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Setting out on the "vacation of a lifetime"
Marissa Chabot is well-provisioned with sunblock, rum and a stack
of good books. Being one of the founders of Finders Keepers, the
successful, high-tech "soul-mate matching service," she
knows that vacation romances are hopeless.
When Linda Bartok—tall, dark and beautiful—sweeps
her off her feet anyway, Marissa yields to the magic of a storybook
rescue, moonlit walks on the beach and longed-for whispers of passion.
Though it hardly seems possible that the Amazonian, adventurous
Linda could be truly interested in a desk-bound computer geek, the
most erotic encounters of Marissa's life complete her surrender.
Vacations end. Real life resumes. Waiting for
the phone to ring, Marissa wonders if what she had seen in Linda's
eyes could have possibly been true. Was it just a vacation romance?
Or was she going to end up losers weepers?
Finders Keepers, the quest for the perfect
mate in the 21st Century, joins Karin Kallmaker’s
Just Like That and her other incomparable
novels about lesbian love, lust and laughter.
Karin Kallmaker always provides a
there there in her romances; she brings the worlds of a diverse
group of women to life in her books, be they the owners of wineries
(Just Like That), bakers (Sugar), or musicians (Maybe
Next Time, Paperback Romance)...
In her latest, Finders Keepers, we
meet Marissa Chabot, the owner of an online dating service... There
is the inevitable ironic commentary about a woman running a dating
service being unhappily single herself, but fear not - girl does
get girl.
In addition to being a successful business
owner, Marissa is also someone who struggles with her body image
and weight. Unlike many romance heroines, those who seem to be physical
perfection personified, Marissa probably looks like many of those
who will read about her - someone who is attractive, though not
in an L Word-lesbian sort of way, and one who is not always happy
with her body. During the course of the book, we witness and learn
from Marissa's journey...
Suffice to say that Karin Kallmaker continues
her tradition of strong character portraits, interesting and informative
plots, and engaging storytelling with Finders Keepers.
Dein Herz sei mein
"Wir glauben an die Liebe. Wir glauben an Romantik. Wir glauben
an erste Begegnungen, zweite Verabredungen, dritte Jahrestage und
an Beziehungen, die ein Leben lang währen" - so das Credo
der boomenden Partneragentur Dein Herz sei mein, die Marissa Chabot
betreibt. Doch Marissas eigenes Liebesleben lässt viel zu wünschen
übrig. Warum nur musste sie ihr Herz auch an einen Urlaubsflirt
verlieren? An die betörende Linda, mit der sie himmlische Stunden
auf einer einsamen Insel in der Südsee verbracht hat ... Und
die sich trotz aller Beteuerungen nie wieder gemeldet hat. Ob die
Frau ihrer Träume doch noch einmal in Marissas Leben auftaucht,
ist nachzulesen im vierten Roman von Karin Kallmaker, der nun auf
Deutsch vorliegt.
Karin Kallmaker, die "Queen of Lesbian Romance", lebt
mit ihrer langjährigen Gefährtin und ihren zwei Kindern
in der San Francisco Bay Area. Ihr Internetanschluss muss schnell
sein, ihr iPod laut und ihre Schokolade köstlich.
Contemporary Lesbian Romance
for Kindle.
