Monthly Archives: January 2016

Lesbian vampire falls for complicated human woman

Posted on January 29, 2016 by Shira

When I first started reading Everything Anise by Natalie Nicole-Bates, it seemed like it was going to be a pretty straightforward “vampire woman meets cute human woman, cue the sexual attraction, insert sex scene, boom” type of piece, but when … Continue reading →

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Free short science fiction: nonbinary Jewish fiction by nonbinary Jewish author

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Shira

I am so glad that there is nonbinary Jewish sci-fi out there, and what’s more, it’s free. “None of you have been helping her maintain her shape,” the planetmind said. “We were promised the community would help her maintain her … Continue reading →

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Gay bear romance about being psychic: short rec

Posted on January 24, 2016 by Shira

The main character of “The Psychometry of Snow” by Nathan Burgoine is either psychic or psychic and mentally ill, but either way: he hears residual voices coming from objects people have touched. He can hear their worries, their memories. When he runs into … Continue reading →

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Band mom meets music teacher: contemporary lesbian romance short

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Shira

Fearless, a G-rated f/f novelette from Torquere Press (novelette means it’s short) with a Jewish love interest. A newly-out-of-the-closet band mom falls for an orchestra teacher while snowed in at All-State. Download it at: the publisher’s site, Amazon, Smashwords. Lana Novak hasn’t played … Continue reading →

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Fluffy Muslim YA set in 1980s NYC, two girl cousins having summer adventures

Posted on January 21, 2016 by Shira

Hot Pink in the City by Medeia Sharif first caught my eye in an update email from my publisher. A fluffy YA starring a Middle Eastern girl? Cool! But then it took me forever to get to, because it’s only out in … Continue reading →

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Billionaire romance: indulge your “what if Steve Jobs was nice” fantasy, w/young trans love interest

Posted on January 16, 2016 by Shira

A Boy Called Cin by Cecil Wilde is a luscious piece of wish-fulfillment in which a character who is basically the amiable, generous, bisexual nerd-programmer-billionaire (that probably has Steve Jobs as his Mirror Universe Evil Twin) falls for a bratty young … Continue reading →

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Book review: South African lesbian and childhood bestie fight life-threatening conspiracy, fall in love

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Shira

The Chameleon’s Tale by Andrea Bramhall is an incredible book that falls into that treasured category of “fiction that could have starred straight people, but didn’t.” Like The Red Files, this is a tale of two strong women falling in love … Continue reading →

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Gay kid trying to figure out identity of secret online boyfriend/schoolmate

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Shira

I wrote this review when I first read the book, but apparently I only posted it to Goodreads, not here. It just won a major national award, so congrats! That sounds like a good excuse to post the review to … Continue reading →

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tiiiiiiny aaaaaarms

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Shira

I’m sorry, one minute I was daydreaming about cavewoman!Rivka and dinosaur!Isaac and the next thing I knew, I was knee-deep in TIIINY AAAARMS jokes 😉 Art by Yeaka. For non-Jews: he’s trying to touch the mezuzah on the way in … Continue reading →

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Novella review: coming to terms with finding out you’re NOT going to die

Posted on January 10, 2016 by Shira

Shaken by Jenna Jones is a heavy but ultimately rewarding little book. This isn’t so much a romance as it is the story of a man’s journey back from the edge of death–how his unexpected remission causes him to question what … Continue reading →

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