series of detective adventures, with the trauma piled on thicker and faster at every turn, its also a romance story at heart. … Continue reading Norfolk Coast Investigation books by Andrea Bramhall
Woman A manages a posh wine bar for Woman B's mother. She gets on well with her customers and staff, is easy-going, low maintenance and happy. Woman B, a hard-nosed, corporate hot shot still grieving for her not-that-recently deceased father, is not very happy, not moving on, not in a relationship and not at all … Continue reading Blend by Georgia Beers
It's an unusual day indeed when I can't quite decide what I think of a book, but we're in the middle of a heatwave in London so it's an unusual day anyway. The problem is partly the theme, which centres around labour relations in Indiana. As a Brit, I spent the first part of the … Continue reading Hoosier Daddy by Ann McMan and Salem West
Our heroine is a gold-medal grade girlfriend: Olympic champion ski racer, tall, rich, loved by children and animals alike, travels the world with own strap-on. She is also just broken enough: following a spectacular wipeout at Vancouver 2010 while chasing a fourth Olympic medal, she has a metal knee, arthritic ankles and a bit of … Continue reading Gold by E J Noyes
It's summer in London... the sun is shining... we just had a royal wedding... England are winning at the football... the city is shiny, glamorous, relaxed and happy. It's a perfect time to read this book. If you came out as an adult, you'll get a lot out of this one, if not, you might … Continue reading The London of Us by Clare Lydon
Lauren is a hot successful actress, who comes to Smalltownsville to work on a film. Being the down-to-earth, largely untouched-by-the-trappings-of-success genuine woman she is (her personal assistant remains in New York), she rents a cottage so she and her cute dog can chill out and recover from the excitement of their NYC lives. In no … Continue reading No More Pretending by Bette Hawkins
Not one of Georgia Beers' finest, but readable. In which a slightly up-tight accountant falls for a live-in-the-moment marketing whizz who brings a whole load of colour into her boring, predictable work life. After a slow start to the relationship, all seems amazing until suddenly it isn't. We see it all through the eyes of … Continue reading Right Here, Right Now, by Georgia Beers
Surf, good coffee, Californian sun, cute pets, and a touch of Hollywood glamour. What's not to like on a cold November's evening? Woman A is an aspiring screen writer with anxiety issues and woman B is a successful hotshot screen writer with working too hard issues. Woman A works for Woman B. Woman B's ex … Continue reading Eyes Like Those by Melissa Brayden
7 women spend a week in a cabin in the snowy woods between Christmas and New Year. How many couples is that? Well, that's the root of the problem. Cracking writing by Georgia Beers, this one will stay with you long after you've read it, and bears up to a second reading, which I don't … Continue reading Fresh Tracks by Georgia Beers
Outdoors type's review: So, the thing with a few Melissa Brayden books (see also How Sweet It Is) is you think they're going to be nice and fluffy and a light read, but they have these horrible backgrounds of grief or loss. And unpleasant family circumstances or abandonment. In this one, our opening chapter lets … Continue reading Strawberry Summer by Melissa Brayden
She Sighed! 