After Mrs Hamilton by Clare Ashton

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I enjoyed this book immensely it is well written with interesting women and very intriguing situations. At times I couldn’t put it down because I just had to know what was happening next. The story is more complex than most lesbian romance fiction; in fact I would go as far as to say that this book is a novel that just happens to contain a lesbian romance. I think it stands alone as a book worth reading without being pigeon holed into a genre.

Having said that there is a strong, compelling lesbian romance at the centre of this book between two women of different ages and backgrounds whose love transcends their potential difficulties. There is also another lesbian romance which is much more complicated and contains many surprises along the way.

This book is intriguing, compelling and worthy of serious attention when reading, otherwise you might get confused by the various twists and turns. It builds towards a wonderfully satisfying ending which made this reader very glad she persevered and compelled to read it again! Enjoy!

By Claire
 

How will I Know? "When you Know" by Kiki Archer

The highly anticipated sequel to One Foot Onto the Ice reviewed.

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This is the sequel to Archer's recent One Foot Onto the Ice, picking up almost immediately after where the first novel left off, however with the twist that this novel is set back in England, and for much of the time Jenna and Susan are long distance.

A week has passed for Jenna and Susan and love is still very much in the air, the women have committed to making it work but as Jenna returns to France to hit the slopes. but it's not going to be plain sailing. From the farcical airport-dildo opening scene, we know there's hurdles to be faced.

Susan's insecurities go into overdrive as social media means she hears tidbits of rumours, fuelled by trouble makers taking compromising photos, and by the tedious Marcus winding up Susan whom he is still trying to seduce.

Will Jenna succumb to a tempting sexy seductress? Will Susan learn to trust Jenna to be true to her word?

Making the most of a modern day long distance relationship, with sexy scenes that traverse thousands of miles through cyber space, the story is very much of the here and now.

Whilst hoping that the two women can work things out, overcome stirrers and teething problems, coupled with an incredible amount of patience from Jenna, will the happy ending come to fruition?

And with an unexpected twist at the end of novel, we wonder what could be in store next for our favourite Kiki Archer characters?

Available: Amazon Kindle from £3.39

 

By Katie

 

 

'Say Something' by Jade Winters

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For all those lovers who never forgot their first love. 

The deep scars of childhood angst and tribulations run deep for childhood lovers Jessie and Toni. 

When they reconnect after ten years and a gulf of tension between them, the question is can they overcome their past together, and their individual baggage to end up together?

This book explores some intense experiences of classroom bullying, emotional abuse, familial death and some of the possible consequences of these, through the developing relationship of Jessie and Toni, who are drawn together in a way neither can ignore.


Two strong female leads blend together in romance, friendship and possibly more, in this story that leads a windy, twisty path to a happy conclusion.

Available: Kindle Edition (£3.00) from Amazon

By Katie

Moon Chilled by Caitlin Ricci

Moon Chilled is a story of two werewolf mates, Shae & Maiki. Shae leaves the pack when she is 13 years old; she’s had enough of being abused by the alpha.

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They do not speak for 10-years until Maiki calls her asking her to come back: Shae feels guilty about leaving her mate behind all those years ago and so instantly sets off back to the pack, her mate & the alpha she so despises.

I had never really read any werewolf books before but I really enjoyed this one. Shae & Maiki have been separated for a decade but Shae will still do anything for her mate, even if it means facing the alpha again. 

I really liked how they story is told from the viewpoints of the two main characters, switching between them from chapter to chapter so we really get to know them well. 

This is a simple but very effective story, one that I thoroughly enjoyed and would recommend to anyone, whether you like werewolf stories or not.

Pre-order a copy now from just £2.50 (subject to exchange rates) at Less Than Three Press

By Amy

 

Three new short stories from Less Than Three Press

Safe Passage: Kate Owen

Synopsis: While doing renovation on the old New Orleans home inherited from her great aunt, Jules discovers an old safe filled with letters written in French—and code. Enlisting the aid of a local French teacher, the beautiful Gen, Jules slowly begins to learn the truth of her great grandfather's death ... 

Review: This short story is a lovely little romance set on New Orleans between two teachers. One teacher coaches the rowing team and is renovating the house she inherited from her aunt when she stumbles across some letters written in French code. She enlists the support of the French teacher at the school and they work together to solve the mystery that the letters uncover whilst getting closer. The story of full of charm and character, New Orleans makes its own impression on the reader and becomes an integral part of the story. I found myself interested by the characters and the story and wanting to find out what happened between them and between the people in the letters she uncovers. All together a delightful read.

To purchase: http://www.lessthanthreepress.com/books/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=90&products_id=558

Modern Serpents Talk Things Through: Jamie Brindle

 

Synopsis: Tina is a modern dragon, or at least she struggles to be. She's (mostly) sticking to her diet, she goes to the gym, doesn't lounge on her hoard for (too) long, and she's steadily working through some issues with her therapist. Like the humans and dwarves that recently invaded her home and shot her with an arrow. She didn't like killing them—mostly humans seemed like sad little creatures—but they did attack her and so she destroyed them. Except for the one she locked in the cupboard. That bit she's still working up to telling her therapist about... 

Review: I really enjoyed this short story. It takes a very clever medium to explore some of the challenges that women face in todays society. By having a dragon fall in love with a human creates an interesting way of looking at body size and shape and how the dragon is shunned by other dragons for falling in love with someone outside of their norm. By using this as a backdrop the author is showing us how silly and painful it is to be critical of how and who people fall in love with. Once again I enjoyed the way the writer tells the story and creates the characters and I especially enjoyed the dragon therapist! Classic storytelling…
  
Available to buy:http://www.lessthanthreepress.com/books/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=92&products_id=545


Selume Proferre: EE Ottoman


Synopsis: An-An Li-Johnson lives an easy-going, quiet life. She works part time at her friend's bookstore, is active in the local LGBTQ scene, manages to avoid the occasional crazy ex, and does temp work for the big name spell-craft firm Simon and Davidson.

Then she's hired to work with M.C. Anderson, an up and coming exorcist at Simon and Davidson. M.C. is deeply involved in the world of high stakes spell-craft, determined to carve out a place for herself among the extremely hierarchical and old fashioned world of professional exorcists. As they work together on an intense case of demonic possession, An-An finds herself more and more intrigued by her new boss. But just as the relationship looks like it might be deepening into something more, the case suddenly takes a turn for the worse.

Much, much worse. 

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This story reads like two separate stories, the first part is a fascinating account of an exorcism and how witchcraft and spells can create safety in the face of such negative energy. Not a world that I’m familiar with but I found this story gripping and would have liked more. Unfortunately, for me the story was cut short, so that the author could switch genres and write a piece of erotica. Don’t get me wrong I enjoy reading erotica when in the mood but to me it jarred and I felt it was tagged onto this story instead of being a natural part and integral to the plot. I think this is also because the author chose to write a short story, had they been braver and written a novel we could have had more about the fascinating supernatural world, whilst also having space to really explore the deepening connection between the two main characters. 

Available to buy: http://www.lessthanthreepress.com/books/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=94&products_id=526

I enjoyed all three of these stories; they were engaging, easy to follow, with plot and characters that you cared about. 


Reviewed by Claire Estelle